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Parking Services
University of Massachusetts
51 Forestry Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9262
(413) 545-0065
Hours: M-F 7:45a-4:45p
Campus Center Parking Office
Room 229, Level 2
Parking Garage
(413) 577-6593
Hours: M-F 9:00a-4:45p
parking@admin.umass.edu
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Our goal is to provide safe, orderly, and fair parking for employees, students, and visitors to
our campus. We strive to make parking on campus as convenient as possible, while promoting safe
movement of vehicles, providing for pedestrian safety, and assuring free and continuous access to
buildings and walkways for pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
We encourage you to take advantage of services provided to reduce the number of vehicles being
parked on campus. Parking Services offers Carpool
and Occasional Parker permits, while
Transit Services provides
extensive, free bus services.
News
- Daylight Saving Parking Notice
As part of continual efforts to enhance personal safety throughout campus, effective Monday, November 5, 2012, any vehicle with a valid UMass Parking Permit may park in any unrestricted, non-reserved space starting at 4:00 p.m. on weekdays instead of 5:00 p.m. Parking is prohibited in Tow Zones, Handicapped Spaces, Vendor Spaces, State Vehicle Spaces and Reserved Spaces. Also excluded are lots which require 24 hour Permits (Lots 21, 22, 29, 35, 36, 39, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 54, 67, North Village Apts & Lincoln Apts). This parking policy will remain in effect through March 11, 2013. Parking meters will continue to be enforced for payment 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
- Campus Parking Snow Policy
The Amherst Campus Parking Snow Policy will be in effect from 12/1/2012 to 4/1/2013. Click here for more details.
- Parking For Athletic Events at the Mullins Center
Visitors to campus attending athletic events at the Mullins Center should be aware of the following campus parking regulations:
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On weekdays after 5 p.m., and on weekends and holidays, parking is permitted only in designated, non-reserved parking spaces and at meters.
- Parking is prohibited in posted reserved spaces without a valid reserved permit.
- Parking is prohibited at all times on grass, crosswalks, sidewalks, access lanes, posted zones, yellow zones and fire hydrant zones.
Vehicles utilizing university facilities that are in violation of any section of these regulations will be issued a citation and may be towed, booted, or impounded at the owner's expense.
Please refer to the Visitors Parking Map to locate non-reserved parking lots and meters.
- Lots available online
Listed below are all the lots available for online purchase for 2012-2013. Lot availability is based on University
status and housing assignment for students. If you feel you are eligible for a lot listed below that
is not available at the point of sale, please contact Parking Services.
Lot Color |
Lots Available |
Yellow |
11
12
13
|
Blue |
21
24
|
Purple |
44
49
|
Red |
45
67
68
|
Misc. |
Night, Motorcycle |
Lots currently available for purchase at the office but not available online include: Transit,
Carpool, Child Care, and other specialty passes.