I HAVE A PARKING PASS. WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
• Please follow all posted traffic directions on game day. Click
here for suggested routes into each parking lot on football game days.
• All parking passes are digital and can be managed on your mobile device. A parking attendant will scan your parking pass to grant entry into the parking lot.
• To avoid delays, arrive at the stadium as early as possible (our best advice). Parking lots open
FIVE HOURS PRIOR to game time.
• Fans are strongly encouraged to add their digital parking passes to their Apple Wallet or Google Pay app prior to arriving at the stadium to avoid congestion entering into the parking lots.
• University Parking Decals (faculty/staff and students) are accepted ONLY in the Livingston and College Avenue campus game day cash parking lots. University Decals are NOT valid in season parking lots or Rutgers Biomedical Sciences lots. See above map for location of Game Day Cash Parking Lots.
I DO NOT HAVE A PARKING PASS. WHERE CAN I PARK?
• Game day cash parking lots can be found on the following campuses as spaces are available:
- Livingston: Jersey Mike's Arena ($25 per vehicle)
- College Avenue: Lot 26, Lot 30 (behind the College Avenue Gymnasium) and College Avenue Parking Deck ($25 per vehicle)
- Busch: Johnson Park ($40 per vehicle), Hoes Lane West ($25 per vehicle)
• Ride sharing apps, such as Uber and Lyft, offers fans another safe and reliable option to travel to and from SHI Stadium. Lot 49 is designated as the pick-up location, while an area just past the roundabout across from the Blue Lot will serve as the drop off point on game day. Click here for more information on Lot 49.
• FREE Shuttle Service from Downtown New Brunswick: Buses depart regularly beginning three hours prior to kick-off at the New Brunswick Train Station Albany Street Bus Stop (located next to the taxi cab waiting area) and return up to three hours after the game.
PARKING POLICIES
• Day of game parking can be found on the Livingston, College Avenue and Busch (Hoes Lane West) campuses.
• Parking on game day will be available at Johnson Park across from the SHI Stadium south entrance on River Road. Availability of the Johnson Park lot will be weather dependent and parking costs $40. Johnson Park opens four hours before the game.
• University Parking Decals (faculty/staff and students) provide FREE parking, but are accepted ONLY in Jersey Mike's Arena and College Avenue game day cash parking lots.
• Every space in each lot is filled in order, front to back, on a first-come, first-served basis, no exceptions.
• Parking passes are a revocable license. Management may revoke the license and eject or refuse entry to any lot for any reason.
• Reproduction of parking passes is strictly prohibited. The display of a fraudulent pass is a criminal offense, punishable up to a $1,000 fine.
• Ownership of a parking pass constitutes acknowledgment by holder that he/she agrees to all parking, tailgating and stadium policies.
• All season parking issued by Rutgers Athletics is assigned in priority point order.
• Handicapped ID, license plate or placard AND your Rutgers Football Handicapped Season Parking Pass MUST be displayed for handicapped parking access for designated spaces in the Scarlet, White and Jersey Mike's Arena Lots for season ticket holders only. Limited single game/handicapped spaces are available in the Jersey Mike's Arena Lots.
• For more information on handicapped parking, call the Rutgers Ticket Office at 866-445-GORU (4678).
• Parking for box trucks in Silver or Jersey Mike's Arena Lots only.
• Charter buses: $100 per game. Follow signs to Jersey Mike's Arena or Silver Lot with pass and be directed to the appropriate parking area.
• Parking passes are valid for motor vehicle parking only. One space per vehicle. No trailers.
• Rutgers reserves the right to change/alter individual parking lot locations due to safety/ security/weather circumstances.
• Lock your vehicle. Rutgers University is not responsible for fire, theft, damage and/or loss of the vehicle or any contents.
TAILGATE POLICIES
• Parking lots are open five (5) hours prior to kickoff and close at dusk. Johnson Park opens four (4) hours prior to kickoff.
• Parking spaces are limited and tailgating must be confined to a small area around your vehicle. Traffic aisles and parking spaces can not be blocked at any time.
• Spectators wishing to park together must enter lots at the same time, displaying matching passes.
• All stadium parking lots will be reserved for those attending the game. If you do not attend the game, you will be asked to leave the stadium parking lots at kickoff time.
• University regulations and state statutes on drug and alcohol consumption will be strictly enforced.
• Kegs, beer balls, and tents/canopies larger than 10X10 are prohibited. These items are not permitted in the parking lots/adjacent areas at any time.
• For safety purposes, charcoal should be discarded in specially marked yellow barrels located throughout the parking lots.
• Open flames other than approved grills are not permitted. Camp fires/ bonfires are prohibited.
• Please recycle and put all trash in proper receptacles.
• RUPD and Rutgers Athletics remind everyone to please drink responsibly. Don't drink and drive.
