Tailgating at Husky Stadium

Tailgater Supply · Game-day sheet

Rules last verified Oct 14, 2026 against gohuskies.com. Rules change; check the official pages the week of the game.

6 hrslots open before kickoff

140boats dock at Husky Harbor

Charcoalgrills OK, never in garages

2 hrsgates open before kickoff

Where to park

Single game: First come, first served on game day. Pay-By-Phone in most campus lots (Central Plaza Garage, N5, N12, N25, the W lots and more); cards at the Padelford and Portage Bay garages.
Season: Tyee Club members, through a waitlist. E1 and the lots around the stadium are on the season parking map.
RV / trailers: A limited number of single-game public RV permits. RVs, fifth wheels and pull-behind motor homes park in E1 RV or E4. A trailer can take one extra space behind your car.
Bus: Charter buses park on Wahkiakum Rd, with permits bought ahead from Event Management.
Accessible: Advance single-game permits through the ticket office, or day of at E1 with a state placard, first come. Dawg Sled carts run from E1 to the North and South entrances.
By boat: Husky Harbor moorage permits, season or single game, by waitlist and priority points, bought at least a week out. Or anchor in the bay and take the shuttle in.

Take Link. University of Washington Station is next to the stadium. Expect to wait to board, and don't push or run.
Catch an extra Metro bus. Added service on Routes 44, 255 and 542, plus extra coaches on 65, 72 or 75, from first-stop bays on Montlake Blvd and NE Pacific St.
Back to the boat. Harbor shuttles run for 1 hour after the game. Anchored? You need a return-trip ticket from the Waterfront Activities Center office, card only.

Skip this: Have a rideshare meet you at the stadium. Pickup is at Rainier Vista, on Okanogan Ln off Stevens Way. Walk there first; it's close.

Grills: Charcoal grills in parking lots, coals into the hot ash containers before you go in. Never in a garage or under any structure.
Alcohol: Open containers and drinking in public are illegal without a permit, and that covers all UW property and parking lots.
Tents: Allowed in lots, inside the purple dots, with the rear legs in front of your rear tires. UW strongly encourages breaking down before you go in.
Your space: One pass, one car, one stall. Gear goes in front of or behind your vehicle, never in travel or emergency lanes. No saving spaces.
Not allowed: Deep fryers and oil cooking, open fires, loud amplified sound, drones and kites, golf carts and ATVs, unauthorized vending, weapons and fireworks.
Boats: No dinghies in Husky Harbor. Anchored boats ride the shuttle in, and permit holders can't ferry people from the bay.
When it ends: No overnight parking. Harbor shuttles run until 1 hour after the game.
Bags at the gate: Clear, up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, a 1-gallon clear bag, or a clutch up to 4.5 x 6.5 inches. No re-entry.
Gates open: 2 hours before kickoff, with walk-through security screening.

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