Locations and Hours

Types of Lots

All UW campus parking areas are signed and will be enforced as signed at the entrance.

Parking availability may be restricted without notice due to special events, construction, or other reasons. Reference the Parking Calendar to find out if a lot will be affected by special event restrictions. Lots affected by closures will have signs posted at the entrances/exits.

Hours of control for each parking facility is listed the grid below. Use the table tools to search for a specific lot or garage.

You must display a lot-specific permit, pull a ticket and pay visitor parking rates or pay at a timed parking stall (motorcycles). Find parking rates on the rates page. Credit cards and cash payments are accepted at all locations, although exit equipment only accept credit cards.

When parking in a UW campus surface lot, check the lot entrance sign, any special event signage, and individual stall signs for enforcement hours and other restrictions.

1. Surface lots controlled from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These are the “green” lots on the campus parking map.

Lots 4, 19, 26, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 45, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 82, 86, and 94

During hours of control, a valid lot-specific permit or an active ParkMobile session at a timed parking stall is required.

From 4:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday, there is no charge for parking and no permit is required unless the lot is closed for construction or a special event.

2. Surface lots controlled at all times. These are the “yellow” lots on the campus parking map.

Lots 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 21, 28, 30, 33, 44, 48, 51, 78, 81, 85, 87, 88, 91, and 92

From 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., a valid lot-specific permit or an active ParkMobile session at a timed parking stall is required.

From 4:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday, you can pay at a timed parking stall or display any valid UW annual base lot, Flex, or park and ride permit. Flex users must be in paid status with their primary lot code.

Afternoon and night surface lot permits are valid in most of these lots. See the afternoon permit policy and night permit policy on the policies page for specifics.

Night garage-specific permits are not valid in these lots.

Temporary daily permits are not valid in these lots after hours.

3. Surface lots with a specific permit required at all times

A valid lot-specific permit is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

No visitor parking is available. Select lots may have a limited number of timed parking stalls for 25 minute visitors/unloading; such lots are noted with a “*”.

Lots 50, 53, 65, 69*, 72, 74, 101, 102, 105*, 106*, 107, 109*, 110*, 112, 115*, 116, 120*, 123, 124, 125, 133, 134, 136*, 137, and 138

You must display a lot specific permit during hours of control. No visitor parking available.

Lot 202 (Park and Wingra)

Lot 204 (3500 University Ave.)

Lot 206 (Aberg & Packers)

Find more information on the park and ride page.

You must display a valid, lot specific permit during hours of control; in select “all access” lots on the campus periphery, any valid UW moped permit is allowed. UW Housing residence hall moped lots are enforced 7 a.m. – 11 p.m., Monday through Friday. All other moped lots are enforced 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Go to the campus parking maps page to find the latest moped map, which includes a full list of moped lots and their designations. Find more information on the moped page.

E-scooters are allowed to park at bike racks or designated e-scooter parking areas (yellow stalls) in select moped lots.

Lot Locations and Hours of Control

Use these campus parking maps, the university’s interactive campus map, or Google maps to find parking lots. The visitor parking availability page has a live count of the available parking stalls in garages/ramps. The lot stall type information page lists which lots have specific types of parking stalls—for example, disabled stalls and service stalls.

Use the lot maintenance page to report malfunctioning pay stations, signage problems, lights issues, and broken doors.

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Arboretum Lots

There are two entrances to the UW-Madison Arboretum: the west entrance off Seminole Highway by the Beltline (US-12) and the east by S. Mills St/N. Wingra Drive. See the Arboretum website for full details.

Addresses are all approximate.

Arboretum Lot Address
Arbor Drive Lot 3091 Arbor Drive
Curtis Lot 2585 McCaffrey Drive
Grady Tract Lot 1801 Seminole Highway
Martin Street Lot just past 2114 Martin Street
Mills Street Lot 1350 Arboretum Drive
Spring Trail Lot 3621 Nakoma Road
Visitor Center Lots (2) near 2880 Longenecker Drive
Wingra Springs Lot 2535 Arboretum Drive