Parking Regulations & Maps
Campus Police & Parking

The College expects strict compliance with state, city, county, and campus traffic rules and regulations from all students, faculty, staff, and visitors. These rules and regulations are issued under the authority of Colorado Revised Statutes 23-5-107.

• Students, faculty, and staff may purchase permits online.
• Faculty and staff are notified in August regarding the payroll deduction parking permit option.
• Purchase a permit and display it on your windshield with the number and expiration date clearly visible to avoid a $30.00 fine for No Parking or a $15.00 fine for Improper Display. Permits must be displayed with number and expiration date clearly visible in the front windshield.
• Permits may be transferred between cars in the same family's household but not transferred or sold from person to person.
• If one has multiple vehicles, each permit is the total price.
• Permit holders are responsible for citations incurred by vehicles displaying their permit.
• The registered vehicle owner can be held responsible for parking fines even if they are not driving the vehicle.
• Your permit is valuable; after you purchase your permit, you are responsible for its safekeeping. If you are in an accident, your car is sold, your windshield is replaced, etc., you must remove your permit and put it on your next vehicle or your new windshield. Lost, misplaced, forgotten, stolen, etc., parking permits will be replaced at full or pro-rated price. You may also purchase a temporary parking permit by day, week, or month if you forgot to retrieve it from your vehicle. 
• The College is not responsible for lost or stolen decals; however, a prompt report to Fort Lewis College Police may result in the recovery and return of property. 
• Permits may be purchased in advance of deadlines and are also available throughout the year. Plan on purchasing a permit before bringing a vehicle to campus or before the deadlines.  
• The deadline for displaying permits on vehicles parked on campus is Monday at 8:00 am, one week (7 days) after the first day of class for the Fall and Winter terms.
• Vehicles in metered spaces must pay for metered parking, even if a valid permit is displayed.
• Parking lots and parking permits are designated as “Commuter” or “Residential.”  These designations are shown on the campus map, and there are corresponding signs in the parking lots. The fine will be $30 for a commuter parking in a residential space or $30 for a resident parking in a commuter space.
• Commuter parking lots are designated as no overnight parking. If you must leave a vehicle overnight, please call Campus Police & Parking.
• Meters marked for visitors only are not for students, faculty, or staff use.

Motorcycles and scooters

$46.00 per year (September - April) or $23.00 per term (Fall or Spring). Motorcycles must park in designated motorcycle parking areas. Scooters are also required to obtain a parking permit.

Automobiles

$140.00 per year (September -April) or $70.00 per term (Fall or Spring). Automobiles must park in designated parking lots and spaces only.

In keeping with the development of its Sustainability Action Plan, Fort Lewis College is implementing comprehensive strategies that address the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions including those related to transportation.

• There is a 20% discount off the permit price for vehicles that score at least 40 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide, Green Book ®, for emissions and fuel-economy standards.
• These decals are NOT transferable.

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• A day pass can be purchased at the Police & Parking Department (Aspen Hall), the Skyhawk Station (Miller Student Services/Skyhawk Station), at ftlewisparking.com or by visiting the Fort Lewis College Police and Parking webpage Short Term Parking Permits, allowing the purchaser to park in either a Commuter (blue sign with 'C') parking lot or a Residential (gold sign with 'R') parking lot.
• Cost is $3.00 for up to 4 hours and $5.00 for the entire day.
• Daily Permits are also available at Aspen Hall
• Temporary permits and permits for special circumstances are available at Aspen Hall

Organizations sponsoring events at Fort Lewis College have options for parking.

• Organizations may purchase single use day parking permits in advance of an event from the Fort Lewis College Police and Parking Services Department, to distribute to their guests.  The parking permits are single day use permits only.  Day use permits are only valid if the current date is written on the permit.  Any alterations/corrections to the day use permit will render it invalid.  
• Organizations may also refer their participants to ftlewisparking.com or by visiting the Fort Lewis College Police and Parking webpage Short Term Parking Permits.  Individuals may purchase parking permits for their vehicles at ftlewisparking.com, by visiting the Fort Lewis College Police and Parking webpage Short Term Parking Permits, or at the Fort Lewis College Police and Parking Services Department, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Events occurring after 3:30pm are exempt from this regulation.

Visitors are welcome at the Fort Lewis College Campus. Permits may be purchased as mentioned in the Daily and temporary parking permits section above.

• Admissions Lot adjacent to Kroeger Hall is for Admissions visitor parking only.
• Visitors are welcome at Fort Lewis College.  Visitor parking is available at meters throughout campus.  Visitors may also purchase a day parking pass at ftlewisparking.com or by visiting the Fort Lewis College Police and Parking webpage Short Term Parking Permits. Another option would be to purchase a day pass at the Police & Parking Department (Aspen Hall), or at the Skyhawk Station (Miller Student Services/Skyhawk Station).
• Metered spaces are also available, at a rate of $0.05/3-minutes, $0.10/6-minutes, and
  $0.25/15-minutes.  2-hour metered spaces are available in the following lots: Art Lot, Education/Business Hall Lot, Center of Southwest Studies Lot and Union Visitor Lot.
• The locations of visitor and metered spaces are noted on the campus map.
• Students, faculty and anyone who works on campus will be fined $30.00 for parking in visitor spaces.

ALL VEHICLES PARKED IN METERED SPACES MUST PAY FOR METERED PARKING, including vehicles with parking permits.  Vehicles exceeding the paid 2-hour time limit will be ticketed or towed.

Fort Lewis College has Handicapped Parking spaces reserved for students, employees and visitors with disabilities or special needs. 

• Documentation must be provided by a medical provider for persons who are temporarily disabled and need to request a temporary handicapped permit at Fort Lewis College Police & Parking Services. Call 247-7491 during regular working hours for more information.
• Vehicles in Handicapped Parking spaces are required to display a regular parking permit along with a handicapped permit.
• Unauthorized vehicles or vehicles not displaying handicapped permit will be fined $130.00 and/or towed.

A volunteer is an individual whose primary relationship with the college is to perform a service in support of a college program or activity with no promise, expectation, or receipt of compensation for services rendered to the college, auxiliaries, or third-party vendors. Students enrolled in college courses cannot be considered volunteers. 

The hosting department should contact the Police & Parking Department regarding parking and/or parking permits.

Construction of parking lots, roads, lighting, striping, signs and maintenance is paid for through the sale of parking permits and the collection of parking fines. No state funds are provided; this is a vehicle user-fee method.

• Parking lots and parking permits are designated as “Commuter” or “Residential.”  These designations are shown on the campus map, and there are corresponding signs in the parking lots.  The fine will be $30 for a commuter parking in a residential space or a resident parking in a commuter space.
• Watch for signs designating No-Parking, Service Vehicle, or other types or reserved spaces. Hash marks on the asphalt designate No Parking zones.
• Parking is not allowed in these areas, whether posted "No Parking" or not. Vehicles parking illegally in these spaces may be issued a citation, immobilized or towed away at the owner's expense, without notice.
• When parking temporarily to load/unload, notify Fort Lewis College Police & Parking Services at 247-7491 or 749-6581.
• When leaving a vehicle in an unauthorized space due to an unavoidable emergency, contact Police & Parking Services. 
• No driving or parking on any pedestrian walkway except for maintenance or emergency vehicles.