Welcome to Washington State University Vancouver!

Per Washington Administrative Code (WAC 504-19), parking regulations on campus are enforced 24 hours a day, every day. Payment for parking is required from 7 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Friday. After 7 PM, parking is free in most parking lots. Parking areas that are enforced 24 hours a day are fire zones, disability spaces, reserved parking areas, 30-minute metered parking, and no parking areas.

If you are a visitor who has received a parking violation on campus, please visit our online ticket appeals page for more information on a possible waiver of fines. Free customer parking for permit sales and citation information is available in the marked spaces in front of the Parking Services office located in the Physical Plant building.

If you have not already been provided a permit (electronic or paper hang tag permit) prior to your arrival on campus, you have several options for short-term parking. 30 minutes of free parking at the user-activated meters are currently available to visitors for short-term use only on the south side of the bus loop in front of the Administration building (VADM) and in the Orange 2 lot (next to VSSC). To begin the 30-minute timer, please push the button or turn the knob on the meter and verify the timer reads a full 30-minutes before leaving your vehicle.This area, as well as all fire, disability, and reserved parking areas/spaces is strictly enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No permits of any type are allowed in this area.

For longer stays, you may purchase daily permits at the cafeteria (VADM) and the bookstore in the Student Services Center (VSSC), and both daily and 10-use permits at the Cashier's desk (VSSC) during their normal hours of operation. All forms of temporary permits are available for sale at the Dept. of Parking Services (located in the Physical Plant building).

In addition, the Parking Services office sells both semester and annual permits on a first-come, first-served basis according to the prorate schedule and subject to availability. Please click here to check for current sales information: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/parking.

The daily parking information at the bottom of this page details the current daily pay options and pricing, including the use of short-term pay meters and the Blue daily pay lot as an alternative to purchasing a day pass.

If you have questions regarding parking on the WSU Vancouver campus, please contact the Parking Services staff at the number or email listed below.
Any other source is unreliable!

Campus Map & Directions

Daily Scratch Permits
*Availability subject to change / Valid in lot(s) marked on permit.
*Scratch permit valid for one day's parking at current daily rate, valid in specified lot.
*Scratch off date before hanging in vehicle.