Parking and Cars

Resident Parking

Residence Halls

Students living in the residence halls are not eligible to purchase or display campus parking permits. Residence hall students may not bring a car to campus and instead are expected to utilize public transportation, bike or walk.

Apartments

The Green at West Village

Parking is available in limited quantities at The Green. When applying for housing at The Green, students may indicate whether they wish to park a vehicle at The Green. Those students will be entered in a random lottery to determine who will receive access to parking. Parking assignments are announced in late August.

Solano Park Apartments

Parking permits are required to park in the Solano Park apartment complexes. Solano Park decals (S-1, S-1 Reserved, S-2) and all Parks visitor permits are valid only in the Student Housing area(s) listed on the permit; they are not valid in any other UC Davis campus parking lot.

Solano Park residents are not eligible to purchase campus parking permits (A, C, L, etc.). Refer to the Parking Policy in the Guide to the Parks for more information.

P3 Campus Apartments

Students should contact the apartment office of the complex in question to learn of the specific parking regulations of the complex. Campus residents are not eligible to purchase campus parking permits (A, C, L, etc.). For more information, go to http://taps.ucdavis.edu/parking/information/residents.

Visitor Parking

Visitor parking is available to campus visitors. Visitors may pay hourly or purchase one-day parking passes for campus parking with the ParkMobile app, available on smartphones. Refer to the Transportation Services website for specific information including rates and visitor parking lot locations.

Alternatives for Travel

Consider using other transportation options; they're often cheaper and more sustainable than keeping a car while at the university.

Appeal Process
For Residence Hall Students Requesting Campus Parking Permits

A residence hall student with extenuating circumstances may submit a written appeal to request an exception to the campus parking policy. Generally, appeals will not be granted for reasons that include: the distance one lives from home, work/class obligations, vehicle ownership, and social activities.

The appeal process is managed by the Transportation Services Office. Download, complete and return the Residence Hall Parking Policy Exception Request Form. If an appeal is granted, students may park their vehicle in the assigned remote parking area, and will not have full campus parking privileges.

Note: An exception is not required to purchase a parking permits for fall quarter 2020. However, an exception will be required to continue parking your vehicle on campus after December 31, 2020.

Appeal Process Audits

All appeals submitted to Student Housing are subject to verification via audits. If audited, appeal applicants may be required to provide additional documentation verifying all information provided in the appeal. Students who falsify information shall have their appeals terminated, or their parking permits revoked, and they shall be referred to Student Judicial Affairs (Standards of Conduct policy 102.02).