Summer parking permit sales start May 4
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2026) — Will you be cruising into campus this summer? You’ll need a summer parking permit for that! Students can purchase summer permits starting on Monday, May 4.
The permits cost $10.50 per week and can be purchased for the total number of weeks needed. Summer permits are not available online, but can be purchased from University of Kentucky Transportation Services customer service center, located at 721 Press Avenue, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. They’re also available for sale by phone at 859-257-5757.
Details
- Summer parking control starts on Monday, May 11, and continues through Friday, Aug. 14.
- Summer permits authorize students to park in most student lots, as well as Cornerstone Garage (PS #5), the Scott Street area lots and the Sports Center area lots. See the summer parking map for details.
- Employee lots remain restricted to designated employee permits; summer permits are not valid in employee lots until off-peak hours.
- Most lots are controlled for valid permits from 5 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. However, many employee-intermediate (E) lots revert to any valid permit after 3:30 p.m. weekdays. Please pay attention to signs at the entrances to lots and structures.
- The only students eligible for E-academic permits over the summer are students registered as teaching assistants, graduate assistants or research assistants. All other students will receive standard summer permits.
- Metered or paid visitor lots remain on control for payment; permits are not valid at meters or in pay lots.
- Even when lots are not controlled for permits, they’re still monitored for other parking violations including, but not limited to, parking in fire lanes, parking on yellow lines and unauthorized parking in ADA-accessible areas
Restricted lots (24/7)
The following lots are restricted throughout the summer for specific permit types; summer permits are not valid in these areas:
- Employee reserved lots
- The Nutter Center Lot
- Various core parking lots
- Memorial Coliseum residential areas (R17 and R18)
- Complex Drive (R7)
- The Football Training Center core lot
- The South Mill Lot (C41)
- Seminary area residential lots (R29)
- Sports Center Drive Garage (PS #7) will be closed over the summer as construction wraps up on the garage expansion project.
Additional information, including the summer parking map can be found at transportation.uky.edu. If you have questions, please contact UK Transportation Services at transportation@uky.edu or call 859-257-5757.
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