Depending on where your house or apartment is located, sometimes it is necessary to drive to campus. Though passes are a good option too, here is a brief guide from the IU Office of Parking Operations website on free parking to avoid a ticket.
Weekend parking
You can park in any zone marked CH or ST, 5 p.m. Friday to 11 p.m. Sunday, with or without a current parking permit.
Exception: if there is a special event like a game day, certain zones might be restricted.
Parking garages
It is free to park in IU parking garages all day Saturday and Sunday.
Meters
Meters are enforced 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. You do not need to feed most meters from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday morning.
Exception: Meters at the residence halls must be paid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Lots
Enforcement in these lots stops from 5 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday.
Von Lee Parking Lot (Lot # 404)
Lot on the corner of Fourth and Dunn streets (Lot # 412)
Lot on the corner of Sixth and Dunn streets (Lot # 402)
