FSU Tailgating at Doak Campbell Stadium: Lots, Times & Rules

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Quick answers

What time do the lots open at Doak Campbell Stadium?

5 hours before kickoff, or noon, whichever is earlier. Booster lots have to be empty by 11:59 p.m. the night before, and cars left behind get towed.

Can you grill at FSU tailgates?

Yes. The Seminole Boosters allow cooking devices and tents as long as they don't crowd your neighbors, the next space or the travel lanes. Everything stays inside your 20 x 14-foot space.

Can you drink at FSU tailgates?

We couldn't find a current published rule on alcohol in the Booster lots. Inside Doak, alcohol is sold at concession stands until the end of the third quarter, and no outside alcohol comes in.

Do you need a ticket to tailgate?

The rules tie tailgating to parking, not tickets. All campus tailgating and parking on the game-day map is controlled by the Seminole Boosters and needs a permit.

How do you buy parking?

Through the Seminole Boosters. Season permits go to Booster donors who hold football season tickets, chosen in the spring, and the passes are digital. We found no single-game football parking on the Boosters page. Off campus, FSU's parking office points to the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center lot, RVs included.

The game-day timeline

11:59 PMThe night before: every car out of the Booster lots, or it gets towed
Day beforeBooster motorhome lots open at 10 a.m. for registered, self-contained RVs
5 hrs outBooster lots open, never later than noon
4 hrs outRegistered charter buses can start parking
2 hrs outGates open

Where to park

On game day the Seminole Boosters control every lot on the campus map, and each one takes a permit.

Golden Chief lots: Lots 2 to 8, 11 and 15, closest to Doak. Golden Chief donors and up, and many come with an assigned space number.
Priority lots: Lots 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19 to 23 and 25 to 28, chosen in Booster priority order.
Motorhomes: Self-contained RVs only, for Booster members, registered week by week. The lots sit off Jackson Bluff Rd and Airport Dr.
Oversized: The Oversized Lot is at Gaines St and Woodward Ave. A vehicle that fills a regular space leaves no room to tailgate.
Accessible: By application through FSU Transportation and Parking Services. Disabled Parking Program holders park in the West Pensacola Garage, Lot 9.
Rideshare: The 2026 map marks pickup and drop-off on North Woodward Ave by Lot 29, and at Lake Bradford Rd and Jackson Bluff Rd.
Charter buses: Registered buses park from 4 hours out and leave within an hour after the game. Enter on Chieftan Way.

Doak Campbell Stadium game-day parking, simplified

See the official Doak Campbell Stadium parking map

Come in on the side you park on. For lots west of Doak, take Stadium Dr. For lots east, take Pensacola St, or Macomb and Bronough Sts from the north. From the south, take Lake Bradford Rd.
Police can run the signals near the stadium up to 6 hours before kickoff. FAMU also plays at home on Oct. 31, so expect heavier traffic around both campuses that day.
No Booster permit? The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center lot is the off-campus option FSU's parking office lists. The 2026 map also marks Seminole Shuttle stops at several lots and on Chieftan Way.

The rules

Rules last verified Oct 14, 2026 against boosters.fsu.edu, seminoles.com and fsu.edu.

The Seminole Boosters run every lot on game day. Here's what they ask.

Your space: 20 x 14 feet for your car and your tailgate together (Lot 5: 19 x 14). Everything fits inside it.
Grills: Cooking devices are allowed if they don't crowd your neighbors, the next space or the travel lanes.
Tents: Same rule: in your space, out of the next one and out of the lanes.
Who's allowed: Permit holders. All campus tailgating and parking on the game-day map takes a Booster permit.
Not allowed: Selling, advertising or handing out food or drinks without written approval. Golf carts and pedicabs without authorization.
Alcohol: No current lot rule we could find. Inside, sales stop at the end of the third quarter.
Night before: Booster lots must be empty by 11:59 p.m. Cars left behind are towed.
Bags at the gate: Clear, up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, plus a clutch up to 4.5 x 6.5 inches. No umbrellas or hard coolers.
Gates open: 2 hours before kickoff. No re-entry.

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Before you go

2026 Seminole Boosters game-day parking 2026 football parking map (PDF)FSU football gameday FAQ FSU game-day traffic tips 2026 FSU Transportation: football parking

Official pages. Rules change; check them the week of the game.

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Where the party is

Doak is a permit town on Saturdays. The Boosters run every lot on the game-day map, so the whole scene is sorted by lot number before you even park.

The front lawn

Langford Green

The lawn on the south side of Doak, by the Unconquered statue.

Closest in

Lots 5 and 6

Golden Chief lots just southeast of the stadium, between Champions Way and Varsity Dr. Lot 5 spaces run 19 x 14 feet.

The campout

The motorhome lots

Off Jackson Bluff Rd and Airport Dr, south of the stadium. Registered RVs roll in at 10 a.m. the day before and stay through the weekend.

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What to eat

Cook thisWhat to cook at a tailgate (that survives the lot)

Getting out

Tallahassee turns a few streets one way after the game, and delays run until about an hour after it ends. Your options:

Know the one-ways. Pensacola St east of the stadium runs one way east, and St. Augustine and W. Madison Sts run one way east toward Apalachee Pkwy.
Mind the turn bans. No northbound traffic on Springhill and Lake Bradford Rd from Levy Ave to Gaines St, and no southbound traffic on Stadium Dr from Tennessee St.
Rideshare from a marked zone. The 2026 map marks pickup on North Woodward Ave by Lot 29 and at Lake Bradford Rd and Jackson Bluff Rd.
Skip this
Pull out at the final whistle. The delays clear about an hour after the game. Your 20 x 14 feet is a fine place to wait.