Where to Park for Iowa Football Games in Iowa City by Kinnick Stadium

• Hancher Auditorium Lot, or Lot 55, is located at 298 N. Riverside Drive. The lot is located west of the Hancher Auditorium. Shuttle pickup is located at the bus stop inside the parking lot and drop off at the bus loop on Newton Road, according to the Hawkeye Sports website. If you prefer to walk to Kinnick Stadium, or maybe arrive before the shuttle starts, know that it’s a little over a mile to get to the stadium.
• Hawkeye Commuter Lot, or Lot 85, is located at 3350 Hawkeye Park Road. The lot is located west of Mormon Trek Boulevard and the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. This parking lot is free and also offers shuttle services. Pickup is at the bus stop inside the parking lot and drop off at the bus stop east of Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Elliott Drive, according to the Hawkeye Sports website. If you choose not to use the shuttle services, the walk to Kinnick is over 2 miles, making it a 40+ minute walk. So come prepared for a hike, or be sure to schedule your plans with transportation services.
• Hall of Fame Bundle, or Lot 71, is located next to the UI Athletics Hall of Fame at 2425 Prairie Meadow Drive. This lot offers free parking and shuttle services. Pickup is located on Prairie Meadow Drive and drop off is at the bus stop east of Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Elliott Drive, according to the Hawkeye Sports website. At about 2 miles, this makes it a half-hour-plus walk to Kinnick Stadium.
• Downtown Iowa City. While not necessarily free, people can be picked up downtown at the bus stop on Washington Street outside Schaefer Hall and dropped off at the Veterans Affairs bus loop.

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Other public parking options

• Finkbine commuter lot. You have two options here. You can park at the Finkbine Golf Course Lot, which is on Melrose Avenue. Or you can park at the Finkbine Commuter Lot, also known as Lot 65, located at 1380 Melrose Ave., which is the address of the Finkbine Golf Course. Essentially, you’ll take Finkbine Commuter Drive to access the commuter lot, which is on the northeast side of Finkbine Golf Course and can be accessed from Hawkins Drive. Game day attendees can purchase parking here for $30. The walk to Kinnick Stadium is about a mile or less depending on which lot you park in, so it should take about 20 minutes to get to the stadium.
• library lot, or lot 3, or the Main Library lot, is $30 for a parking pass. Availability here depends on how many prepaid passes were sold for the lot, which is also $30 for those interested in buying early. The walk to Kinnick Stadium takes about 18 minutes, a little under a mile, depending on which route you take.
• Lot 11 (CRWC). The Recreation Center lot is located at 500 S. Madison St. Parking here is the hourly rate. More than one hour costs $1.80 and costs $1.20 for each additional hour. If you walk down West Burlington Street, the walk to Kinnick Stadium is one mile, taking about 22 minutes.
• Newton’s highway ramp, or Lot 10, is located at 426 Newton Road. Parking here costs the hourly rate. More than one hour costs $1.80 and costs $1.20 for each additional hour. It’s about an 11-minute walk, or exactly half a mile, if you follow Newton Road to get to the stadium.
• Lot of Softball Fields. This parking lot is next to the Hawkeye Softball Complex, which is located at 105 First Ave. in Coralville. Parking here is $30 and it’s 1.3 miles from the stadium, making it a 26-minute walk.
• Lower Finkbine Lot. Lower Finkbine Lot is located before the Hawkeye Softball Complex, on Second Street and across from Freddy’s Frozen Custard in Coralville. Parking here is $30 and it’s just over a mile walk from the stadium.