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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Street Garage, Division Street Garage and M.A.C. Avenue Garage | 75 cents per half hour |
$15 / day |
| Albert Avenue Garage, Grove Street Garage and Bailey Street Parking Lot | $1 per half hour | $20 / day |
| Pay-by-Space Stations and Parking Meters (8-2 a.m.) | 75 cents per half hour $1 per half hour as of July 1, 2022 |
vary (90 minutes to 24 hours) |
| Parking Meters (8-2 a.m.) using PassportParking App | 75 cents per half hour | vary (90 minutes to 24 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** |
$50/each | n/a | n/a |
*Rates in effect Monday-Saturday from 8 -3 a.m. Rates in effect Sunday for some special events. Customers are subject to a $25 fee if the entrance ticket is lost. As of July 1, 2022, the lost ticket fee increases to $30.
**The East Lansing Parking Division sells reserved VIP parking spaces ($50/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. As of July 1, 2022, the cost increases to $25 a day, $125 a week or $500 a month.
**The East Lansing Parking Division sells reserved VIP parking spaces ($50/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. As of July 1, 2022, the cost increases to $25 a day, $125 a week or $500 a month.