Parking on campus
As an urban campus, parking at UW Tacoma can sometimes be a challenge. There are a number of paid parking options on or near campus, but free street parking can be hard to find. You can use this site to explore your options and keep up on the latest parking news.
Parking lots and permits
There are five pay-parking lots and one pay-parking garage on campus; rates vary. Permits are available for most of these.
Other options
In addition to on-campus lots, there are additional pay parking lots across Pacific Avenue at the Washington State History Museum and Tacoma Art Museum and north of 17th Street at the Tacoma Convention Center.
Free parking is available at the Tacoma Dome Transit Station parking garage. The free Link light rail train runs from the garage to campus every 10 minutes. This garage often fills up early, so finding a space at mid-day may be difficult. Learn more about riding the Link to campus.
Driving directions
The UW Tacoma campus is located across the street from the Washington State History Museum and Union Station. To reach campus, from I-5 take the I-705/Tacoma City Center exit (exit 133). From I-705 take the South 21st Street exit. Turn left at the traffic light onto 21st Street. Go through the light at Pacific Avenue, and the campus is on the right.
