Parking Garages, Lots & Options

Daily Parking Fees

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Garages

Payment for parking on Auraria Campus is required at all times and is enforced, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Parkers that have an active permit or passport must be parked in the specific areas and on the specific days that their permit or passport is valid for.

Any vehicle found to have not made payment or to not have a valid permit or passport is subject to citations, boots, and vehicle towing.

Register Your Vehicle
Parking and Transportation Services provides students, staff, and faculty the ability to avoid parking rate increases during Events or Nights and Weekends via a vehicle registration. Active students, staff, and faculty can register two vehicles utilizing a current Auraria Campus ID and vehicle information, these registrations will take a minimum of 24 hours to be updated in the systems.

If You Have a Full-Time Parking Permit or Passport
It is still recommended that you fully register your vehicle with the Parking and Transportation Offices for future use while being affiliated with the campus.

If You Have a Custom Parking Permit or Passport
All other permits and passport variations require vehicle registration to cover the days your passport or permit is not valid.

Online Registration
It’s quick and easy to register your vehicle online. 

Register your vehicle online »

In-person Registration
You may also register your vehicle in person by visiting the Parking & Transportation Services Office (777 Lawrence Way, 1st Floor). Be sure to bring your current valid Campus ID or current class schedule and your vehicle registration to register in person.

NIGHTS AND WEEKEND RATES
Auraria Campus charges a premium for Night and Weekend parking to vehicles that are not registered through Parking and Transportation Services, Nights and Weekend Rates are in effect:

• Monday – Thursday: 5 p.m. – Midnight
  • Tivoli Garage: $25
  • All Other Daily Fee Lots and Garages: $20
• Friday – Sunday: All-Day
  • Tivoli Garage: $25
  • All Other Daily Fee Lots and Garages: $20

Tivoli Garage

Located at 9th Street and Auraria Parkway 

• Payment required 24/7, 365 days a year, immediately upon parking
• Daily Flat Rate (Monday–Thursday until 5 p.m.): $8.00
• Nights and Weekends Rates (Monday–Thursday after 5 p.m., and all day Friday–Sunday): $25 for those who are not registered Auraria Campus community members
• Auraria Campus Community members must register their vehicle to ensure they pay the campus community rates no matter when they park.
• All garages on campus are unattended and require payment immediately upon parking, payment can be made at an IPS pay station or by pay-by-cell using the ParkMobile App and zone #3044, IPS pay stations are located at every ground level entrance/exit for customer payment.
• Parking payment is enforced electronically and violators are subject to citations, boots, or towing. Citations will be mailed to the registered vehicle owner instead of placed on the vehicle windshield

7th Street Garage

Located at Lawrence Way and 7th Street

• Payment required 24/7, 365 days a year, immediately upon parking.
• Daily Flat Rate (Monday–Thursday until 5PM): $8.00
• Nights and Weekends Rates (Monday–Thursday after 5 p.m., and all day Friday–Sunday): $20 for those who are not registered Auraria Campus community members
• Auraria Campus Community members must register their vehicle to ensure they pay the campus community rates no matter when they park.
• Gold Passports and 7th Street Garage Permits are valid for the 7th Street Garage, Gold Passports however are not valid in the 7th Street Garage Permit Area marked with signage and teal colored pillars, located on the 1st floor of the garage.
• All garages on campus are unattended and require payment immediately upon parking, payment can be made at an IPS pay station or by pay-by-cell using the ParkMobile App and zone #3047, IPS pay stations are located at the ground level lobby and between the entrance/exit portals for the garage, noted by the “PAY HERE” banners.
• Parking payment is enforced electronically and violators are subject to citations, boots, or towing. Citations will be mailed to the registered vehicle owner instead of placed on the vehicle windshield.

