Parking at Husky Stadium

Free street

Across Montlake Boulevard from the stadium's west entrance /// Station lots are open, trains run all day

This is the cheap answer at Husky Stadium and it is not close, because the campus alternative is $60. Sound Transit says parking is free at many of its Link and Sounder stations, an adult one way fare is a flat $3 no matter how far you ride, and anyone 18 and under rides free on all Sound Transit services. Seniors, riders with a qualifying disability and ORCA LIFT riders pay $1. The 1 and 2 Lines reach University of Washington Station from Federal Way and SeaTac in the south, Redmond and Bellevue in the east, downtown, and Lynnwood in the north. The station sits across Montlake Boulevard from the stadium's west entrance.

Heads up: Washington's own transportation page warns that station parking lots fill and platforms get crowded, and that after games you may have to wait to board a train. Fans back that up bluntly, with one describing an hour of waiting. Free is also not universal: Northgate and Shoreline run permit parking, at $6 for a one day permit or $60 a month, with free carpool permits alongside them, so check your specific station rather than assuming. Sound Transit has also said it begins charging user fees at selected Link park and rides in 2027, so this price has a shelf life.

Via soundtransit.org (Sound Transit's parking page for the free parking, the $6 one day and $60 monthly permits at select stations, the free carpool permits, and the 2027 user fee plan. Fares come from Sound Transit's fares page, which states a flat $3 adult one way, free for 18 and under, and $1 reduced. The station list and the crowding warning come from University of Washington Athletics' own public transportation page.)

Stadium lot

On campus, varying by lot /// Six hours before kickoff, at a minimum

General public single game parking is sold on gameday, first come first served, in the campus lots and garages. Most lots take payment through the Pay By Phone app, which you pay after you park and for the correct lot, and two do not: Padelford Parking Garage and Portage Bay Garage take a credit card instead. The published Pay By Phone list runs 4545 Garage, Central Plaza Garage C1 to C6, N5, N12, N13, N14, N25, S3 bottom level and S2 middle level, W10, W12, W24 and 28, W29, W32, W33, and W46. Lots open a minimum of six hours before kickoff.

Heads up: The price is not fixed. Washington states that fees rise to $70 for autos and trailers for the Penn State and Indiana games, so budgeting $60 for one of those two is budgeting wrong. A trailer costs another $60 and may only take one extra space. Overnight parking before a game is prohibited outright, and if a vehicle is left overnight the owner has to be at it by 6:30 a.m. on gameday to have the pass scanned or it is subject to towing.

Via gohuskies.com (University of Washington Athletics publishes the $60 auto rate, the Penn State and Indiana increase to $70, the Pay By Phone and credit card lot lists, the six hour opening, and the overnight rule with the 6:30 a.m. scan deadline.)

Offsite lot

A university funded water taxi runs from your boat to the dock /// Gameday

Husky Stadium sits on Lake Washington and fans have been arriving by boat since the stadium opened in 1920. Front Office Sports reported in late 2025 that there is dock space for roughly 130 boats, that permits run $75 to $250 a game or $270 to $1,340 a season, and that the university funds a complimentary water taxi that runs fans from their moored boat to the dock, which replaced an older tipping arrangement.

Heads up: You very likely cannot get a spot. The same reporting describes a waiting list running 50 to 100 people deep depending on boat size, allocated by priority points earned through donations and tied to season ticket renewals rather than by turning up. Treat this as the thing to know about Washington rather than a plan you can execute this season, and see the cruise option below if you want the experience without a boat or a waitlist.

Via frontofficesports.com (Front Office Sports, published November 2025 and updated January 2026, for the 130 boat capacity, the per game and per season permit ranges, the waiting list length, the priority points allocation, and the university funded water taxi. We could not read Washington's own Husky Harbor page, which did not render its content for us, so every number here is the reporting's rather than the university's.)

Offsite lot

The cruise docks you at the stadium and the return trip is included /// Departure times follow kickoff, which is set one to two weeks out

Argosy Cruises runs a Husky football sailgating cruise for the 2026 season, departing from Carillon Point in Kirkland, with the return trip included. The boat is heated indoors and has restrooms and bar service, with drinks and snacks sold separately. Both a season pass, which includes one game free, and single game tickets are offered. This is the answer for a visitor, because it needs no boat, no waitlist and no donation history.

Heads up: Argosy does not publish the fare on its sailgating page, so we cannot tell you what it costs and will not guess. The price sits inside the booking flow, or by phone. The company also notes that college kickoff times are usually announced one to two weeks ahead, which is what sets the departure time, so book knowing the schedule is not final. Fans separately name Chinook's at Fisherman's Terminal as another boarding point worth considering, which we did not verify.

Via argosycruises.com (Argosy Cruises' own 2026 Husky football sailgating page for the Carillon Point departure, the included return trip, the onboard amenities, the season pass and single game options, and the note about kickoff times. The page does not publish a price, which is why none appears here.)

Stadium lot

E1 RV lot or E4 /// Six hours before kickoff, at a minimum

Washington does sell single game public RV permits, in limited numbers per game, and defines an RV as any vehicle that includes a restroom. Utility trailers, pull behind motor homes and fifth wheels have to use the E1 RV lot or E4 with an RV permit, as does anything wider than a standard space. Full season RV parking runs through a Tyee Club waiting list.

Heads up: Three things trip people up. Autos, trucks and SUVs are not allowed in the E1 RV lot at all, so do not follow an RV in with a car. The permits are limited per game rather than sold to everyone who wants one. And the price rises to $250 for the Penn State and Indiana games. Overnight parking before gameday is prohibited here as everywhere else on campus, so this is a day of arrangement rather than a weekend one.

Via gohuskies.com (University of Washington Athletics publishes the $220 RV rate, the increase to $250 for Penn State and Indiana, the definition of an RV, the E1 RV and E4 lot requirement, and the rule barring autos from the E1 RV lot.)