A valid UC Davis permit is required to park
on campus.
UC Davis uses ParkMobile, an app that
allows drivers to conduct parking permit transactions from
their mobile devices.
Visitor lots (aka C lots) allow hourly parking in any
space at $1.50 for the first hour. One can purchase
1 hour and 30 minutes for $2.00. Daily rates are
available in these lots for visitors for $12 per day.
There are physical kiosks in the C lots that allow
for non-ParkMobile app usage. You’ll need to know your
license plate number.
Faculty and staff lots (aka A lots) allow daily rates for
campus affiliates at $3.60 per day.
After 5:00 pm these lots become available for hourly
rates to all visitors.
Visitors with a disabled
placard/plate may park without displaying
an additional permit, and may park in spaces where UC
Davis DSA permits are honored. Disabled placards/plates
are not valid in restricted spaces (such as 1 hour A
permit spaces), loading zones, red zones, center core and
reserved areas.
Directions by Car
From Interstate 80 East (from Bay Area),
take the “UC Davis” exit (Exit 71) and turn left on to Old
Davis Road. Continue north-west through the traffic
circle, stop light and two stop signs. Visitor Parking Lot 5
will be on your right in approximately 1 mile.
From Interstate 80 West (from
Sacramento), take the “UC Davis” exit (Exit 71) and turn
right on to Old Davis Road. Continue north-west through the
traffic circle, stop light and two stop signs. Visitor Parking
Lot 5 will be on your right in approximately 1 mile.
From State Highway 113 (from Woodland), head
South and merge with I-80. Take the “UC Davis” exit (Exit
71) and turn left on to Old Davis Road. Continue
north-west through the traffic circle, stop light and two stop
signs. Visitor Parking Lot 5 will be on your right in
approximately 1 mile.
From Visitor Parking Lot 5, head north along
walk along Old Davis Road until you reach Hutchison Drive.
Turn turn left. The Ceramics Studio TB-9 will be
on your right. Continue past the Pitzer Center to the Arts
complex and the Art Building which will be on your right.
By Bus
Unitrans bus lines A, L and W, stop at Shields or
Art Building (Wright Hall) and at TB-9. Note: there is
no Unitrans service on Friday or Saturday nights. Use
the Unitrans trip
planner for help planning your route.
By Train
Amtrack’s Capitol
Corridor line provides service to and from the Bay
Area and Sacramento. The station, located in downtown Davis,
can be reached by taking Unitrans’ A line which stop at
Shields or Art Building (Wright Hall) and at TB-9. Note:
there is no Unitrans service on Friday or Saturday
nights. Use the Unitrans trip
planner for help planning your route.