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2026 Summer Parking
- Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
Click Here to see the Summer Intersession Parking Map
Faculty / Staff Zones
1. Premium FS1, FS2, FS4 and FS5 permits will be honored in all Premium Zones.
2. Faculty/Staff Zones are enforced for faculty/staff permits.
Premium Student Parking Zones
A current WKU Permit, or active Park Mobile Payment is required in all Premium Student Parking Zones during the summer session. These zones are:
1. Parking Structure 1, Levels 4 – 7 (H1)
2. Parking Structure 2 (C1)
3. Chestnut Street North (C2)
4. Minton Lot (H2)
Non-Premium Student Parking Zones
FREE PARKING is available in Non-Premium Student Parking Zones during the summer intersession. These zones are:
1. Adams Street Lot / Ky Street Alley Lot and Ky St Apt Lot (H6)
2. Normal Street South Lot (H8)
3. Creason Lot (H9)
4. University Blvd. Lot (HU)
5. Kentucky Street Lot (C3)
6. Park Street Lot (C4)
7. Chestnut Street South Lot (CS)
NOTE: Parking Structure 3 (H5) (C5) will be closed for the summer.
Public Parking
1. All designated ParkMobile visitor spaces for metered parking (pay on demand) will require payment via ParkMobile per normal parking regulation.
2. Campus Visitors choosing to park in Premium Student Parking Zones will pay through the ParkMobile app as well. During summer intersession only, it is not required to park in a space labeled “PAY”.
3. Free parking is available in the Non-Premium Student Parking Zones all summer.
4. Customers needing parking permits can purchase daily, weekly, or monthly parking permits at the Parking & Transportation Services Office located on the ground floor of Downing Student Union.
Disability Parking
1. All disability spaces will be considered Tier 2 Spaces.
2. A WKU visitor parking permit is required in conjunction with state issued disability parking credentials for spaces located in Faculty/Staff Lots.
3. State issued credentials are honored in pay-on-demand or free parking lots. Disability parking, with state issued credentials will receive 2 hours free in addition to time purchased.
NOTE: Parking enforcement will continue throughout the summer. Safety violations will be enforced in all lots. Permit and paid parking regulations will be enforced as outlined for Summer Intersession Parking.
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