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Designated Parking & Fees
Visitors and Guests
University visitors and guests can park in designated visitor parking spaces in the Oaks parking lot, McMichael East lot, or the Innovation Quad lot. In order to utilize these visitor parking spaces, you must obtain a visitor parking permit through the parking office located at Campus Safety and Police – Oaks McCoy Commons, 416 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon, NC 27244. The Inman Admissions Lot is for Admissions Visitors only coordinated through the Admissions Office.
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.
Designations and Fees
Faculty/Staff (FS)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
FS | All on-campus parking lots, except Inman Admissions Lot | Faculty and Staff | Free on hiring
Replacement Parking Permits: 1st – Lost and replace – free 2nd – Lost and replace – $50 3rd – Lost and replace and subsequent – $100 |
Graduate and High School Students (GR)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
GR | McMichael East lot, Innovation Quad lot, Oaks lot (non-FS or visitors spots) | Graduate and High School Students | $30 |
Law School Students (LS) and Physical Therapy/Physicians Assistants (GF)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
GF | Francis Center, Oaks (along fence), Colonnades, Innovation Quad lot | Physical Therapy & Physician Assistant & Nursing students | $160 |
LS | Innovation Quad lot | Law School students | Free |
Students (AW, CS, DC, GN, HN, KB, MP, OK)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
AW | Arts West | Students taking classes at Arts West (must present class schedule) | Free |
CS | Behind the Schar Center in back of the Hunt B lot (see parking map, Hunt B lot area reserved for CS permits), southside of the R.N. Ellington Health Center, Arts West, Danieley Center, Station at Mill Point, and Innovation Quad lot | Students who live off campus. Proof of residency will be required. | $160 |
DC | Danieley Center | Danieley Center residents | $160 |
GN | Global Neighborhood lot (non-faculty/staff spots), Behind Schar Center in the GN section of the Hunt B lot, southeast end (see parking map, area reserved for GN in Hunt B lot). Do not park in front of Schar Center in the Hunt A lot. Must move vehicle on football and select basketball game days to Danieley Center, Innovation Quad, South campus, or Mill Point |
Global Neighborhood residents | $50 |
HN | Historic lot, overflow to Psychology and Human Services lot, Innovation Quad lot | Historic Neighborhood residents: Academic Village, Carolina, Hook, Brannock, Barney, Sloan, West, Virginia, Smith, and East Area. | $160 |
KB | Colonnades lot | Colonnades and Loy Center | $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), Overflow to behind the Schar Center in the Hunt B lot (see parking map, Hunt B lot in area reserved for OK overflow) | Oaks and Elon at Park Place residents | $160 |
Visitors (V)
Designation |
Location(s) |
Eligibility |
Cost |
V | University visitors and guests can park in designated visitor parking spaces in the Oaks parking lot, McMichael East lot, or the Innovation Quad lot. In order to utilize these visitor parking spaces, you must obtain a visitor parking permit through the parking office located at Campus Safety and Police – Oaks McCoy Commons, 416 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon, NC 27244. The Inman Admissions Lot is for Admissions Visitors only coordinated through the Admissions Office. | 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, 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 lot on Williamson Ave. (includes behind the Schar Center)
- Global Neighborhood
- Ingold/Rhodes Stadium lot
- Barnes lot
- Koury/Fine Arts Parking lot
- Inman Admissions lot
Football Home Game Schedule
Sept. 17, 2022 Gardner-Webb
Oct. 1, 2022 Family Weekend – Richmond
Oct. 8, 2022 vs. Towson
Oct. 29, 2022 vs. Delaware
Nov. 5, 2022 Homecoming – Albany