Tailgating at McLane Stadium

Tailgater Supply · Game-day sheet

Rules last verified Oct 14, 2026 against baylorbears.com and baylor.edu. Rules change; check the official pages the week of the game.

4 PMsetup opens the day before

Midnightevery spot cleared, game day

12 indeepest a tent stake can go

3 hrsTouchdown Alley opens

Where to park

Stadium lots: McLane Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and the Gold Lot. Lots 1, 2 and Gold are assigned spaces, so check your pass.
Campus: Umphrey Law School lot, Ferrell Center and the Dutton and Speight garages, not assigned. No tailgating in the garages.
Bear Park: Season-long tailgate spots on the stadium site, each with a parking pass. Bear Park gets one re-entry exception, through the Lot 4 entrance.
RV: McLane RV spots are sold out for 2026. Ferrell Center RV parking is sold by the season or single game, through Tailgating@baylor.edu.
Sailgating: 18 reserved boat slips in the Baylor Basin, sold out. Other boats can tie off along the flood wall when there's space.
Accessible: ADA parking at the BRIC lot, 100 Research Pkwy, with a placard or plate and a shuttle to the stadium from 4 hours before kickoff.

Take your shuttle back. Downtown, Ferrell Center and Speight shuttles all run until an hour after the game, from where they dropped you.
Stay at your spot. Tailgate sites can stay up until midnight on game day. Let University Parks Drive reopen and the traffic thin out.
Follow the Waze lot links. Baylor publishes custom Waze links for each prepaid lot. Use them over other turn-by-turn apps.

Skip this: Hit I-35 at the final whistle. With the construction lane drops, that's a long sit.

Grills: Attended at all times and off sidewalks, drive lanes and walkways. Trailer grills on-site only, not at the Law Center spots.
Fire: Charcoal goes in the hot coal barrels, never trash cans, under trees or into the Brazos.
Tents: Stakes no deeper than 12 inches. Approved professional tents can stay up all season; you answer for weather damage.
Alcohol: Baylor policy bans alcohol on campus without an approved exception. Glass is strongly discouraged.
Noise: No loud music or live bands without Baylor's OK. Speakers point into your own spot. Quiet generators only.
Not allowed: Golf carts, ATVs and scooters, your own port-o-lets, selling or giving away food and drinks, and reselling your spot.
When it ends: All sites cleared by midnight on game day, except RVs. Bear Lawn by 5 p.m. the next day.
Bags at the gate: Clear, up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches, or a clutch up to 4.5 x 6.5 x 3 inches. No backpacks or coolers.
Gates open: The posted game-day timeline opens Gates A to D about 90 minutes before kickoff. No re-entry.

The full guide: tailgatersupply.com/blogs/stadium-guides/tailgating-at-mclane-stadium-waco