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
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
VIP Parking for MSU Football Games**
$40/each
n/a
n/a
*Rates in effect Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m.-2 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.