5th Street Garage

Located at 5th Street and Walnut Street

• Payment is required 24/7, 365 days a year, immediately upon parking.
• Daily Flat Rate (Monday–Thursday until 5 p.m): $6.50.
• Nights and Weekends Rates (Monday–Thursday after 5 p.m., and all day Friday–Sunday): $20 for those who are not registered Auraria Campus community members.
• Auraria Campus Community members must register their vehicle to ensure they pay the campus community rates no matter when they park.
• All garages on campus are unattended and require payment immediately upon parking, payment can be made at an IPS pay station or by pay-by-cell using the ParkMobile App and zone #3042, IPS pay stations are located at the ground level entrance/exits for customer payment.
• Parking payment is enforced and violators are subject to citations, boots, or towing. Citations may be placed on the windshield of the vehicle or mailed to the vehicle’s registered owner.

Daily Fee Lots

• Payment required 24/7, 365 days a year, immediately upon parking.
• Daily Flat Rate (Monday-Thursday until 5 p.m.)
  • Gold Rate Lots: $8.00
  • Silver Rate Lots: $6.50
  • Bronze Rate Lots: $5.00
• Nights and Weekends Rates (Monday–Thursday after 5 p.m., and all day Friday–Sunday): $20 for those who are not registered Auraria Campus community members.
• Auraria Campus Community members must register their vehicle to ensure they pay the campus community rates no matter when they park.
• All surface lots on campus are unattended and require payment immediately upon parking, payment can be made at the pay stations located in the lot or by pay-by-cell using the ParkMobile App and the 4-digit zone information located in the lot. 
• 5-digit ParkMobile zones are not valid payment for daily fee parking as these are metered parking locations, and are marked with a sign located directly in front of the space.
• Parking payment is enforced and violators are subject to citations, boots, or towing.

Metered Parking

• Payment is required 24/7, 365 days a year, immediately upon parking.
• Metered Flat Rate (Minimum -30-Minutes -Maximum -4-Hours): $1.00 per each 30-Minutes.
• ParkMobile parking meters on the Auraria Campus are intended for short-term parking, these metered locations have a 4-hour maximum limit for parking and do not allow for parking over that maximum.
• All metered spaces on campus are unattended and require payment immediately upon parking, ParkMobile metered parking can be purchased through the ParkMobile App, by visiting ParkMobile.io, or by calling 877-727-5951 and by entering the 5-digit zone located on the signing directly in front of the space.
• 4-digit ParkMobile zones and pay station payments are not valid payment for metered parking as these are daily fee parking locations, and are marked with a sign located in the surface lots or garages.
• Parking permits and passports issued by Auraria Campus are not acceptable forms of parking meter payment.
• State-issued disability placards and disability license plates are not exempt from payment at Auraria Campus parking meters.
• Parking payment is enforced and violators are subject to citations, boots, or towing.

Motorcycle Parking

• Motorcycle parking is available in any space on campus with required valid payment, permit, or passport.
• Specific motorcycle designated spaces are located within the 5th Street and Tivoli Garages, marked with signing.
• Motorcycles cannot park in the same space as a another vehicle on campus or park in undesignated areas of campus (sidewalks/bike racks/hatch-marked areas).
• Parking without following campus motorcycle guidelines is enforced and violators are subject to citations, boots, or towing.

Overnight Parking

• Overnight parking is prohibited without prior approval or overnight permit allocation from the Parking and Transportation Services office. Please call 303-556-2003 or email questions to AHEC_Parking@ahec.edu for more information.
• If a vehicle must be left overnight on campus due to an emergency, please contact the Auraria Campus Police Department at 303.556.5000 or Parking and Transportation Services Dispatch office at 303.556.2000.
• Vehicles that remain in garages during closures may be retrieved by contacting the Auraria Campus Police Department at 303.556.5000.
• Parking overnight without prior approval is enforced and violators are subject to citations, boots, or towing.

University of Colorado Reciprocal Parking 

• Faculty, staff, and students with a properly displayed, valid, full-time Reciprocal Parking Permit issued by University of Colorado Denver, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs or Anschutz Campus are allowed in Elm Lot, Walnut Lot, and 5th Street Garage without daily rate payment.
• Reciprocal Permit hangtags must be displayed on the vehicle review mirror and the expiration date must be fully visible to avoid citation enforcement.
• Parking without following campus Reciprocal Permit guidelines is enforced and violators are subject to citations, boots, or towing.

Visit CU Denver Facilities Management for more information on the CU Reciprocal Parking Agreement.