Visitors and Guests
University visitors and guests can park without a permit in the Visitor parking lot located behind Inman Admissions, or in designated visitor parking spaces in the McMichael Science Center and the Oaks parking lots.
Get directions to Elon’s Visitor parking lots.
Faculty, Staff, and Students
All faculty, staff, and students who wish to park on campus must register for a parking permit. Each permit includes letters that show your designated lots and can be found on the University’s campus parking map.
Download the Campus Parking Map
Designations and Fees
Faculty/Staff (FS)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
| FS | All on-campus parking lots | Faculty and Staff | Free |
Graduate and High School Students (GR)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
| GR | McMichael Science lot (except overflow lot), Colonnades lot, Oaks lot (non-FS or visitors spots) |
Graduate and High School Students | Free |
Law School Students (LS) and Physical Therapy/Physicians Assistants (GF)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
| GF | Francis Center, Oaks (along fence), Collonades | Physical Therapy & Physician Assistant students | $160 |
| LS | Visitor’s spaces in McMichael | Law School students | Free |
Students (AW, CS, DC, EW, GN, HN, KB, LG, MP, OK)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
| AW | Arts West | Students taking classes at Arts West (must present class schedule) | Free |
| CS | Collonades, Mill Point, Danieley Center, Student Health Services, Hunt Softball Lot | Commuter students who live outside town of Elon. Proof of residency will be required. | $160 |
| DC | Danieley Center | $160 | |
| EW | West of Williamson Ave., Sheridan Place | Shuttle service is provided. | Free |
| GN | Global Neighborhood lot, Hunt Softball lot | Global Neighborhood residents | $80 |
| HN | Historic lot | Historic Neighborhood residents: Academic Village, Carolina, Hook, Brannock, Barney, Sloan, West, Virginia, and Smith. | $160 |
| KB | Colonnades lot | $160 | |
| LG | Colonnades lot | Loy Center and Greek Housing residents | $160 |
| MP | Station at Mill Point | Station at Mill Point residents | Free |
| OK | Oaks parking lot (non F/S or visitors spots only), Park Place Parking lot (designated spots for OK permits only) |
Oaks and Elon at Park Place residents | $160 |
Visitors (V)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
| V | Inman Admissions Lot, McMichael lot (designated spots), Oaks lot (designated spots) | Visitors | Free |
Low-emitting vehicle (LEV)
LEV designated parking spaces are for vehicles with a LEV permit ONLY.
Student “LEV” permits are available to CS, GN, KB, LG, and MP permits, but may ONLY park in their designated parking lots. Students with LEV permits are not allowed to park in the Faculty/Staff LEV spaces, Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
There are several low-emitting vehicle (LEV) parking spaces throughout campus. LEV’s include non-hybrid models. They have been classified as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board or have achieved a minimum green score of 40 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide. To learn more about LEVs and to find out if you drive one visit www.greenercars.org. An “LEV” permit is required to park in these spaces and can be obtained from the Traffic Office.
“20 Minute” Parking
Designated spaces are for registered vehicles with valid permit displayed.
Game Day Parking
All vehicles MUST be moved from these parking lots on game days by 8:00 a.m.:
- Hunt Softball on N. Williamson Ave.
- Global Neighborhood
- Ingold/Rhodes Stadium lot
- Barnes lot
- McMichael Science Parking lot
- Koury/Fine Arts Parking lot
- Inman Admissions lot
Football Home Game Schedule
Sept. 8, 2018
Sept. 29, 2018
Oct. 20, 2018
Nov. 3, 2018
Nov. 10, 2018