Parking During the Day
 

If you’re visiting the university for the day, there are four pay-and-display parking lots (lots 4, 12, 20 and 33) available seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Pay-and-display machines are located at the entrances to lot 20 and 33. The cost is $3.50 per hour or $12.50 per day, and you can pay with quarters, loonies, toonies or credit card.

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Weekend Parking

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There is no charge for campus parking on weekends, but please note that weekend parking is only available in gold and white permit parking areas, excluding lots 18 and 48. No overnight weekend parking is permitted. Should you have to leave your vehicle in a white lot overnight on the weekend due to an emergency, you must inform the Special Constable Service at 519.885.3333 (or 519.884.0710 x3333) immediately.

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The main entrance to our Waterloo campus is located on University Avenue at Hazel Street.

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If you choose to drive to the Waterloo campus, there are several options for parking. View our Waterloo campus parking map for the locations of parking lots on campus.

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No visitor parking is permitted in Gold, Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Accessible Parking, or “Reserved” spaces at any time. Without proper credentials, vehicles in these lots will be subject to ticketing and/or towing. To access parking violation/appeal options visit the violations and payment options website.

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Official Visitor Day Passes

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If you are the guest of an academic or administrative department, ask your host about the availability of a Visitor Parking Pass.

 

Street Parking

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There is parking available on some Waterloo city streets as per signage indicated. Please be advised that this is monitored by the City of Waterloo, and there is a three-hour maximum.