Updated for current event-night routing and booking paths.
Last verified: September 25, 2026. Checked against Clemson Athletics, IPTAY, Clemson University Parking and Transportation Services, the City of Clemson, CATbus, and live searches on ParkWhiz and SpotHero.
Almost every campus lot around Death Valley belongs to IPTAY donors on game day, and the university sells no general admission passes in 2026. If you are not a donor, the fixed prices are simple. The City of Clemson's Keith Street and Fendley Street decks cost $40 for the day, first come, first served. Seneca Creek Meadows and Lower Kite Hill are free.
Between those sit 250 single-game IPTAY spaces at Douthit Hills (R-10) and a list of church and private lots near College Avenue. Neither publishes a price. Lots open at 6 a.m. or 8 a.m. depending on kickoff, and towing in reserved lots starts at 12:01 a.m., per the university's football rules.
| Option | Where | Cost | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPTAY season lots | Across campus, about 15,000 spaces | Orange Level ($500) donors and up, with two season tickets. IPTAY | Assigned by rank. Not for sale to the public. |
| R-10 Douthit Hills single game | Old Greenville Highway at Newman Rd | Not published. Clemson Athletics | The store showed no events on September 25. |
| City decks | Keith Street and Fendley Street, downtown | $40 all day. City of Clemson | About 220 spaces. No reservations. Out by 4 a.m. |
| Seneca Creek Meadows | Off campus, shuttle to Doug Kingsmore Stadium | Free. Parking and Transportation Services | You ride a shuttle both ways. |
| Lower Kite Hill | Gravel entrance off Newman Rd, across from IPTAY Lot 16 | Free. Clemson Athletics | Capacity not published. |
| Private and church lots | College Ave, Folger St, Pine St, Edgewood Ave and nearby | Not published. Clemson Athletics | Arrange by email with each owner, or first come. |
| Parent guest permit | Bought at 310 Klugh Ave Suite B | $14, Friday before the game. Clemson University | Parents of on-campus residents only. Not valid in reserved spaces. |
Clemson assigns about 15,000 campus spaces to IPTAY donors each season. The level thresholds below come from IPTAY's 2023 parking page, the most recent it has published. A season ticket needs at least the Purple Level ($250). A parking pass comes with the Orange Level ($500) and up, for members who buy at least two season tickets.
Placement follows your 2026 giving level and priority points, and the rank was set on May 1, 2026. The Athletics parking page says the levels on the map show eligibility only, "not guarantees." Brooks Center, Core Campus, Lot 13, Lake Lot and C18 use digital passes this year.
A few lots shrank. Lot 10 is limited while a 1,200-spot garage is built for 2027, and Lot 9 is down to 50 vehicles. C1 passes now cover C1, C1-ext, C19 and C4 along Perimeter Road, with gameday transit to East Library Circle. Details are on the IPTAY 2026 resources page.
Parking and Transportation Services states it "will not be selling general admission football parking passes for the 2026 season." What remains is the list on the Athletics single-game page.
Five home games are left. None has a kickoff time on the official schedule yet, so lot opening times are not known.
| Date | Opponent | Theme | Kickoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, October 3 | Miami (Fla.) | All In Day | Not published |
| Saturday, October 17 | Charleston Southern | Military Appreciation Day | Not published |
| Saturday, October 24 | Virginia Tech | Homecoming | Not published |
| Saturday, November 14 | Georgia Tech | Senior Day | Not published |
| Saturday, November 28 | South Carolina | IPTAY Day | Not published |
The two official sources disagree on opening times. The Athletics gameday guide says 6 a.m. for kickoffs before 3:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. after. The university rules page says 6 a.m. only for kickoffs before 12:30 p.m. For a kickoff between those times, plan for 8 a.m. Vehicles must leave two hours after the game ends.
Each placard covers a space 9 feet wide by 23 feet long. Your trailer, cooker and tent must fit inside it, behind your vehicle, with drive aisles clear.
