Wisconsin has the cheapest published campus parking of any program we have researched: $5 in Lots 60 and 76, with a shuttle running from both. Twenty dollars gets you closer in Lots 46 and 67, and $50 covers a bus or an RV in Lot 64. There is no pass to buy in advance for a normal car, because single game parking is first come first served and you pay the attendant on the day, by card. Camp Randall sits in a dense part of Madison a short walk from State Street, which is why fans keep telling visitors the same thing: park further out, walk in, and spend the difference on lunch.
The short answer
Cheapest: $5 in Lot 60 or Lot 76, plus about $5 round trip on the Bucky Shuttle, so roughly $10 for the whole day. Free, with a catch: campus surface lots not reserved for the game are free all day Saturday, though the ones near the stadium are exactly the reserved ones. Closer: $20 in Lot 46 or Lot 67. Buses and RVs: $50 in Lot 64, which has a shuttle stop. Worst plan: parking in a reserved football lot without paying, because UW tows to Lot 59 at the far west end of campus.
At $5, 1 of the 18 College stadiums we have priced costs less and 16 cost more, and this is one of 14 where you can park free nearby instead. See every College Sports stadium ranked.
Compare every option
| Option | Cost | Walk | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lots 60 and 76Stadium lot | $5 | Fans put Lot 60 at a little over a mile, and a shuttle runs from both | Paying almost nothing, which here is the official option |
| Lots 46 and 67Stadium lot | $20 | Closer in than the $5 lots | Buying a shorter walk without buying a pass |
| Unreserved campus surface lotsFree street | Free, when the lot is not reserved for the game | Depends entirely which lot, and the close ones are the reserved ones | Paying nothing, if you are willing to walk and to read signs |
| Downtown ramps near State StreetOffsite lot | Fans reported under $10 for the day in 2023 | Fans put it around 15 min from State Street to the stadium | Making State Street part of the day, which locals recommend |
| Lot 64, buses and RVsStadium lot | $50 | Shuttle stop in the lot | Anyone arriving in something larger than a car |
| Accessible parkingStadium lot | Sold by UW Athletics rather than at the gate | Varies | Drivers who need accessible parking and can plan ahead |
Every option, in detail
Stadium lot
Lots 60 and 76
$5Fans put Lot 60 at a little over a mile, and a shuttle runs from both /// Gameday, first come first served
Five dollars is UW's published gameday rate for these two lots, and the Bucky Shuttle stops at both. Fans who used Lot 60 before they had a season pass describe the shuttles as moving quickly, and note the walk is a bit over a mile if you would rather not wait. It is the far side of campus from State Street, which is the only real tradeoff.
Heads up: Single game parking is first come first served and UW says it may be limited, with no way to reserve. You pay the lot attendant on the day, by card, so this is a turn-up-and-hope plan rather than a booked one.
Via transportation.wisc.edu (UW Madison Transportation Services special event parking for the price, the first come first served rule and the shuttle stops. The walk distance and the shuttle speed are fan reports from October 2023.)
Stadium lot
Lots 46 and 67
$20Closer in than the $5 lots /// Gameday, first come first served
UW's middle tier at $20, paid to an attendant on arrival like everything else here. The gap between these and the $5 lots is $15 and a walk, which is a smaller decision than the equivalent choice at most programs.
Heads up: Same first come first served rule and the same warning from UW that gameday parking may be limited. Have the $5 lots in mind as the fallback rather than the other way round.
Via transportation.wisc.edu (UW Madison Transportation Services special event parking)
Free street
Unreserved campus surface lots
Free, when the lot is not reserved for the gameDepends entirely which lot, and the close ones are the reserved ones /// All day Saturday under the standing rule
UW's standing rule is that campus surface lots are free all day on Saturdays and Sundays, and after 4:30 on weekdays. On a football Saturday the lots near Camp Randall are reserved for the game and charge the visitor fee, but that rule still covers the rest of campus.
Heads up: This is the one place to be careful here. If a lot is reserved for the event you pay the visitor fee on entry, and a vehicle parked illegally in a reserved football lot is ticketed and towed to Lot 59 at the west end of campus. Read the signage at the lot you actually pull into rather than assuming the Saturday rule covers it.
Via transportation.wisc.edu (UW Madison Transportation Services for both the free Saturday rule and the reserved lot exception. We could not verify which specific lots stay unreserved on a given gameday, and they will vary by opponent.)
Offsite lot
Downtown ramps near State Street
Fans reported under $10 for the day in 2023Fans put it around 15 min from State Street to the stadium /// Ramp hours
Madison's downtown ramps sit by State Street, which fans describe in unusually strong terms as the reason to park there rather than at the stadium. The walk is about fifteen minutes and it goes past most of what people come to Madison for.
Heads up: The under $10 figure is a fan report from October 2023 and we could not verify a current city ramp rate for a football Saturday. Check before you commit, and expect gameday to price differently from a normal Saturday.
Reported by fans, with no official page confirming it. Fan reports in October 2023 describing a downtown ramp under $10 and a 15 minute walk. Not verified against a current City of Madison rate, and presented as a lead rather than a price.
Stadium lot
Lot 64, buses and RVs
$50Shuttle stop in the lot /// Gameday, first come first served
UW prices buses and RVs at $50 in Lot 64, which is also one of the three lots the Bucky Shuttle serves, so a group arriving by bus has a ride to the gate built in.
Heads up: We could not find published rules on overnight stays, hookups or generators for RVs here, so confirm with UW Athletics before planning to sleep in the lot.
Via transportation.wisc.edu (UW Madison Transportation Services special event parking)
Stadium lot
Accessible parking
Sold by UW Athletics rather than at the gateVaries /// Sold in advance
Accessible parking is the one category Wisconsin sells in advance. UW Transportation Services states that UW Athletics sells season and advance single game parking for accessible parking only, which means everyone else buys at the gate and accessible customers do not.
