Tailgating at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley

Tailgater Supply · Game-day sheet

Rules last verified Oct 14, 2026 against calbears.com and berkeleyca.gov. Rules change; check the official pages the week of the game.

3 hrsOski's Village opens

Permitfor any flame or cooking

4 hrswhen cooking permits start

No RVsin any UC lot

Getting in

UC lots: Lower Hearst Level 2, Genetics Garage, Lower Sproul Garage, Bancroft Parking Structure. First come, credit or debit only, no cash or phone pay.
City garages: Center Street, Oxford and Telegraph-Channing. Rates differ, and some have no shuttle nearby.
Shuttles: Free from the lot entrances and Downtown Berkeley BART. Northside and BART shuttles drop at the Greek Theatre, Southside at International House and Berkeley Law.
Streets: Most street parking near the stadium takes a city residential permit on game days, with restrictions from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
RV: No RV parking in any UC lot. Cal points RVs to the Berkeley Marina.
Accessible: ADA spaces in the UC public lots, first come. ADA golf carts run from the shuttle drop-offs to the gates.

Take the shuttle back. Northside and BART shuttles leave from the Greek Theatre, and Southside shuttles from Berkeley Law, back to the lots and Downtown Berkeley.
Walk to BART. Downtown Berkeley station is about a mile from the stadium.
Ride AC Transit. Lines 6, 22, 27, 36, 51B, 52 and F stop near the stadium.

Skip this: Drive out of the hills right away. Into the road closures, with everyone else.

Flames: A UC Berkeley Fire Prevention permit is required for any open flame or cooking appliance, including electric ones with flames.
Where: Permits are issued only for starred spots: Maxwell Field, Goldman Plaza and the Clark Kerr NW and SW lots on Warring St.
When: Permitted cooking runs from 4 hours before kickoff through the game. Violations end it on the spot.
Everywhere else: Tailgates are welcome inside the BBQ Exclusion Zone with no flames and no heat-producing gear.
Warmers: Electric food warmers, not cookers, are allowed without a permit, only at the starred spots.
Permit terms: Cooking 10 feet from combustibles, an extinguisher at each spot, always attended. No butane stoves on campus.
Oski's Village: No outside alcohol, grills, cans, glass or metal bottles, hard coolers, or balls and frisbees.
Bags at the gate: Clear, up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches, or a non-clear bag up to 4.5 x 6.5 inches. No backpacks, even clear ones.

The full guide: tailgatersupply.com/blogs/stadium-guides/tailgating-at-california-memorial-stadium-berkeley