Parking on campus is monitored through a virtual permit system that scans your license plate. Your license plate is linked to your parking permit.

Parking and Transportation Services enforces parking regulations under the authority of the Board of Governors. Parking is enforced 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, or as posted, including fall, winter, spring and summer breaks. Residence hall parking spaces and other designated areas have extended enforcement hours.

All vehicles parked on campus must have a valid CSU parking permit or park in designated hourly parking spaces and pay at a pay station.

  • Vehicles must be parked so that a valid mounted license plate or temporary registration is clearly visible from the drive lane.
  • A parking permit allows for one vehicle to park on campus at any given time.
  • A parking permit can have multiple vehicles on the permit to allow for flexibility when determining which vehicle is driven to campus, however multiple vehicles can not park on campus under the same permit, at the same time. If both vehicles listed on a single permit need to be on campus at the same time, a second permit must be purchased to cover the duration needed or park in hourly parking to avoid a significant citation fine for permit misuse.
  • Read our comprehensive list of parking regulations.
  • Take a look at a quick explanation of our citation process.
  • Instructions for appealing a citation can be found on on our Appeals page.

Please carefully review signs posted at the entrance to each parking area for specific enforcement times and permit requirements. Parking is enforced 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, year-round or as posted, including fall, winter, spring and summer breaks. Residence hall parking spaces and other designated areas have extended enforcement hours. CSU apartments, Lake Street Garage and South College Ave Garage restrictions are applicable 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Overnight parking on campus is permitted in the Research Blvd parking lot with a valid CSU permit or in pay by hour designated spaces on the first level of the Lake Street and South College parking garages only. Overnight parking in CSU Apartments or Residence Halls designated parking areas is only permissible with a valid CSU Resident Hall or CSU Apartment permit.

Citations are issued to support safety on our campuses and ensure individuals paying to park have access to parking.

Parking in parking lots on the Colorado State University campus is governed in accordance with CSU parking regulations. Certain lots, and certain portions of lots, are specifically designated for parking only by individuals who qualify for and have been issued the associated parking permit.

Speed limit

The speed limit is 10 miles per hour in all lots and garages.  Follow speed limit as posted throughout campus streets and roads.

Lot designations and enforcement

Parking areas at CSU fall under the designations below.  Visit our signage page for examples of our parking signs found throughout campus.

Designation Description Enforcement Details
A Faculty or staff parking  7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed. Please be aware of specially signed portions of A designated lots 310, 350, and 425, which are enforced until 7 p.m. The A permit spaces in lot 180 and the parking garages are enforced at all times.
B Restricted faculty or staff parking As posted at all times.
D Restricted Medical Center parking As posted at all times.
F Federal parking As posted at all times.
I Off-campus housing parking (International House) As posted at all times.
M Metered and pay-to-park 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed. Pay-to-park spaces in the parking garages are enforced at all times.
Q Residence Hall student parking (Allison and Parmelee Halls) 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed.  Q spaces in lot 180 are enforced at all times.
R Research Boulevard remote parking, lot #740 and R parking at Pickett Equine Center 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed.
S Off-campus housing parking (University Village) As posted at all times.
T Off-campus housing parking (Aggie Village Family) As posted at all times.
U Off-campus housing parking (Aggie Village) As posted at all times.
V Moby Arena parking, lot #195 and Foothills Campus 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed. CSU Parking Services permits not valid during Gameday events.
W Residence hall student parking (Braiden and Newsom Halls) 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed.
X Residence hall student parking 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed.
XR Residence hall student remote parking, lot #215 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed.
X/Z Residence hall student and commuter student parking 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed.
Y Residence hall student parking (Corbett, Laurel Village, Durward, and Westfall Hall) 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed. CSU Parking Services permits not valid during Gameday events.
Z Parking for students who live off campus 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for university holidays when ALL university offices are closed. Z permit spaces in the parking garages are enforced at all times.