There are many parking options on campus. Complete parking information is available at http://police.msu.edu/parking-services/visitor-parking/.
The Parking Office is closed to in-person traffic. All services are available online or over the phone from 8am-4pm, Monday – Friday, excluding university holidays.
Phone: 517-355-8440
Visitor Parking: Daily
Minimum payment of one hour may be required at $2/hour. Pay-by-plate requires entry of the license plate number and payment immediately after parking using either the MSU SPOTON app or via the pay station at the lot. Pay stations accept credit/debit cards or cash ($1s & $5s only). They do not provide change. Refunds are not given for time not used.
Parking Ramps near FRIB
Lot 19/Ramp 3: Pay-by-plate: 6am-10pm, M-F: No parking 2am-6am.
Lot 51/Ramp 1: Designated pay-by-plate spaces (basement level only): 6am-6pm, M-F: No parking 2am-6am.
Visitor Parking: Overnight Maps of Visitor Parking
Minimum payment of $2/hour required, ½-hour increments thereafter or $10.00 for 24-hours. The day prior to a home football game it is a $10.00 flat rate and a $20.00 flat rate for football game day in Lots 83, 89, 109, and 113. Pay-by-plate requires entry of the license plate number and payment immediately after parking using either the MSU SPOTON app or via the pay station within the lot. Pay stations accept credit/debit or cash ($1s & $5s only). They do not provide change. Refunds are not given for time not used.
Please note that if space is not available in one lot, parking would need to be sought in one of the other SPOTON lots/spaces below.
Lot 83: Designated pay-by-plate spaces (east side of lot – access off Service Road). Payment required 24 hours every day. Parking is allowed overnight if time has been paid for.
Lot 89: Designated pay-by-plate spaces (westernmost side of lot – access off Mt. Hope Road). Payment required 6am-6pm, Monday – Friday. Parking is allowed overnight if time has been paid for. Parking Complimentary from 6pm Friday until 6am on Monday.
Lot 109: Pay-by-plate designated area (west of University Village). Payment required 24 hours every day. Parking is allowed overnight if time has been paid for.
Lot 113: Located south of Wilson Road, southwest of Fee Hall. Payment required 24 hours every day. Parking is allowed overnight if time has been paid for.
How does it work?
The “multi-space” meter is pay station designed for quick, easy, parking. The machine accepts multiple forms of payment, including cash, coins, and credit cards. With “Pay by Plate” parking, you have an option to print a receipt after you pay, however, you do NOT need to return to your vehicle to display the receipt on your dashboard.
PLEASE NOTE: THE PAY STATIONS DO NOT PROVIDE CHANGE. If you are not paying with a credit card, or via the Spot On mobile payment app, please use exact change.
Mobile Payment App MSU "SPOT ON"
A new payment alternative for “Pay by Plate” parking is available with the MSU Parking SPOT ON* app. The iOS and Android application (available as a web app for other mobile platforms) allows you to pay for a parking session fast and easy. For parking sessions initiated with the app, you can also extend your parking session if you need more time, without returning to the parking lot. Check out the SPOT ON website for additional information.
*PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A $0.30 CONVENIENCE FEE APPLIED TO EACH ‘SPOT ON’ TRANSACTION.
Ground Transportation
Bus Michigan Flyer
Tel: (517) 333-0400
