Parking

Who Has to Purchase a Parking Permit?

Any and all people planning on parking on campus outside of visitors. Any full time or part-time student, Non- Commuter and/or Commuter student, faculty, etc. If you plan on driving to campus at some point while attending UTK, you will need to purchase a parking permit.

Where Can I Purchase a Parking Pass At?

Go to the official parking page website of UTK at the link that follows to locate all information regarding purchasing, pricing, availability, conditions, and any other formal questions you may have related to University parking policies and/or procedures. https://parking.utk.edu/

Now That I have a Parking Pass, What’s the “Inside Scoop” on Where to Park!

Soooo, me being a first-year transfer student I cannot claim to have yet learned ALL the secrets to parking here at the University of Tennessee, but I think I have it pretty well figured out as far as Commuter parking goes. First, the number one thing you can do to guarantee yourself an amazing, as good as it's going to get a parking spot, is to wake up early (like by 7 am early) and get here before the rush of other commuter students and faculty get to campus. If you get to a parking garage by 9-9:30, you will be in good shape and will not have to drive aimlessly around campus, ultimately parking somewhere where you are not permitted to and end up with a parking ticket (yay for campus police)! Second, there really isn’t one parking lot or garage I prefer over the other as far as distance from campus goes (you’re going to be walking all over campus anyways, so get use to the walking), so with that being said, initially, you probably want to take a look at Terrace Avenue parking garage, G17, or Lake Avenue parking garage, G11.