Parking Permits

Visitor Parking

Visitors have flexibility in how they park on campus with hourly rates or daily permits available for multiple locations.

Individuals who are visiting campus should keep their license plate visible from the driving lane and follow Purdue’s Traffic and Parking Regulations.

ParkMobile (“Metered”) Parking

Parking is available at pay-by-phone areas on campus for short-term visits through the ParkMobile app. To use these parking spaces, download the app, register and create an account, including payment information, and review available zones. Paid time can be increased through the app.

Resources

Parking Garages

The Grant Street Parking Garage is located at 120 North Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906 across from the Purdue Memorial Union.

The Harrison Street Parking Garage is located at 719 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907.

Hourly Rates

TimeRate
0-30 Minutes$1.00
30-60 Minutes$3.00
Each Additional Hour$1.00
Maximum 24 consecutive hour period$10.00

A debit/credit card pay station is available in the main lobby of the Grant Street Parking Garage, or payment may be made at any of the exit lanes. No cash payments are accepted.

Visitors in the Harrison Street Parking Garage must pay with debit/credit when exiting the garage.

Individuals will need to pay a $50 lost ticket fee if the pulled ticket from garage entry is not available at the time of exit.

Visitor Daily Permit

Motorists may purchase a $5.00 visitor daily permit and park in any “A”, “B” or “C” space (as applicable), excluding the Grant Street and Harrison Street garages. Daily permits are virtual and do not include physical Garage Access Cards for these gated garages.

Daily visitor parking permits must be purchased online. Review the campus parking map for permit locations. Please note that overnight parking is not included with visitor permits.

Disability Parking

Review information on the Disability Parking webpage.