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Parking Rates
Convenient, ample and affordable parking is located in a number of garages, surface parking lots and parking meters throughout downtown East Lansing.
Daily Rate
| Location | Rate Per Half Hour | Daily Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Gated Garages | 75 cents per half hour |
$15 / day |
| Gated Surface Lots | $1 per half hour | $20 / day |
| Pay-by-Space Stations | 75 cents per half hour | vary (90 minutes to 24 hours) |
| Parking Meters (8-2 a.m.) | 75 cents per half hour (unless posted otherwise) | vary (1-2 hours) |
Special Event Rates*
| Location | Rate | Rate After 2 Hours | Daily Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gated Garages | $1 per half hour for first 2 hours |
$6 / hour | $30 / day |
| Gated Surface Lots | $1 per half hour for first 2 hours |
$6 / hour | $30 / day |
| Art Festival Pay-at-Entry | $5 (garages) | ||
| MSU Football Games Pay-at-Entry | $30 (garages), $20 (outlying surface lots) | ||
| VIP Parking for MSU Football Games** |
$40/each | n/a | n/a |
*Rates in effect Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 a.m. Rates in effect Sunday for some special events. Customers are subject to the daily maximum if entrance ticket is lost.
**The East Lansing Parking Division sells reserved VIP parking spaces ($40/each) for MSU home football games. Twenty VIP parking spaces are available for each game: 12 on N. M.A.C. Avenue (between Albert Avenue and Linden Street) and eight in the 500 block of Albert Avenue (between Division Street and Bailey Street). Please call the Parking Office at (517) 337-1277 to reserve a space. Reservations must be made by noon on Friday for Friday night games or by 5 p.m. on Friday for Saturday games. Space is limited.
***Construction-reserved meter rates (subject to department approval) are available for $20 a day, $100 a week or $400 a month.
**The East Lansing Parking Division sells reserved VIP parking spaces ($40/each) for MSU home football games. Twenty VIP parking spaces are available for each game: 12 on N. M.A.C. Avenue (between Albert Avenue and Linden Street) and eight in the 500 block of Albert Avenue (between Division Street and Bailey Street). Please call the Parking Office at (517) 337-1277 to reserve a space. Reservations must be made by noon on Friday for Friday night games or by 5 p.m. on Friday for Saturday games. Space is limited.
***Construction-reserved meter rates (subject to department approval) are available for $20 a day, $100 a week or $400 a month.