Parking Services now utilizes a License Plate Recognition system, which means that drivers’ license plates serve as their parking permits. This eliminates the need for physical permits like hang tags. Visitors are no longer required to print a visitor permit or visit Parking Services. When parking on campus, please ensure that your license plate is facing the drive lane.
Payment is required upon arrival, which can be made at a pay station in the parking garage or through the ParkMobile app. You can register your vehicle's license plate for event parking on your computer or with your mobile device.
Visitors Parking Permit Prices
Surface Lots Only
Month
$45.00
Week
$22.00
Day
$6.00
Computer Reservation
Organizers of your event will send you a ParkMobile link 24 hours or more in advance of your event. Click the link and complete the following steps.
Step 1: Adjust the Arrive after and Leave by information in accordance with your event.
Step 2: Next, locate the Filters & Access Codes menu on the left hand side of your screen.
Step 3: Enter the Access Code provided to you by your event organizer in the field below and click Apply.
Step 4: Entering your event's access code will pull up the available reserved parking options. Select Reserve to continue.
Step 5: You will now be presented the opportunity to Log In to ParkMobile, Create an account or Continue as Guest.
Step 6: Enter your Email and License Plate Number. Your license plate will act as your virtual permit, letting Parking Services know you're here for an event. Please remember to pull into parking stalls with your license plate facing the drive lane.
Step 7: Finally, click Complete Purchase and you're ready to park on campus!
Mobile Reservation
Reserving event parking on your mobile device is a similar process as the steps listed above, but will look slightly different. Once you open the link from your event planner, complete the following steps:
Step 1: Click on the Reserve Parking button at the bottom of your screen.
Step 2: Near the top of your screen, adjust the Arrive after and Leave by information in accordance with your event.
Step 3: Select the List menu towards the top of your screen.
Mobile users can now follow steps 2-7 above to complete their reservation.
Visitor FAQs
Visitors are defined as people who are not Faculty/Staff or Students of KSU and not currently employed by KSU as vendors/contractors.
A virtual visitor permit! Permits are required to park on Kansas State University campus from 7 am-5 pm Monday through Friday, except for Jardine and resident hall lots which are patrolled 24 hours and metered lots. Visitor permits can be purchased from the Parking Services' office or guests may utilize ParkMobile at meters or ParkMobile or pay stations in the parking garage.
If you are attending an event, please follow the instructions above.
Visitor permits are valid in the following areas: Any student, housing and faculty/staff parking lots, designated with the signs J, O, R, T, W or Z. Visitor permits are not valid in Service Vehicle areas, Reserved Parking areas or Meter Parking (unless you are utilizing ParkMobile at the metered stalls). The parking garage is available by utilizing the pay station or ParkMobile.
License Plate Recognition, or LPR, eliminates the need for physical parking permits like hang tags. Permit users can add and maintain license plate information in their online parking accounts. Virtual registration of users' license plates will serve as their permit, granting access to K-State parking lots and the garage. LPR technology will add increased flexibility for permit holders.
LPR data is only used for parking lot and garage management. It is used for no other purposes. Non-citation related electronic data is purged regularly and will not be shared with external entities.
Contact Parking Services.
ParkMobile updates instantaneously. As soon as a guest completes their purchase they may park on campus at their approved arrival time.
One surface lot pass can apply for multiple locations on campus.
Credit card payments are still available at the kiosk outside the Parking Services department along MLK JR Drive. There are pay stations throughout the garage you may use for garage parking payment if you’d prefer not to use ParkMobile.
Visitors are required to obey all posted parking and traffic regulations.
