Welcome to Campus.
If you’re visiting the Binghamton University campus Monday through Friday (including holidays) you may purchase a visitor parking permit or park at the parking garage, visitors’ paid lot or at a parking meter. If your visit brings you to campus anytime from 5 p.m. Friday until midnight Sunday, congratulations, parking is free. Undergraduate Admissions visitors park for free in certain areas.Permits
Visitor parking permits for surface parking lots are available for $5 per day. Parking permits are available at the:- Information Booth at the main entrance to the University from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
- Parking Services office, Couper Administration Building G-8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Department of Public Safety, Couper Administration Building G-35, 24 hours a day
Lots and Garage
Hourly parking is available at the Visitors’ Paid Lot across from Bartle Library and in the parking garage behind the Couper Administration Building. Rates are $1 an hour with a maximum rate of $5 per day.Meters
Parking meters are located in front of the Couper Administration Building, Lot C by the Anderson Center Box Office, the West Gym, the East Gym, Clearview Hall, the TRIO office, the Campus Preschool and Early Childhood Center, the Library Tower area, and Lot H near the tennis courts. Meters are enforced from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday except for those meters located at the East Gym, West Gym and the tennis courts. Between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., Monday through Friday, University parking permits are required at meters. Meters located in the gym lots and at the tennis courts have extended hours and should be checked at those locations for hours of enforcement.Directions and Questions
For detailed parking directions for any location on campus and more information on parking services, contact Parking Services.Undergraduate Admissions Visitors
All Undergraduate Admissions visitors should register for an information session and/or guided main campus tour. Visitors receive free parking in the parking garage and Visitors’ Paid Lot.The Visitors’ Paid Lot is located off West Drive adjacent to the Hinman College complex. From the main entrance to campus (Bartle Drive), follow the gold admission information signs. The lower section of the lot is reserved for Undergraduate Admission visitors. If these spaces are full, you may park in any space in this lot. Undergraduate Admissions will give you a parking voucher at the information session that you can present as you exit.
The parking garage is located just beyond the information booth. Follow the signs at the traffic circle. Undergraduate Admissions will provide you with a parking voucher at the information session that you can present as you exit. If the garage entry arm is up on a Saturday, you may enter without taking a ticket; you won’t need a voucher to exit those days. Please observe posted parking restrictions and spaces reserved for disabled visitors.
If you need disabled parking or special assistance, please call either the Parking Services Office or the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in advance to request a special daily parking pass. Disabled parking for Admissions Visitors with special passes is located in Lot L or Lot J (see campus map for details).
