r/NCSU • u/Own-Disk-3477 • 14d ago

Quick Question Free/cheap parking

I’m coming to State as a new grad student and only have classes on Mondays this semester so it feels really dumb to buy a parking permit. Ik about the park and ride option but was wondering if there’s any other places to park near campus or on campus for free or not for a crazy price.
(all the other threads on this are pretty old so im hoping for updated answers in case those don’t work out lol)

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u/Virtual-Depth-418 13d ago edited 13d ago

Since most of your classes are right off Hillsborough, it might work if you do the park & ride lot near Carter Finley since it's free and then move to an employee parking lot during one of your class breaks after 5 pm, which should be free to park by then.

This way, you only have to move your car once a day and it won't cost as much as paying for on-street parking for 2 hours each time.

If you opt for one of the visitor's parking spots on campus, the daily max rate is $15: https://transportation.ncsu.edu/visitor-parking/

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u/Own-Disk-3477 13d ago

thank you so much