Zones & Maps

A virtual parking permit is required to park on campus 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Commuter and Resident students should stay in their assigned zone Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Virtual Permits and Parking: All parking permits are virtual, where your license plate acts as the permit. You must park with your license plate facing the drive lane (cannot back in or pull through a parking space).

If you wish to pull through or back into a parking space you must have a vanity license plate affixed to the front bumper of your vehicle to comply with the license plate recognition technology. Vanity plates are not permits to park; they supplement your valid parking permit to allow you to pull through / back in.
- (If your vehicle is licensed in a two-plate state, and you already have a state-issued license plate on the front of your vehicle, a vanity plate is not needed.)

Maps and Quick Links:

All Parking Zones Map

Select image to download printable PDF version.

Residential Student Parking Zones

Residential parking permits are assigned to on-campus housing residents. You should register for your virtual parking permit as soon as you have registered for classes. Permit holders must stay in their assigned zone from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Residential Zone	Housing	Available Lots
Student Residential Zone	All On-Campus Housing	All residential parking lots (see map)
Resident East Deck	All On-Campus Housing	Parking Deck on Reynolds Dr. (see map)
Resident Central Deck	All On-Campus Housing	Parking Deck on Riegel Rd. (see map)

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Commuter Student Parking Zones

Commuter zones are assigned based on the time of registration and availability. To receive the best commuter zone available, you should register for your virtual parking permit as soon as you have registered for classes. Commuter zone permit holders must stay in their assigned zone from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can NEVER park in a residential zone.

Commuter Zone	Available Lots
Commuter East Deck	Parking Deck on Reynolds Dr. (see map)
Commuter Central Deck	Parking Deck on Riegel Rd. (see map)
Commuter Zone 1	Kenan Auditorium Lot, Library Lot, Randall Drive Lot, and DeLoach Lot (see map)
Commuter Zone 2	Trask Lot, Hamilton Drive Lot, and Hamilton Drive Parking (see map)
Park and Ride College	Park and Ride Lot is an off-campus lot located across College Rd at intersections of Hurst, Hoggard, and St. James and requires the use of shuttle buses to and from campus (see map) Between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m., Monday - Friday, students may park in non-gated faculty/staff or commuter student lots, unless the lot is otherwise reserved (see night and weekend map)
Night and Weekend	May park in non-gated faculty/staff lots or commuter zones between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday-Friday and anytime on weekends, unless the lot is otherwise reserved. (see night and weekend map)

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Faculty and Staff Parking Zones

Faculty and Staff Zone

Available Lots

Faculty and Staff

Gated Parking Lots: Hanover Lot, Leutze-Morton Lot, Cultural Arts Lot, Price Drive Lot 1 and 2, Walton Drive Lot, and Admin Annex Lot (see map)

Non-Gated Parking Lots: Facilities Lot, Printing Services Lot, Madeline Lot, McNeill Lot, Fisher Lot, Alderman Lot, Burney Lot, Eaton Plaza Lot, and yellow lined spaces in Kenan Auditorium Lot and Library Lot (see map)

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Central Deck Information

UNCW's second parking deck opened in August 2020. The Central deck, which was designed to blend with the University's neo-Georgian architecture, provides premier parking accommodations for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The Central deck is located on Riegel Rd, in close proximity to the Burney Center, Fisher University Union, and Fisher Student Center. (see map)


Clearance	Maximum clearance is 9’ entry and 7’ for levels 1-3.
Features	There are 986 parking spaces for cars, including twelve accessible and van-accessible spaces.
Visitor Parking	There are 125 visitor parking spaces, located on the main level of the parking deck.

East Deck Information

UNCW's first parking deck opened in August 2009. The East deck, which was designed to blend with the University's neo-Georgian architecture, provides premier parking accommodations for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The East deck is located at Seahawk Crossing near the intersection of Reynolds and Cahill Drives, in close proximity to the Education Building, Dobo Hall, and McNeill Hall. (see map)


Clearance	Maximum clearance is 8’2”’ entry and 7’ for levels 1-4.
Features	There are 997 parking spaces for cars, vans, and 20 motorcycles, including two accessible and van-accessible spaces. The deck also provides covered bicycle parking and electric hook-ups for hybrid cars.
Visitor Parking	The 106 visitor parking spaces, located on the main level of the parking deck, are accessible 24/7. The rate for visitor parking is $2.00 per hour.
LEED Certification	The parking deck's regionally produced materials, electric hook-ups for hybrid cars, and other features helped the Seahawk Crossing complex earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The LEED rating system is the nationally accepted standard for the design, construction, and operation of green buildings. Seahawk Crossing is the first LEED-certified project at UNCW.