Visitor Parking

All visitors who park on the UC Irvine campus are required to purchase and display a parking permit. Please have exact change when using all permit dispenser machines. Dispenser machines located on East and West Peltason and in Lot 90 accept $1 bills and coins. Permit dispensers located at the North entrance of the Mesa Parking Structure (MPS) and at the Anteater Drive entrance to the Anteater Parking Structure (APS) accept Master Card and Visa.

If you are a visitor from another UC campus, please view our Permit Reciprocity policy on the menu to the left.

Vendor Parking

The following information pertains to outside vendors who service the campus. This information does not refer to University owned vehicles or personal vehicles of UC Irvine affiliates.

To purchase a service permit, vendors must show valid a business card and have a need to load/unload or access equipment from their vehicle.

Vendor/Service "VS" permits are valid in stalls marked for service vehicles, "AR"/ reserved stalls, and unmarked stalls. "VS" permits are NOT valid in "e plate only" stalls, handicap, resident, pay-by-space, metered, or any specially marked stall. Vehicles parked in any marked loading zone must comply with the posted time limit. All vehicles must be parked in a designated parking stall at all times.

Service parking stalls are available near buildings and loading docks for short-term loading and unloading of materials, and in parking lots and structures for longer-term service vehicle parking.

For more information regarding parking for University vehicles and supplemental campus parking for faculty and staff to use while performing University business (Department Service parking or Department Reserved parking), please click here.