Heads up: Because it is the only advance product, it is also the only one you can be shut out of by waiting. We could not find a published price, so contact UW Athletics rather than turning up expecting to pay an attendant.
Via transportation.wisc.edu (UW Madison Transportation Services special event parking, which states that advance single game sales exist for accessible parking only and does not publish a rate)
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Skip parking entirely
Wisconsin runs its own shuttle from the cheap lots rather than expecting fans to pay for closer parking, which is why the $5 lots are a genuine plan rather than a punishment.
Bucky Shuttle
Reported at $5 round trip and $3 one wayOperated by UW Athletics with stops in Lots 60, 64 and 76, the same lots that cost $5 for a car and $50 for a bus or RV. Fans who have used it say the shuttles move quickly. Paired with a $5 lot, the whole day comes to about $10 a person.
Via transportation.wisc.edu (UW Madison Transportation Services confirms UW Athletics operates the shuttle and names the three stops. The $5 round trip and $3 one way fares come from secondary coverage of the athletics shuttle page, which we could not read directly, so treat them as close rather than confirmed.)
Walking from Lot 60
FreeA little over a mile from Lot 60 to Camp Randall, per fans who make the walk rather than wait for a bus. It is the opposite end of campus from State Street, so this is the quiet route in rather than the scenic one.
Reported by fans, with no official page confirming it. Fan reports from October 2023. The distance is theirs and we did not measure it, though it is consistent with where UW places the lot on its campus map.
Walking from State Street
FreeAbout fifteen minutes from the downtown ramps by State Street to the stadium, through the part of Madison people actually travel for. Fans repeatedly recommend this over parking close, both for the money and for the day.
Reported by fans, with no official page confirming it. Fan reports from October 2023. Walk time is theirs and we did not verify it.
When to get there
There is nothing to reserve for a normal car, so arrival is the entire strategy. UW says gameday parking is first come first served and may be limited, and you buy from a lot attendant when you get there. Kickoff times are set about a week out by television. Transportation Services posts lot availability updates on gameday, which is the thing to watch on the drive in rather than a map from last season. If you need accessible parking, that is the one product sold in advance and it should be handled well before the day.
Getting out after
Camp Randall sits inside a dense neighborhood rather than a parking complex, which is why the local advice is so consistent: park further out and walk. The $5 lots and the downtown ramps both put you outside the streets that clog, and the shuttle keeps running after the game. The specific thing to avoid is improvising a spot in a reserved lot, because UW tows to Lot 59 at the far west end of campus, which turns a short walk home into a long one.
Tailgating rules
Tailgating at Wisconsin happens around the stadium and in the neighborhood, and the university's published gameday material is about parking rules rather than tailgate rules.
We could not find UW's published rules on grills, alcohol, tents or generators for the 2026 season on the pages we could read, and we are not going to guess at them. The one enforcement rule Transportation Services does publish is worth repeating: vehicles parked illegally in lots reserved for football are ticketed and towed to Lot 59.
Questions, answered
- How much does parking cost at Camp Randall Stadium?
- Stadium lots run $5 to $50. Cheapest: $5 in Lot 60 or Lot 76, plus about $5 round trip on the Bucky Shuttle, so roughly $10 for the whole day. Free, with a catch: campus surface lots not reserved for the game are free all day Saturday, though the ones near the stadium are exactly the reserved ones. Closer: $20 in Lot 46 or Lot 67. Buses and RVs: $50 in Lot 64, which has a shuttle stop. Worst plan: parking in a reserved football lot without paying, because UW tows to Lot 59 at the far west end of campus.
- Is there free parking near Camp Randall Stadium?
- Unreserved campus surface lots: Free, when the lot is not reserved for the game, Depends entirely which lot, and the close ones are the reserved ones. This is the one place to be careful here. If a lot is reserved for the event you pay the visitor fee on entry, and a vehicle parked illegally in a reserved football lot is ticketed and towed to Lot 59 at the west end of campus. Read the signage at the lot you actually pull into rather than assuming the Saturday rule covers it.
- What time should I get to a Wisconsin game?
- There is nothing to reserve for a normal car, so arrival is the entire strategy. UW says gameday parking is first come first served and may be limited, and you buy from a lot attendant when you get there. Kickoff times are set about a week out by television. Transportation Services posts lot availability updates on gameday, which is the thing to watch on the drive in rather than a map from last season. If you need accessible parking, that is the one product sold in advance and it should be handled well before the day.
- Can you get to Camp Randall Stadium without a car?
- Wisconsin runs its own shuttle from the cheap lots rather than expecting fans to pay for closer parking, which is why the $5 lots are a genuine plan rather than a punishment. Bucky Shuttle: Reported at $5 round trip and $3 one way.
Wisconsin has the cheapest published campus gameday parking of any program on these guides at $5, and it is not a hidden or community lot, it is the university's own posted rate.
There is no advance parking purchase for a regular car. UW sells advance single game parking for accessible parking only, and everyone else pays an attendant on the day by card.
The Bucky Shuttle fares of $5 round trip and $3 one way come from secondary coverage rather than a page we could read. UW Transportation Services confirms the shuttle exists and names its three stops.
The free Saturday surface lot rule is real but does not cover the lots near the stadium on a gameday, because those are reserved for the event. The towing destination, Lot 59 at the west end of campus, is published.
Sourced from the stadium, the city, local outlets, and fans who park here every week. Checked July 2026, and we recheck three times a year. Prices and lot rules change, so every claim above either links where it came from or says plainly that it is fan-reported and unconfirmed. Click through before you build your day around one spot.
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