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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? Yes
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $105 for the year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Expired meter: $5
  • Fire lane: $12
  • Handicapped Zone: $100
  • No parking zone: $12–15
  • Parking without an appropriate permit in reserved lot or space: $15
Best Places to Find a Spot Honestly, unless you live in Frederiksen Court or out at Towers, there are no good places to park. Many students have to walk a mile to get to the parking lots (Stadium Lot). Upperclassmen in Maple, Willow, or Larch may be able to park near their dorms.
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here Almost anywhere on campus. Parking is terrible at ISU!

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Truth be told, parking is the worst aspect of the Iowa State experience. There is nowhere for students to park, and there is only one parking ramp on campus, which is at the Memorial Union. Almost every lot on campus is reserved for faculty, and students sometimes have to park miles away from their dorms. First-year students, and some upperclassmen who live on campus, must park their cars in the stadium parking lots, which are pretty far from campus. You must have a sticker to park in the dorm lots, and DPS will ticket you if you are parked in the wrong lot. Parking is ridiculous here.

DPS is known for writing insane amounts of tickets. If you park illegally, they will find you—that’s a sure thing. If you don’t want this kind of hassle with your car, don’t bring one, or apply to live in housing that has parking nearby, such as Towers or Frederiksen Court. If you need to get somewhere on campus quickly, take the bus or ride a bike. There are bike racks at every building, but there are no parking places.

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Parking at Iowa State University

egm9211

Journalism '15

0.0
F

Horrible

There is barely any parking spaces. The commuter lot is very far a way. very few parking meters and the parking division is your worst enemy

May 17, 2012

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Parking at Iowa State University

akhounlo

Biology and Biological Sciences '14

2.3
C

Only Free Parking After Certain Hour

Parking on campus is not too good. There is no free parking at all. You must have a student permit which is out of my budget or you can pay at the parking meters. However, some parking lots allow cars without permits to park after a certain hour usually in the evenings, which doesn't help when all your classes are in the morning and afternoons.

May 06, 2012

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Parking at Iowa State University

nbanks05

Hospitality Management '15

1.2
D

Need More Parking!

Around the residence halls parking is only allowed after 5:30 pm during the week. I think this is very inconvenient. There are times my mom has came to Ames to visit me while she is passing through and there is no where for her to park that is close to the dorms. I would be more convenient if there was a place to get a parking permit for the day in the resident hall because sometimes the visits are not planned and there is no time to go to the armory to get a pass.

Apr 11, 2012

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User rating for Iowa State University - Parking is 2.3 out of 5 based on 45 user reviews.

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Getting a Parking Permit

Permits include: Motorcycle permits: $42; stadium: $67; residence halls: $105; university family housing: first car is $105, additional cars are $105 each

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

DPS Parking Division
Room 27 Armory
(515) 294-3388
www.dps.iastate.edu/parking

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