UW Improves Parking for Athletic Events

The University of Wyoming announced expanded and enhanced parking for their athletic's events beginning in the fall of 2011.  Read on to see the updated map and find out about the new or changing lots.

Ford Stadium Lot
Located on the east side of War Memorial Stadium, the Ford Stadium Lot will be paved this summer and include 638 spaces, sidewalks, lighting and landscaping.  This lot will be permitted parking, but there will be no assigned, named spots for permit holders as in the past.

For home football games the lot will allow open containers and be divided into two main areas with the Stadium Preferred Lot in the west portion and the Stadium Lot in the east portion. The Stadium Preferred Lot is available to Cowboy Joe Members who donate $2,000 or more annually and the Stadium Lot is for members who donate $750 or more annually. All Stadium parking permits will also be good for the men's and women's basketball seasons, although there will be no distinction between the two areas.

Summit View Lot
A new lot located directly across 22nd Street to the east of the Ford Stadium Lot, the Summit View Lot will provide an estimated 1,000 parking spaces. It will be covered with recycled asphalt and be a permitted lot for fans who receive a Brown Lot ($100 Cowboy Joe Club contribution per year) or X Lot parking permit through membership in the Cowboy Joe Club. Brown RV parking permits will allow access into the Summit View Lot, Brown Lot and Cowboy Field Lot while X Lot permits will allow parking in the X Lot or Summit View Lot.

Open-Container Parking Lots
During home football games only, there will be alcohol-permissible, open container lots available for tailgating.  Designated open-container permissible lots are the Ford Stadium Lot, Summit View Lot, AA Lot, Brown Lot, Cowboy Field Lot, H Lot, IP Lot and X Lot. For games beginning prior to 4 p.m., open containers will be allowed from 8 a.m. until halftime and for games beginning at 4 p.m. or later, open containers will be allowed from noon until halftime.

Pepsi Tailgate Park
Still located on the southwest corner of War Memorial Stadium, Pepsi Tailgate Park is currently under construction and will be re-sodded prior to the beginning of the football season.

Shuttle Bus Services
During the football season, a new shuttle will be designated specifically for ADA parking patrons and will run from the Cowboy Field Lot to Gate 8 at the northwest corner of War Memorial Stadium two hours prior to each home game and will return fans to the Cowboy Field Lot postgame. A second shuttle will pick up fans at the intersection of 22nd Street and Willett as well as the Brown Lot, beginning three hours prior to each home football game, and drop all fans off at the southwest corner of War Memorial Stadium near Pepsi Tailgate Park.

For Cowboy and Cowgirl home basketball games, the shuttle service from the Cowboy Field Lot will serve all UW fans parking at Cowboy Field and will also make a stop at the intersection of 22nd Street and Willett Drive to pick up fans.  The basketball shuttle will drop fans off in the AA Lot, on the east side of the Arena-Auditorium and will run pregame and postgame, beginning one hour prior to game time.

Additional ADA Parking
An ADA parking area has been added one block east of War Memorial Stadium at the west end of the Cowboy Field Lot on Willett Drive. That parking area replaces a previous ADA parking area located on 21st street near the UW Annex.  Other existing ADA parking will continue to be available.

Free Parking
The closest free parking is within four blocks of War Memorial Stadium. All of the following lots are free: the Aragon Lot, the UW Annex Lot and the Long-Term Parking Lot.