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Parking & Tailgating

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Parking Map

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Download the Waze app for the most up-to-date directions and gameday road closures. 

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Complimentary accessible parking is available on gameday at the VCOM Lot (910 South Donahue Drive). Pre-purchased accessible parking is also available in the Gogue Performing Arts Center Lot (Woodfield Drive) and District Energy Lot (Wire Road).

Click here to purchase. 

To park in the designated accessible parking area, fans will need a state-issued hang tag or license plate for ADA. The individual who was issued the handicapped license plate or hang tag by the state must be present in the vehicle.

No parking is allowed on the roadway, bike paths, and sidewalks.

Vehicles are not allowed inside areas enclosed by bollards, posts, chains or fences. Cars in these areas or those found blocking roadways, sidewalks, emergency lanes, fire hydrants, driveways or other vehicles are subject to being towed at the owner’s expense.

The regulations for low-speed vehicles on gameday are the same as for regular privately-owned vehicles. 

  1. Must be street-legal
  2. Must be driven by a licensed driver
  3. Must have a university-issued football gameday parking pass
  4. Must follow the prescribed path to the lot
  5. Must park in the designated parking lot for the issued pass

*Bikes and scooters are not required to have gameday permits.

Non-university golf carts (not street legal) and all-terrain vehicles are not allowed on campus.

All streets must remain open to traffic and emergency vehicles, except those that are blocked by law-enforcement barricades surrounding Jordan-Hare Stadium.

RVs may park in the hayfields on South Donahue Drive, as well as Samford Avenue at Facilities and Community Gardens, Friday at 2 p.m. prior to home games. RVs must leave campus by 4 p.m. on Sundays following each home game.

No-RV zones remain in effect in the core area of campus and other sites. Please refer to the gameday map at the top of the page in this guide to determine which areas are designated No-RV zones.

In order to minimize dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by engine exhausts from RVs, trailers or portable generators, owners should ensure that engines are properly vented. Always park in a manner that ensures adequate space between vehicles. Install carbon monoxide detectors if possible.

Solicitation on the Auburn University campus, without the express written consent of Auburn University or its agents, is strictly prohibited.

Vehicles that are towed by Auburn University will be taken to the impound lot on campus. Those with a towed car must pay to get their vehicle at the Parking Services Office at 330 Lem Morrison Drive. 

Game weekend hours are Friday until 10:00 p.m., Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – two hours post-game and Sunday Noon – 2:00 p.m. 

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Traffic

Follow the Postgame Traffic Map to help expediate the process of leaving campus on gameday.

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Tailgating

Special permits are required for outdoor entertainment events with amplified sound. Permit requests must be submitted at least 14 days in advance and must include a list of required information for the request to be approved. Requests should be made to 334.844.4619. Special event permits are not site reservations.

Generators are not allowed within 50 feet of campus buildings and other designated no-grill areas, including parking decks. Never operate the generator near combustible material. Never operate under wet conditions.

Grills are not allowed within 50 feet of campus buildings or in other designated no-grill areas, including parking decks. All fires must be contained within grills or other containers designed specifically for that purpose. Extinguish charcoal fires thoroughly with water before leaving them unattended. Place extinguished charcoal in designated containers or remove it from campus for disposal. Do not dump charcoal on the ground or in dumpsters. Tailgating and grilling are not allowed in the parking decks.

The hayfields on South Donahue Drive, as well as Samford Avenue at Facilities and Community Gardens, open Friday at 2 p.m. prior to home games. The hayfields close at 4 p.m. on Sundays following each home game.

  • Tailgating begins at 4 p.m. on Friday.
  • Please observe and follow signs in and around all construction areas.
  • Reserving tailgating spots in grass areas using stakes, ropes, ribbons, tape, chairs, tables, tents, vehicles or other items is not allowed until 4 p.m. on Friday, except for specially permitted university events. Items found before then are subject to removal without notice or reimbursement.
  • Grass areas immediately adjacent to reserved parking lots are open for tailgating to those who have passes to those parking lots on game days.
  • No wheeled vehicles or trailers are permitted in tailgating grass areas (i.e. large grills or trailers pulled with a vehicle).
  • It is unlawful to use any university utilities.
  • Premium tailgate experiences are available through RevelXP. Click here for more information, and to purchase a single-game or full-season package.

This fall, bring your tailgate parties to the Tailgate at the Park, where your space is reserved all season, and your walk to the game is only a block. Tailgate packages are available for any size group – whether it’s just you and your family, or if you and your friends plan to reserve a spot together. Fans can customize their packages to include premium parking, reserved tailgate spots, tents, tables, and chairs. RV parking and special event packages are available too. Click here to reserve your season of hassle-free tailgating or call 334.209.1259.

A Tent Permit is required for all tents that exceed 399 square feet or any tent that has anchoring stakes 12 inches or longer. This includes pop-up tents joined together which exceed 399 square feet when joined together not observing the required 12-foot fire lane between tents. To apply for a tent permit, click here or call 334.844.4619.

Please keep campus beautiful by placing all trash and recycling in the proper bins located throughout the university tailgate areas, RV lots, and stadium for your convenience. Litter and recycling bags will also be distributed in tailgate areas and RV lots to help keep the university litter-free. Please see the gameday map above for trash and recycling locations.
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Tiger Transit

During Auburn home football games, Tiger Transit runs special routes. Buses run for four hours prior to kickoff of SEC games and three hours prior to non-SEC games. Service for any 11 a.m. game will begin at 8 a.m. Buses will run intermittently throughout the game and for two hours post-game to return fans to their stops. Riders may face delays in arriving from and returning to all locations due to pre and post-game traffic.


Tiger Transit utilizes ETA SPOT technology to enable fans to view buses in motion and the routes in real-time via the internet and smartphone. Click here to download the app for Apple phones or click here for Android devices.

WAR EAGLE WAY
  • Serves as main campus pick-up and drop-off point. All gameday Tiger Transit shuttles will drop-off and pick-up on campus on War Eagle Way, immediately north of the Nichols Center. 

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (1161 West Samford Avenue)
HAYFIELD (Woodfield Drive and South Donahue Drive)
GOGUE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER LOT
WEST LOT 
VCOM PARKING LOT (910 South Donahue Drive)
OIT DECK

DUCK SAMFORD PARK (Airport Road, Auburn, AL 36830)

  • The transit bus pick-up point is located approximately 100 yards on the left after entering Duck Samford Park.

CITY OF AUBURN SOFTBALL COMPLEX (2560 South College Street, Auburn, AL 36830)
  • Conveniently located off I-85 (Exit 51), there is a large parking lot at the top of the complex.

AUBURN MALL (1627 – 53 Opelika Road, Auburn, AL 36830)
  • The transit bus pick-up point is located off Mall Boulevard in close proximity to Belk’s parking lot.

TIGERTOWN (2199 TigerTown Parkway, Opelika, AL 36801)
  • Located off Exit 58, the transit bus pick-up point is located in close proximity to the Dick's Sporting Goods and Bed Bath & Beyond parking lots.