Parking rates are $2 per hour.Special events on campus may alter lot accessibility or fees. Please contact Parking Services for questions regarding specific events or lot restrictions.
All vehicles, including mopeds, motorcycles and bicycles, operated or parked on MSU property by a MSU student, must be registered with the MSU Parking Office and bear a current and valid permit in accordance with the Student Parking and Driving Regulations.
The Parking Office provides parking services to students, staff and visitors of Michigan State University. Parking Services is a self-supporting auxiliary that is not funded by state taxes or student tuition.
The Safe Ride program provides free, on-campus transportation from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., seven days a week, as a safe and accessible alternative for students traveling alone late at night.
Parking ticket revenue collected in 2019 was $1.087 million, including court costs added to parking fines, according to documents The Center Square obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Parking ticket revenue will likely drop in 2020 since more than half of students left campus in March.
All dormitory loops allow short term parking at meters or pay-by-plate spaces and require payment from 6am-Midnight. Dorm loops do NOT allow parking from 2am-6am. Shaw Lane Ramp #1 = Lot 51: basement of ramp only, no parking 2am-6am, payment required 7am-6pm, Monday - Friday.
A woman from Greece is likely the receiver of the most expensive parking ticket in the world, with the municipality of the island of Rhodes asking her to pay a breathtaking €6,648,444 ($6,740,657) for a parking-related offense. The incident was reported a few days ago by the local newspaper Rodiaki from Rhodes.