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Quick StatsStudent Parking Lot
Yes - There are plenty of parking lots on campus, but it’s expensive. If you have to bring your car to UW, pay for the quarterly parking pass if you live in the dorms.
Common Parking Tickets
- No permit in a permit-only zone - $30
- Handicapped zone - $50
- Staying longer than two hours in two-hour zone - $30
Freshmen Allowed to Park
Yes
Approximate Parking Permit CostParking Permits
Quarterly parking permits are $285 for students who need to park on campus on a regular basis. Depending on availability, they can usually assign you a spot near your residence hall.
Self-serve parking in the Mountlake lots is also available to students on a daily basis, but cars are not allowed to stay overnight. These lots accept Husky Card Account payments or cash and cost about $3 per day.
Parking is free on campus after 12 p.m. Saturday and all day Sunday.
Parking officers patrol all the time, even early in the morning. Ask any UW student, and they’ll tell you: Parking is no joke, and they hand out tickets frequently.
College Prowler Take
Parking couldn’t be a lot worse than it is. It’s very difficult to get a spot, and if you do want one, it often requires paying ridiculous prices. By the end of the year, commuter students fork up wads of money on parking. Carpooling is probably the best way to cut down on parking costs, but even then, they can be significant. Don’t try to park illegally, whether that means without a permit or in a no-parking zone. It’s just not worth taking the chance—campus parking enforcement is ruthlessly unforgiving. Most students agree that the best way to deal with parking is to avoid it. Commuter students bus or carpool to school, students with a car try to park it off campus, and drivers quickly learn not to park without a permit when one is required. If you plan to bring a car with you and you don’t want to spend a lot of money, be prepared for a hike to and from the vehicle. If, however, you don’t mind the hefty price, then you really don’t have a problem.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
Don’t fool yourself—the UW parking...
Don’t fool yourself—the UW parking attendants, as well as the Seattle parking enforcement companies, are out for blood. Do not attempt illegal parking unless you’re sure you can get away with it. It is absolutely impossible to practically park on or anywhere near campus unless you don’t mind shelling out major bucks for a parking pass. Even then, passes sometimes only permit parking in certain lots. It’s not a good idea to rely on a car unless you are going off campus. |
Anonymous says: |
Parking is the most horrible thing...
Parking is the most horrible thing in the whole world. There is no free parking on campus anywhere, and one always needs to buy a permit or park in the huge Montlake parking lot, which also costs a bit after a while. The only plus to parking is that if someone has two U-Passes or carpools then the parking is free in Montlake. |
Anonymous says: |
Parking here sucks! It’s not...
Parking here sucks! It’s not cheap, and if you want to street-park for free, good luck; you can only drive your car during certain times if you want to keep a spot. After 5 or 6 p.m., your spot is gone in two seconds, and you won’t get one back. |
Anonymous says: |
Parking on campus is horrible....
Parking on campus is horrible. There are few spaces, and the vast majority of it is inconvenient or far off campus. |
Anonymous says: |
Parking is a pain in the butt...
Parking is a pain in the butt unless you are willing to hike from Montlake or run to the meter every two hours. Passes are outrageous. |
Did You Know?Best Places to Find a Parking Spot
Montlake lot Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here!
The dorm lots
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