PARKING LOT DIRECTIONS
Scarlet Lot
- From 287: Take River Road exit. Turn left on to Sutphen Road. Scarlet Lot is on the right.
- From 18: Take River Road exit. Turn right on to Sutphen Road. Scarlet Lot is on the right.
Green Lot
- From 287: Take River Road exit. Turn left on to Sutphen Road. Green Lot is on the left.
- From 18: Take River Road exit. Turn right on to Sutphen Road. Green Lot is on the left.
Yellow Lot
- From 18: Take SHI Stadium/Busch Campus exit on 18 to Campus Road. Yellow Lot is your second left.
White Lot
- From 18: Take SHI Stadium/Busch Campus exit on 18 to Campus Road. Turn left on to Sutphen Road. White Lot is on your Left.
Brown Lot
- From 18: Take SHI Stadium/Busch Campus exit on 18 to Campus Road. Turn left on to Sutphen Road. Make a left on to Scarlet Knight Way. Brown Lot is straight ahead.
Blue Lot
- From 18: Take SHI Stadium/Busch Campus exit on 18 to Campus Road. At the round-a-bout, take the second right to Frelinghuysen Road. Blue Lot will be on your left.
- From 287: Take the River Road exit. Turn left on to Hoes Lane West. Veer to the Right to Frelinghuysen Road. Blue Lot will be on your right.
Purple Lot
- From 18: Take SHI Stadium/Busch Campus exit on 18 to Campus Road. At the round-a-bout, take the first right to Bartholomew Road. Turn left on to Brett Road. Purple Lot is straight ahead.
- From 287: Take the River Road exit. Turn left on to Hoes Lane West. Veer to the right to Frelinghuysen Road. At the round-a-bout, take the third exit to Bartholomew Road. Turn left on to Brett Road. Purple Lot is straight ahead.
Black Lot
- From 18: Take the Avenue E exit on 18. Make a left on to Avenue E. Make a left on to Davidson Road. Turn left on Bartholomew Road. Black Lot will be on your right.
- From 287: Take the River Road exit. Turn left on to Hoes Lane West. Veer to the Right to Frelinghuysen Road. At the round-a-bout, take the third exit to Bartholomew Road. Black Lot will be on your left.
Silver Lot
- From 18: Take the Avenue E exit on 18. Make a left on to Avenue E. Make a left on to Davidson Road. Turn left on Bartholomew Road. Silver Lot will be on your left
- From 287: Take the River Road exit. Turn left on to Hoes Lane West. Veer to the right to Frelinghuysen Road. At the round-a-bout, take the third exit to Bartholomew Road. Silver Lot will be on your right.
Tan Lot
- From 18: Take SHI Stadium/Busch Campus exit on 18 to Campus Road. At the round-a-bout, take the second right to Frelinghuysen Road. Tan Lot is on your right.
- From 287: Take the River Road exit. Turn left on to Hoes Lane West. Veer to the Right to Frelinghuysen Road. Tan Lot is on your left
Light Blue Lot
- From 18: Take the Avenue E exit on 18 . Make a left on to Avenue E. Make a left on to Davidson Road. Light Blue Lot will be on your left.
Jersey Mike's Arena Lot
- From 18: Take the Avenue E exit towards Jersey Mike's Arena. Turn right on to Avenue E. Make your first left on to Hospital Road. Go past Jersey Mike's Arena and the Lot is on your right.
HANDICAPPED PARKING
• Handicapped ID, license plate or placard AND your Rutgers Football Handicapped Season Parking Pass MUST be displayed for handicapped parking access.
• Handicapped parking on the Busch Campus is SOLD OUT on a season basis.
• Gameday handicapped parking spaces are available at Jersey Mike's Arena with an ADA specific shuttle picking up in front.
• Please note the ADA specific shuttle is different from the Rutgers Shuttle Buses. Follow signs or ask attendants for ADA pick-up areas.
• Reminder that all parking is assigned in priority point order.
For questions regarding handicapped parking, call the Rutgers Ticket Office at 866-445-GORU (4678).
FANS TRAVELING BY TRAIN VIA NJ TRANSIT (from NY or Philadelphia)
• Take the Northeast Corridor train to the New Brunswick Station.
Free Shuttle Bus: Buses depart regularly beginning three hours prior to kick-off at the New Brunswick Train Station Albany Street Bus Stop (located next to the taxi cab waiting area) and return up to three hours after the game.
RV, OVERSIZED VEHICLE AND BUS PARKING
Game day parking for Oversized Vehicles, including Recreational Vehicles (RVs) and buses, is $100 per game. Game day Parking for RVs and Buses is only at Jersey Mike's Arena and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Shuttle bus service to SHI Stadium will be provided free of charge on game day. Please note that RVs and buses are not permitted to park in Johnson Park and that cars in tow will be subject to an additional $25 fee.
