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Parking and Transportation Services

Summer Start Student Parking

Students attending the Summer Start Program are permitted to bring cars to campus for the Summer. All students who bring a car onto campus will need to purchase a parking permit and park according to the permit's rules and regulations.

ALL STUDENTS NEED A PARKING PERMIT TO PARK ON CAMPUS, INCLUDING IN METERED SPACES!

2024-2025 parking permits will not be available for sale until late-July. 

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How To Buy A Permit

All students parking a car on campus are required to purchase a permit. You will need the license plate number, make, model, color, year of your vehicle(s), and method of payment to purchase your permit online.

You are a campus resident. Your permit is virtual and you will not receive a physical permit in the mail. Your license plate is now your permit. To correctly identify your vehicle when parked, if you are not parallel parking, please pull into parking spots so that your vehicle license plate is visible from the travel lane. Because the license plate is your parking permit, please park your vehicle with the license plate clearly visible.  It is your responsibility to keep your license plate information up to date and accurate with PATS.

SUMMER

If you bringing a car, you must buy a 2023-2024 annual permit. This permit has a prorated cost and is valid until August 15, 2024 To purchase your permit:

  1. Go to Manage My Account and sign in with your Clemson login. 
  2. Select "Get Permits" and choose the 2024 Resident Permit. 
    • If you purchase between June 16 and July 15, the permit price is $31
    • If you purchase July 16 - August 15, the permit price is $16 and must be purchased in the Parking and Transportation Services Office.
  3. Complete the payment information. 

NOTE: Summer permits are valid until August 15, 2024. You will have to purchase an additional permit for the academic year when they are available for sale in late July. Watch your email or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @clemson_parking for news.

ACADEMIC YEAR

2024-2025 parking permits will be available for purchase in late July 2024. To purchase:

  1. Go to Manage My Account and sign in with your Clemson login.
  2. Select "Get Permits" and choose the 2025 student permit. Permits are $194 for the year.
  3. Complete the payment information or add it to your student bill before August 23, 2024.

NOTE: This permit is valid beginning August 16, 2024. If you are bringing your car in the summer, you must purchase a summer permit also.

 

Summer Permits

Valid from the date you buy it until August 15, 2024

Academic Year Permits

Valid August 16, 2024 to August 15, 2025

NOTE: If you returning after Summer Sessions, you will need to buy another permit for 2024-2025 school year.

Manage My Account Parking Rules and Regulations

FAQs

  • Where can I park on campus?
    • New students must park according to their permit's parking rules and regulations. You may also view the parking basics table. 
    • All student permits are valid in all student spaces Monday, May 13 - Friday, August 9, 2024. For example, commuter permits are valid in resident spaces. Resident permits are valid in commuter spaces. View the Campus Parking and Transit Map. 
    • There is no overnight parking in C-1 parking lot.
    • Carpool spaces require a carpool permit and are enforced during the summer.
    • Parking is enforced year-round, even when classes are not in session.
    • If you park in a metered space, you must PAY THE METER and have a valid permit. No exceptions. 
    • Some metered locations are for Visitors Only and are not valid for student parking. Read the signs.
  • Where can I park for move-in and Orientation?

    ClemsonHome and New Student Orientation will send updated information about parking closer to the beginning of Summer II.

  • Can I leave my car on campus between Summer Session II and the start of the Fall semester?

    Yes! Students can leave their vehicles on campus between the end of Summer Session II and the start of the Fall semester. However, students will need to purchase a parking permit for the 2024-2025 academic year to leave their car on campus and they must park in the areas designated for their specific academic year permit.

Contact Parking Services

Business Hours: Mon - Fri 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Email: parking@clemson.edu

Phone: 864.656.2270

Address: 310 Klugh Ave, Suite B, Clemson, SC 29634

Instagram: @clemson_parking