Paid Visitor Parking
Reminder: Visitor parking is intended for guests not affiliated with UTEP, not students or employees.
🕒 Metered Parking Details
- All meter spaces have a 2-hour maximum limit.
- Payment required 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
- All users (visitors, students, employees) must pay — no permit exemptions.
- Rates: $5 for the first hour, $2 each additional hour, $13 daily max.
- Payment via ParkMobile app (zone numbers posted on signs).
Visitor parking options
🅿️ Sun Bowl Parking Garage (Visitor Section)
Located at 2301 Sun Bowl Dr near University Ave. Best option for:
- University Bookstore
- Fox Fine Arts Center
- Magoffin Auditorium
- Cotton Memorial
- Centennial Plaza & Museum
- Undergraduate Learning Center
- El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center
- University Library
- Administration Building
🅿️ Hawthorne 1 (HA1)
Located at Schuster & Hawthorne. Ideal for:
- Mike Loya Academic Services Building
- University Library
- Administration Building
- Miner Heights Housing Complex
🅿️ Mesa 1 Meter Spaces
Convenient for:
- University Ticket Center
- Don Haskins Center
- Foster Stevens Basketball Center
🅿️ University 4 Meter Spaces
Best for:
- Union Building
🅿️ Sun Bowl 2 Meter Spaces
Located along Sun Bowl Dr near the roundabout. Close to:
- Kelly Hall
- Health Sciences and Nursing Building
- Undergraduate Learning Center
- El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center
🅿️ Sun Bowl 10 Meter Spaces
Great option for visitors to:
- Student Recreation Center
- Helen of Troy Softball Complex
- University Field
- Multipurpose Field
- Miner Canyon Housing Complex
🅿️ Randolph 2 Meter Spaces
Located near Memorial Gym. Best for:
- Memorial Gym
- Miner Village Housing Complex
🅿️ Dawson 1 Reserved Visitor Spaces
Available for visitors to the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center only. Look for clearly marked visitor spots. Rubin Center staff will issue a permit which must be displayed while parked in these spaces.
🅿️ UNIVERSITY 2 RESERVED VISITOR Spaces
Available for visitors to the Centennial Museum only. Enter campus via Sun Bowl and University and speak to the gate staff for a parking pass, which must be displayed while parked.