Parking at the Storrs campus can be a nightmare without a commuter permit—hell it’s a nightmare even with one. But fear not! We have assembled a list of the best options for permit-less parking in a pinch.
- North or South Parking Garages: For those of you on the up-and-up, you can pay to park at one of UConn’s parking garages and leave your moral integrity intact. It will only run you $12.00 a day, and is very safe. North Garage is pretty close to Northwest and North Campus housing areas while South is more centrally located on campus, providing easy access to the Co-Op, Gampel, and the library.
- Local business parking lots often have a time limit of 2 hour parking, which is just long enough to find a spot, walk to class, and return before anyone is the wiser. Smaller businesses’ parking lots such as those serving Subway or Dunkin Donuts on the North side of campus are more likely to be checked regularly due to their rapid customer turn around so it’s probably safer to stick to the Price Chopper parking lot or the visitor lot behind Buckley and Shipee housing areas.
- Depot Campus is ideal for your long-term free parking needs. The whole area sits about a mile from the main campus, but is serviced by UConn’s purple line bus. There are no signs restricting parking on Depot Campus, and nary a parking enforcer to be seen. This is certainly a loophole which will soon be closed, but until then park away!
- All of UConn’s Area 1 designated parking becomes free on weekends, and on weekdays between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. making for ample parking opportunities for weekend visits or evening study sessions.
- Finally, if you don’t mind a bit of walking to your destination, you can park at one of the trail heads near Bone Mill Road or on the outskirts on Horsebarn Hill. The Bone Mill spot is about a five minute walk to the Northwood Apartments bus stop, serviced by the purple line, and the Horsebarn Hill is similarly close to several orange line stops.
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