Campus parking is free for all Friday morning through 5 p.m. Monday. As you near campus from any direction, follow signs directing traffic to parking lots on campus.
State issued tags/placards for handicap parking spaces do not grant vehicle access on closed roads on Saturday. To accommodate special needs for Saturday, request an Accessibility Plan, issued by the Commencement Office. Specific traffic signs will direct guests to yellow or blue permit lots.
All vehicles on campus must park legally to observe fire lanes, handicap spaces (handicap tag required), sidewalks, etc. Cornell Campus Map
Campus roads and all lots are free and open on Friday. Guests attending a Friday event should be able to drive near their event location then search for a place to park in nearby parking lots; the Hoy Road Parking Garage, the Forest Home Parking Garage, Willard Straight Hall lot, Central Ave. lot, Alumni Field lot, Sibley lot, Peterson lot, Crescent lot and Kite Hill lot. Visitors may access the normal TCAT bus routes servicing central campus, at no charge.
On Friday, families who have passengers with limited mobility may let them out near the event, before parking nearby. If parking in a handicap space, a state issued handicap tag must be displayed.
Road Closures
On Saturday, interior/central campus roads, including those surrounding Schoellkopf Stadium will begin to close at 6:30 a.m. and will remain closed (except for buses) until 5:00 p.m., for the safety of all pedestrians.
Follow signs directing traffic to parking lots. Click here to see the Saturday bus shuttle map.
Parking and Buses
Follow signs directing all traffic to parking lots and Yellow and Blue permit lots. Park in the outlying large parking lots, such as B Lot, BTI, TRB and spaces around the Vet School and ride the free buses from lots to Schoellkopf Field (Crescent Lot) and other locations on campus for college events. Click here to see the Saturday bus shuttle map.
Special shuttle buses, only on Saturday, will travel from B lot to the stadium. As well as across campus, stopping at bus stops on central campus (Tower Road and Feeney Way) and North Campus and back to the stadium, from 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Limited free buses will service central campus after 5:00 p.m. as noted on the map. Click here to see the Saturday bus shuttle map.
Getting to Commencement at the Stadium
Once parked, ride a free bus to the Crescent Lot at Schoellkopf Field. Upon arrival, you will exit the bus and walk 100′ to the bag check area at the entrance gates and then to all general seating in the Crescent bleachers.
Accessibility Parking/Seating for Commencement at the Stadium
Guests who cannot board/ride buses, walk 100′ unassisted, navigate stairs, or sit in bleachers without back support should request an Accessibility Plan, issued by the Commencement Office, to accommodate parking & seating needs.
State issued placards for handicap parking spaces do not grant vehicle access onto closed roads. Due to campus road closures around the stadium, vehicles will not be allowed to drive to stadium entrances to drop off passengers as free buses deliver guests to stadium entrances. Please review our Accessibility information to request special arrangements, if needed.
Getting to College Events from the Stadium
When Commencement ends at 11 a.m. or 3:30 p.m., buses will be lined up in the Crescent Lot (east side of the stadium) to transport guests from the Crescent to other campus events and parking lots. Some event locations will require walking from the stadium, as the Crescent Lot is the bus stop servicing certain venues. Refer to the Bus stop and shuttle map here and the Event Key here for exact event locations.
From GENERAL Seating (bleachers in Crescent) – walk or bus from Crescent Lot
For venue locations that require walking from the stadium, consider if the distance may be too strenuous. If so, guests should switch to the Yellow Plan and bring a wheelchair. The Blue Plan does not accommodate wheelchairs for seating nor space to set aside, within the Crescent.
From YELLOW Accessible Seating (chairs in south end zone) – walk/wheel or drive from Hoy Road Parking Garage (no bus)
For venues that require walking from the stadium, Yellow Plan guests should bring a wheelchair to retrieve from their vehicle after the commencement ceremony, to get to their next event, leaving their vehicle parked in Hoy Road Parking Garage.
Pease note, there will not be special shuttle buses on Sunday. Only normal TCAT buses traveling across central campus every 30 minutes.
Personally chartered vehicles are subject to the same road closures and restrictions as personal vehicles. Therefore, please review parking information and instruct driver accordingly.
If using a transportation service to get to Commencement on Saturday, the driver must drop off at B Lot (follow signs to Commencement parking).
B Lot address by the Vet College: 957 Campus Rd, Ithaca NY 14850
From B Lot, you will ride a free campus bus to get to Schoellkopf Stadium (Crescent side) or to other areas of campus. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter closed roads, so you must coordinate a drop-off and pick-up location and times with driver.
If driver is returning later to pick up, remember to plan to meet at the specific parking lot, B Lot. When determining a pick-up time, be sure to factor in enough time to ride a campus bus back from the campus location to the parking lot to meet the driver.
There is no charge or lot permit required for residence hall guests to park in residence hall parking lots Friday through Monday. Parking is on a space-available basis using the A Lot and surrounding lots near the residence halls.