Football Parking Information

Introduction

Use of public transportation is highly recommended on game days. Trip-planning and real-time traffic information is offered online through 511.org or by calling 511. Game day shuttles offer free transportation from Downtown Berkeley BART station and nearby campus locations to Memorial Stadium.

Limited public parking is sold on game day in lots as designated below on a first- come, first-served basis. Most campus lots are reserved for season ticket-holders, and sold through the Cal Athletics office. There are also city and private lots offering public parking near the campus and in downtown Berkeley. Please consult signs for hours and fees prior to entering the facilities.

Lot Access: Please check the Access Bulletins on our homepage for lot access updates.

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Home Games Schedule

Cal Athletics Cal Men's Football Home Game Schedule

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Public Parking Lots & Garages   

UC Berkeley Lots offering paid public parking on football game days:

Parking in the following lots is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Game-day lot locations are subject to change.

• Genetics Garage - located on Oxford Street at Berkeley Way
• Berkeley Way Lot - located on Berkeley Way and Oxford
• Underhill Lot - located between Channing Way and Haste Street
  

Municipal and private lots and garages

The following local lots and garages are non-UC controlled

• Berkeley Way near Shattuck
• Center Street near Shattuck
• Allston Way near Shattuck
• Allston Way near Oxford Street
• Durant Avenue near Telegraph
• Bancroft Way near Bowditch

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Disabled Parking

A limited number of disabled spaces are available for drivers who have California State Disabled Placards displayed simultaneously with any UCB Parking Permit. (See the Enforcement page for more information on the UCB Disabled Parking policy.) Please note that State DP placards or license plates displayed without a UC Permit are not valid in DP spaces in lots reserved for football parking.

Disabled parking (DP) spaces are reserved for UCB regular (DP) parking permit holders in the following areas:

• East Gate Area (18)
• West Gate Area (6)
• Student Union Garage (9)
• Foothill Lot (4)
• RSF Garage (10)

The Athletics Department has designated Prospect Court Lot for reserved disabled parking for specified Football Permit holders. Football Permits are issued by the Athletics Department. For more information regarding disabled parking on Men's Football game days, call the Athletics Dept. at 1-800-GO-BEARS.

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Campus Parking (Football Parking Permits)

Most campus parking areas (except lots reserved for paid game day parking or for regular campus permit holders) are made available on game days for Football Parking Permit holders. Vehicles not displaying a Football Parking Permit are subject to citation and tow. For information on purchasing a Football Parking Permit please call the Athletics Department at 1-800-462-3277.

Access to Centennial Drive is interrupted approximately two hours prior to home football games. Parking lots located east of the football stadium in the hill area along along Centennial Drive may still be accessed from the East side using the following directions:

1. Start at Hearst and Oxford streets
2. Head east on Hearst Avenue toward Euclid
3. Turn left onto Euclid
4. Stay on Euclid approximately 1.5 miles into the hills until you reach Marin Avenue
5. Turn right on Marin Avenue
6. Turn right at top of the hill onto Grizzly Peak Blvd
7. Travel for approximately 1 mile and turn right onto Centennial Drive
8. Parking is available at Lawrence Hall of Science and at posted lots along Centennial Drive.

See our parking map for parking lot locations.

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Parking for Annual Campus Permit Holders

During games, limited parking will be available to campus annual permit holders.  (Daily "scratch-offs" are not valid for limited parking on game days.)  These lots are not designated for Football Permit use:

For “C” (Central Campus) Permit Holders Only:

• Dwinelle Lot
• Boalt Garage

For either “C” (Central Campus), “F” (Faculty/Staff), “S” (Student), or “N” Night/Weekend) Permit Holders:

• Extension Lots
  located on the north and south sides of the 2223 Fulton Bldg.
• Anna Head Court Lot
  located on Haste St. west of Bowditch next to the Child Care Center
• Unit 1 Lot ("C" & "F" only)
• Mulford Lot
• Underhill Lot
• Epworth West Lot

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(RH) permit holders (Home Games Relocation)

 

On all UC Home Game days:

•  September 1, 15 and 22
•  October 13
•  November 3, 10

 

RH permit holders parked in:

•  Clark Kerr Campus Northwest Lot
•  Clark Kerr Campus Southwest Lot
•  Foothill Lot &
•  International House (I-House) Lot

 

need to relocate their vehicles by 9:00pm, each Friday before the home football game to the following location:

• Underhill Lot (Channing Way/Haste St.)

 

Vehicles "not" moved from the specified lots, due to UC Football games, will be subject to citation and/or TOWING at the owner's expense.

Vehicles can be returned back to its designated parking location approximately two (2) hours after the game is over.  The Underhill lot remains open until 2am the next day.

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Charter Bus Parking:

Charter buses may park at West Crescent, near the West Gate Kiosk (onsite attendant can assist).   Buses can arrive at this location by way of University Avenue / Oxford Steet or Center Street / Oxford Street.  The parking fee is $50.00.  You may contact the Berkeley Police Department at (510) 644-6671 or Parking and Transportation (510) 643-7701 for further questions.

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Game Day Football Shuttle Information   

Shuttles and cable cars will be available to transport patrons to the Stadium two hours before game time up to one hour after the game starts. Shuttle return after the game ends is limited.

Game day shuttles and shuttle stop locations run as follows:

• CABLE CARS: Route operates at average interval of 20 minutes including drop off & return
  
• Stops: West Crescent, West Circle, Moffitt Library, Campbell Hall, Greek Theatre, West Crescent
  
  
• BUS – Clark Kerr: Route operates at average interval of 20 minutes including drop off & return
  Stops: Horseshoe, CKC, Dwight, Piedmont, International House, Horseshoe Driveway
  
  
• SHUTTLES – South side: Route operates at average interval of 15 minutes including drop off & return
  Stops: Bancroft to Fulton St., Ellsworth Structure, West Anna Head Lot, Piedmont, International House
  
  
• SHUTTLES – North side: Route operates at average interval of 15 minutes including drop off & return
  Stops: BART, Oxford/Addison, Genetics Garage, North Gate, Cory Hall, Gayley Rd., Greek Theatre, Hearst Ave., BART
  
  
• HILL SHUTTLE: Continuously, from two-hours prior to kick-off until one hour after end of the game. Route operates at average interval of 15 minutes including drop off & return
  Stops: Lawrence Hall of Science, Botanical Garden, Witter Lot
  
  
• DEDICATED NORTH SIDE: Route operates at average interval of 15 minutes including drop off & return
  Stops: Genetics Garage, North Gate, Cory Hall, Greek Theatre
  
  
• POST GAME – Disabled Person SHUTTLE: One run, 30 minutes after game ends
  Stops: Gayley Rd., Hearst Ave., Oxford St., Center St., BART, Oxford/Kittredge, Durant Ave., International House

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Campus and Parking Lot Map

Campus Parking Map (1,151 Kb, PDF)

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