Under the IPTAY policy, saving spaces is not allowed. Generators must be rated at 70dB or lower. Bands, large speakers and PA equipment are banned, and so is solicitation. Golf carts, mopeds, motorcycles and scooters need credentials inside the lots, and those passes are not sold. IPTAY can close a lot in bad weather. Grill and open-flame rules are not published on these pages. Drones are banned on main campus from one hour before to one hour after each game.
Clemson does not publish a football rideshare zone. None of the official gameday, accessibility, single-game or university rules pages names one.
Drop points named by third-party guides are not confirmed by Clemson, so we leave them out. Clemson Nightline, the campus ride service, stops for three hours after the game and does not run at all after 8 p.m. kickoffs.
Campus buses do not run on campus during weekend games. CATbus runs its Red Route, which is fare-free, and its only on-campus stop is Cherry Road at Bryan Circle.
The route detours around College Avenue and Sikes Hall. Its standard weekend schedule is hourly from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. No separate game-day timetable is published. The Seneca Creek Meadows shuttle to Doug Kingsmore Stadium runs from lot opening until two hours after the game.
RV spaces are an IPTAY donor benefit. No public RV sale is published for 2026.
The most recent note is for 2025. It said one RV or camper space would need the Heisman level, and two side by side would need the Riggs level, as Athletics reported. The 2026 levels, RV lot names and arrival times are not published.
The ADA lot entrance is off Highway 93 on Calhoun Drive near Tillman Hall and Sikes Hall. A state or athletic-HP placard must be visible, and the placard holder must be in the vehicle.
According to the Athletics accessibility page, the attendant gives out two wristbands, one for the fan and one for an escort. You need a wristband to board the ADA bus to Gate 1. Golf carts start four hours before kickoff from tall white and blue poles. E-6 behind Sikes Hall and Parkway Drive are placard-only. Price and capacity are not published. For gameday parking problems, call 864-656-2931.
On September 25 we tried to book a space for the October 3 Miami game through every channel we could find. Clemson's own R-10 store showed "No Events Found." ParkWhiz returned "We're not showing parking right there." SpotHero returned "No results in this area."
So the only fixed prices for any of the five games are the free lots, the $40 city decks and the $14 parent permit. Everything else publishes no price. Opening times also stay unknown until kickoffs are set.
The City of Clemson decks cost $40 for the day. Seneca Creek Meadows and Lower Kite Hill are free. Donor lots come with IPTAY membership at the Orange Level ($500) and up. R-10 single-game and private lot prices are not published.
Without an IPTAY pass, choose between the Keith Street and Fendley Street decks downtown, the free Seneca Creek Meadows lot with its shuttle, Lower Kite Hill off Newman Road, or a private lot from the Athletics list.
Seneca Creek Meadows is free, with a shuttle to Doug Kingsmore Stadium from lot opening until two hours after the game. Lower Kite Hill is also listed as free, with a gravel entrance off Newman Road across from IPTAY Lot 16.
The city decks are free on Saturdays except when Clemson has a home football game. On game days they charge $40. Campus lots and metered spaces are reserved for IPTAY donors from 12:01 a.m.
Reserved lots are towed from 12:01 a.m. on game day. Only valid IPTAY permits may enter donor lots. Tailgates must fit a 9 by 23 foot space, generators must be 70dB or quieter, and cars must leave two hours after the game.
Clemson publishes an interactive football parking map. It shows lots by IPTAY giving level, but the levels mean eligibility, not a guaranteed space.
Yes, one clear unopened bottle of water per fan. Water sells for $3 inside.
Flying in for a game: Greenville-Spartanburg airport parking. Coming through Charlotte instead: Charlotte Douglas airport parking.
ACC road trip: Carter-Finley Stadium parking in Raleigh. Nearby: Neyland Stadium parking in Knoxville. For Charlotte games: Bank of America Stadium parking.
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