PARKING SERVICES
PARKING ACCOUNT
Access your parking account to add remove vehicles, registrations, payments.
SIGN INTRANSIT APP
We recommend riders to use the Transit App to get schedule information and service alerts.
DOWNLOAD APPDOTS Updates

RAINY DAY BIKE REWARDS
This program rewards bicycle commuters with a free parking pass for every 10 individual trips made to and from campus on the bike. Save your permit for a day when it's too rainy to bike to work!
- WHERE YOU CAN USE YOU PERMIT
- HOW TO SIGN UP
- HOW TO LOG YOUR TRIPS AND EARN REWARDS
UMD Commencement
UMD Commencement
May 20–May 22
Parking
Parking will be available in any campus parking space. Please follow the directions of any parking attendant. Meters will not require payment. While no special permits are needed, ADA credentials are still required in marked ADA spaces.
Parking & Shuttle Map
Additional commencement information can be found on the UMD website.
SPRING EXAM WEEK & COMMENCEMENT: MODIFIED PARKING & SHUTTLE-UM SERVICE
SPRING EXAM WEEK & COMMENCEMENT: MODIFIED PARKING & SHUTTLE-UM SERVICE
updated 5/13
PARKING
SPRING STUDY DAYS AND FINAL EXAMS
May 10–May 19: Any vehicle with or without a current DOTS permit may park in Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, and 16. Faculty/staff lots and visitor parking are enforced as usual. Restrictions for athletics and special events still apply.
SPRING BREAK 2025: PARKING & SHUTTLE-UM SERVICE UPDATE
Updated March 6, 2025
The university will be on Spring Break from Sunday, March 16, through Sunday, March 23. The following parking and Shuttle-UM plans will be in effect.
PARKING
From Sunday, March 16 to Sunday, March 23, any vehicle with or without a DOTS permit may park in Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 19. Faculty and staff lots and visitor parking are enforced as usual.
INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE: 2/12/2025
Due to inclement weather, the university is closed on Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The DOTS office and Shuttle-UM are closed.
PARKING
Parking is unrestricted on campus. Anyone with or without a parking permit may park their vehicle in any campus garage parking space to aid in snow removal from surface lots. During this time, payment is not required in visitor parking locations inside campus garages. Please do not park on the roof of the garage.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND PARKING & SHUTTLE-UM SERVICE
LABOR DAY WEEKEND PARKING & SHUTTLE-UM SERVICE: 8/31–9/2
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.
THANKSGIVING: MODIFIED PARKING AND SHUTTLE-UM SERVICE UPDATE

THANKSGIVING: MODIFIED PARKING AND SHUTTLE-UM SERVICE UPDATE
UPDATED 11/20/24