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We are located at 1421 Student Union Lane in the University Student Union. Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

You can purchase your parking permit, register your vehicles, pay citations and file appeals all through your Online Parking Account.

All parking lots on campus require a permit to park between the hours of 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. It is highly recommended that you obtain a permit if you intend to park on campus during these hours. However, if you choose not to purchase a permit, there are several alternatives:

• University Student Union Lot 150 is a great option for campus parking for those who need to park on campus occasionally but not often enough to warrant a permit. This lot is located just east of the University Student Union and is pay-by-the-hour parking. Parking is $1.50/per hour with the first 30 minutes free! The only acceptable payment method is a credit card.
• There are several areas surrounding campus that offer street side parking. Street parking is free but is subject to the City of Brookings parking ordinances enforced by the Brookings Police Department.
• There is free parking anywhere on campus from 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday through Friday, and all day on weekends except 2-5 a.m. Reserved, Commuter and Economy parking lots are not enforced for parking permits during these hours. All Reserved, Commuter and Economy lots are closed between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. throughout the year.

We love visitors and welcome you to explore campus at any time. If you are planning a visit to campus during the day, we do ask that you stop by the Parking Services office to obtain a Visitor permit. By obtaining a Visitor permit before you park, we can identify you as a visitor and can avoid accidentally ticketing you. If you are planning on staying overnight during your visit, please stop by the front desk at the Resident Hall you will be staying at to obtain directions on where to park. We like overnight visitors to please park in designated Residential parking lots rather than Commuter or Reserved lots.

Parking citations are a necessary part of regulating our parking lots and we offer an appeals process for any citation that you feel may have been received in error. You can appeal citations through your Online Parking Account. Appeals should be based on the fact that the citation was issued contrary to ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Parking and Traffic policy. Submitting an appeal does not automatically guarantee a voided citation. Justifications such as those listed below are NOT considered legitimate reasons for appeal.

• You were unfamiliar with university parking rules and regulations.
• You don’t have the money to pay for the citation.
• You saw others parked there and assumed it was okay to do the same.
• You have parked there before and did not receive a citation.
• You were only parked there for 10 minutes.
• You parked in a lot that had available spaces so it didn’t affect anyone.
• You had circled a specific lot already but failed to find a space and therefore parked illegally in another lot.
• The weather was too hot/cold/rainy/snowy/windy/sunny. ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ is a walking campus and you are expected to be weather prepared for a short walk to your destination.

None. Parking Services operates on a business model that is 100% self-sufficient. No tuition, general activity fees or tax dollars are used to fund Parking Services. All revenue is generated from permit sales, parking fines and metered or other pay-to-park income. Revenue is then used to pay for new or additional parking space, lot maintenance and repair, signage, sweeping, striping and snow removal.