With nearly a foot of snow last week on top of already record precipitation this year, grass parking lots around Beaver Stadium will not be available for Saturday’s regular season finale against Maryland.
Heavy rainfall through the summer and fall had already resulted in damage to the grass lots. As with the last home game against Wisconsin, the Penn State Athletic Department said in a news release that the closures are for fan safety, to prevent further damage to intramural and agricultural fields and to prevent damage to vehicles.
No additional single game parking permits will be sold for Beaver Stadium lots. As with the Wisconsin game, six free shuttle routes, in addition to CATA from the Red A lot, will be available from off-campus lots to Beaver Stadium starting at 11 a.m. Saturday until approximately 60 minutes after the conclusion of the game, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m.
A color and route number have been established for each shuttle route and fans will receive a wristband that corresponds with their shuttle.
Shuttle route 10 will drop off and pick up fans near the intersection of Park Avenue and Fox Hollow Road. The Grange Park and shuttle routes 11, 12, 13 and 21 will drop off and pick up fans on University Drive. Grange Park will only be available for RVs because of wet conditions.
Fans who have a parking permit with a white stripe have paved parking and are unaffected. ADA parking also is unaffected.
Yellow permits will be honored at the Nittany Mall, the Penn State Golf Courses, Tech Support, Mt. Nittany Elementary/Middle Schools and Red A lot. Yellow permits will be accepted at Red A until 10 a.m., or earlier, if the lot is filled.
Anyone with Reserved or Preferred parking permits on grass are encouraged to park in the suggested alternative on-campus locations detailed below.
Those who still need gameday car parking should park in a downtown or State College area parking lot or deck and walk, take the CATA Game Day Shuttle or Fullington Football Express, taxi or Uber.
Fans who have a parking permit for all closed grass lots should utilize the below parking alternatives and walk or take a shuttle. All lots will open at 8 a.m. and all alternative lots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to lot capacity restrictions, permits for the alternative parking locations will be restricted to the options listed below or off-campus locations.
Grass Lots– Alternative Parking Options
Yellow RV– Grange Park will honor RV permits starting Friday at 7 a.m. through Saturday
Green Stadium West- Innovation Park/Orange H / Lot 83 (both near intersection of Porter Road & Hastings Road) or Red A (tailgating available at all locations)
Green Stadium North- Innovation Park/Orange H / Lot 83 (both near intersection of Porter Road & Hastings Road) or Red A (tailgating available at all locations)
Purple (Car)– Innovation Park (tailgating available)
Purple (RV)– Grange Park (RV only) or Innovation Park with a car (tailgating available at both locations)
Brown– Innovation Park, East/Eisenhower/HUB parking decks on campus (tailgating not available inside campus decks)
Orange (Car)- Innovation Park, East/Eisenhower/HUB parking decks on campus (tailgating not available inside campus decks)
Orange (RV)– Grange Park (RV only); Innovation Park with a car or East/Eisenhower/HUB parking decks on campus with a car (tailgating not available inside campus decks)
Blue (RV)- Grange Park (RV only); Innovation Park with a car or East/Eisenhower/HUB parking decks on campus with a car (tailgating not available inside campus decks)
Blue (Car)– Innovation Park, East/Eisenhower/HUB parking decks on campus (tailgating not available inside campus decks)
All Yellow Lots– Nittany Mall, the Penn State Golf Courses, Tech Support, Mt. Nittany Middle/Elementary Schools or Red A lot (Until 10 a.m. or earlier if Red A is filled)
Alternate Lots for Beaver Stadium with Pre-Paid Permit
Penn State vs. Maryland; November 24, 2018
(All lots open at 8 a.m.)
Red A (CATA): Red A (West Campus Lots; off North Atherton Street near Rec Hall) Take CATA Red Link or Blue Loop to Beaver Stadium. Permits accepted: Red A RV, Yellow, Volleyball Event and Production Staff
Route 10: Innovation Park (100 Building Lot, 103 Building Lot & 329 Building Lot).
(Purple) Permits accepted: Purple, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange (no RVs)
Route 11: Mount Nittany Middle School and Elementary School (656 Brandywine Drive) and Oak Hall
(Orange) Regional Park (120 Linden Hall Road, Boalsburg).
Permits accepted: Yellow, Brown, Orange, Blue
Route 12: Technology Support Building (Old Raytheon Building, 300 Science Park Road) & Chemcut (500
(Pink) Science Park Road), Sound Technologies (old Jostens; (401 Science Park Road).
Permits accepted: Yellow, Brown, Orange, Blue
Route 13: Penn State Golf Courses (1523 West College Ave.) and South Hills Business School (480
(Yellow) Waupelani Drive). Permits accepted: Yellow, Brown, Orange, Blue
Route 21: Nittany Mall (2901 East College Avenue), Summit Park Office (Old Corning Plant, 3500 East
(Red) College Ave. Permits accepted: Yellow, Brown, Orange, Blue
Grange Park: (149 Homan Lane, Centre Hall) Beaver Stadium RV parking permits will be honored along with a
(Black) free shuttle via Cole Transportation on Saturday. Cole also offers a round-trip shuttle on Friday from Grange Park to downtown State College for $5 round-trip. grangefair.com.
Permits accepted: All RV
More details on the shuttle routes is below and an interactive parking map is located at GoPSUsports.com/gameday.
The remote parking lots not normally operated by Penn State University are alcohol and tobacco free.
Parking Options for Fans Who Don’t Have a Pre-Paid or Advance Parking Permit for Maryland Game
Fans who don’t have a pre-paid or advance parking permit for the Maryland game are encouraged to carpool or consider other options to get to Beaver Stadium, including:
- CATA Game Day Shuttle – two routes to Beaver Stadium (catabus.com)
- Fullington Tours operates the Penn State Football Express with three shuttle lines ($10 round-trip exact change only; fullingtontours.com/pages/psu_football_shuttles)
- Several downtown parking garages have hourly rates, including the Beaver Avenue, Fraser Street, McAllister Street and Pugh Street Garages, on a first-come, first-served basis. Fans can walk from the garages, take the CATA Game Day Shuttle or CATA Blue or White Loop to Beaver Stadium;
- Uber (drop off and pick up locations near stadium).
