WVU Tailgating at Milan Puskar Stadium: Lots, Times & Rules

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Quick answers

What time do the WVU lots open?

7 a.m. for Saturday games, unless WVU notes otherwise for a lot. RV lots open the Friday before, starting at 8 a.m. in parts of the Blue Lot and the Coliseum Lot. Cars left in permit lots before 7 a.m. on game day get towed.

Can you grill at WVU tailgates?

WVU's A-Z guide says open fires are prohibited, but its 2026 game-day pages don't post a separate grill rule. Check your lot's signs and permit terms. There's no tailgating at all in the Green Garage.

Can you drink at WVU tailgates?

Kegs and excessive drinking aren't allowed in or around the stadium, and drinking games are banned. Alcohol can't go into the stadium or come out of it. Beer sales inside are controlled, and you follow state law in the lots.

Do you need a ticket to tailgate at WVU?

WVU doesn't post a ticket rule for the lots. Season lots take a color-coded permit, and canopies need a permit for that lot. Almost Heaven Village is free and open to all fans, and everyone needs a ticket for the game.

How do you buy parking at WVU?

Most stadium lots are season permits through the Mountaineer Athletic Club. Single-game parking is in the Gold lots and the Green Garage, the Black RV Lot is first come on the day, and all game-day parking is card only.

The game-day timeline

Fri 8 AMFirst RV lots open (others Friday afternoon and evening)
Game day 7 AMLots open; canopies can go up
4 hrs beforeBlue Lot attendants may start assigning spaces
3.5 hrs beforeAlmost Heaven Village opens on the North Lawn
About 2 hrs 45 min beforeThe Mountaineer Mantrip, then the wave to the children's hospital
2 hrs beforeMountainLine stadium buses start
90 min beforeGates open
30 min beforeAlmost Heaven Village closes
Next day noonRVs out of the lots

Where to park

The lots around the stadium are season permits. Without one, here's what's open to you.

Blue Lot: Season permit. Holders pick their space until 4 hours before kickoff, then attendants assign spaces as needed.
Single game: The Gold lots and the Green Garage. No tailgating in the Green Garage. Card only.
RV: Season RV lots open Friday at set times. The Black RV Lot at the Coliseum is single game, first come. Out by noon the next day.
RV rules: Planks of 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches under every jack. Trailers only in the Light Blue Aux RV, Red and Green lots.
Buses: Buses and limos park in the Coliseum Lot.
Accessible: Limited single-game ADA parking at the Law School (Brown Lot) and the Green Lot and Garage, with shuttles to the Southeast and Southwest gates. Blue Lot ADA spaces have no shuttle.

Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium game-day parking, simplified

See the official Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium parking map

Med Center Drive, in front of the stadium, is open only to Blue Lot permit holders.
Rental cargo trucks like U-Haul, Hertz and Ryder aren't allowed in university lots on game days.
No car? The PRT is free on game days and runs until an hour after the game, with a Health Sciences station by the stadium. MountainLine buses run from Mountaineer Mall, and the rideshare lot is at the United Bank on Elmer Prince Drive.

The rules

Rules last verified Oct 14, 2026 against wvusports.com and wvu.edu.

WVU's lot rules are short and specific. Here they are.

Fire: Open fires are prohibited. No separate grill rule is posted, so check your lot.
Canopies: 10 x 10 feet max, secured, in designated areas, after 7 a.m. on game day. Lot permit required, car parked next to it.
Alcohol: No kegs, no excessive drinking and no drinking games. None into or out of the stadium.
Your crowd: Up to 20 people per tailgate or spot. The permit holder answers for the tailgate.
Your space: First come, first served, and no saving spots. Nothing blocking sidewalks or drive lanes.
Noise: Music off or turned down by 11 p.m.
Smoking: Allowed in university lots on game day; only in designated areas at the stadium.
Bags at the gate: One clear bag up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches or a 1-gallon bag, plus a clutch up to 6 x 9 inches.
Gates open: 90 minutes before kickoff. No re-entry.

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Before you go

2026 WVU football game information (UT Martin)WVU Football Game Day Central 2026 WVU football parking WVU football A-Z guide Football game day parking map

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

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Where the party is

The Blue Lot is the big one: a long curve of season-permit spaces in front of Ruby Memorial Hospital, with the North Lawn and Almost Heaven Village between it and the stadium.

The main lot

The Blue Lot

Season permits, right in front of the hospital and steps from the North Lawn. Parts of it open to RVs at 8 a.m. Friday.

The open door

Almost Heaven Village

Free on the North Lawn next to the Blue Lot, from 3.5 hours before kickoff: food trucks, inflatables and the spirit squads.

The moment

The Mountaineer Mantrip

The team gets dropped at Don Nehlen Drive and Med Center Drive about 2 hours 45 minutes before kickoff and walks up to the northeast gate.

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What to eat

Open fires are out, and WVU doesn't post a separate grill rule, so check your lot before you cook. Almost Heaven Village has food trucks before every home game.

Getting out

WVU turns Don Nehlen Drive outbound after the game. Your options, best first:

Ride the PRT. It's free on game days and runs until an hour after the game.
Take the MountainLine bus. Stadium buses run back to Mountaineer Mall for at least an hour after the game.
Drive out Don Nehlen Drive. Both lanes carry stadium traffic out, and nobody can turn in from Route 705.
Skip this
Park on Don Nehlen Drive for a quick exit. It's no-parking after the game.

First time here?

Lots open at 7 a.m. for Saturday games. Don't leave a car in a permit lot before then.
Canopies: 10 x 10 feet max, after 7 a.m., with a permit for that lot.
No open fires, no kegs, no drinking games.
Up to 20 people per spot.
Line Don Nehlen Drive for the Mantrip, about 2 hours 45 minutes out.
Clear bag only, and no re-entry.

Visiting? How to join a tailgate

Almost Heaven Village on the North Lawn is free and open to all fans, and it sits right next to the Blue Lot. Start there, bring something to share, and wait for a wave before you join a setup.

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