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Student Parking Lot? Yes
There are parking lots throughout campus, but students are restricted by their decals as to which lots they can park in.
Freshmen Allowed to Park? Yes
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $60 per year
Common Parking Tickets Parking in restricted areas: $25
Best Places to Find a Spot
  • Tad Smith Colliseum
  • Beside the football stadium
  • In the Gertrude Ford Center parking lot
  • Beside the baseball stadium
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here Anywhere on Sorority Row

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Think of the worst place you have ever been or could ever imagine. Got it? Well, that’s where you’ll be when you’re trying to park on campus at one of the commuter or dorm lots. The school has only enough spaces for a fraction of faculty, staff, and students. If you’re one of the last ones into the dorm lots, you’re not going to get a spot. When the dorms were built, cars were more of a luxury than they are now. Get a good spot and don’t move unless you absolutely have to go somewhere.

Parking isn’t something that just affects the students, either. The professors are sometimes late to class because students park in their spaces, and they have nowhere to park. Ole Miss keeps building more and more lots, but they’re farther and farther away from the heart of campus. When it rains, it stinks to have to walk all the way from your car to the other side of campus for a 50-minute class and then walk all the way back to your car. But, for now, it’s something that students will have to deal with. Even if they’re not earth-shatteringly beautiful, garages would be worth it for the convenience of the faculty, staff and students. The best thing you can do is not hit the snooze button on your alarm clock three times. Get out of bed when you’re supposed to, get to school 30 minutes earlier, and you’ll be able to sit in line for a parking spot. Sounds like tons of fun, huh?

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mabliss

Interior Design '15

0.0
F

Parking

Parking is horrible at Ole Miss. UPD gives parking tickets out like crazy.

Jan 22, 2012

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jlgordon

Accounting '13

1.2
D

Way Too Overcrowded

Parking at Ole Miss is awful. You can hardly ever find a spot thats closer than a mile to your nearest class. The parking decal office issued about 2500 more decals than parking spots that are available last semester.

Jan 02, 2012

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brittnut2

Environmental Engineering '15

2.3
C

Parking

Everyone drives EVERYWHERE, even if it is to the dining halls which are a five minute walk from most places. So there normally isn't much parking available. Parking is also terrible for commuters, since SO many people drive. There is a public transportation system set up, but no one really uses it. Also, if you park in the wrong section, even for 15 minutes, you WILL get a ticket!

Nov 20, 2011

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User rating for University of Mississippi - Parking is 1.2 out of 5 based on 22 user reviews.

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Getting a Parking Permit

To get a permit, just go to the second floor of Kincannon Hall where UPD’s main office is located, or go to the UPD Web site and apply for a parking permit online. Then, pick up your decal at the UPD office later. All students are allowed to park on campus, but to do so you must purchase a decal, which comes with a lot of restrictions. Students who live in the residence halls may only park in their hall lot. If you park in the Union lot, you may only stay there for 30 minutes. Commuters usually have to walk a good distance from their car to class, so they should leave about 30 minutes before their class starts. Parking between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. is restricted by your decal, so leave yourself time to get a spot in your lot before the evening. Otherwise, move your car quickly when you wake up, because Cobra Security lives to use their parking ticket device, and they love to stick that little piece of paper under as many windshield wipers as possible.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

University Police Department
(662) 915-7235
parking@olemiss.edu
www.olemiss.edu/depts/u_police/traffic/TrafficIndex.htm

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