Football

Shuttles from parking lots to stadium area: begin three (3) hours prior to kickoff

Shuttles from stadium area to parking lots: begin with 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter

• Stephenson Dr Lot 14 – Unload and pick up on Chamique Holdsclaw Drive
• Ag Campus – Board buses at River Drive across from the CF lot; unload and pick up at Circle Park

City of Knoxville Public Parking Downtown Options on Home Football games

• Downtown garages – $20 – Main Ave, Dwight Kessel, City County Bldg, and Locust St
• Downtown – Civic Coliseum Garage & Blackstock Lot – $10
• Free garages – State Street & Market Square

2022 East Tennessee Children’s Hospital gameday parking

This fundraiser supports their Volunteer Services programs. The price varies depending on the location of the parking area. Very close to Alcoa Highway and a great way to avoid sitting in traffic after the game.
Ft. Sanders Hospital reserves parking for employees and hospital visitors only.

University Commons $40.00 – very close to campus (please note this is NOT UT property and there is NO free parking for accessible guests)

City of Knoxville $25.00 Gameday Parking Meters are also available near campus payable ONLY with a credit card. Parking meters are enforced on gameday.

KAT Service on Saturday Home Game Days

Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) Gameday Shuttles to campus start three (3) hours prior to kickoff. These buses drop guests (and pick up after the game) at Walters Academic Building near the Students Union.

Shuttles from downtown Knoxville are $10 per person

• Civic Coliseum
• Old City
• Market Square

Shuttles from west Knoxville are $20 per person

• Farragut High School off Campbell Station Road

KAT Service on Game Days 

Guests can also choose to take a regular Knoxville Area Transit bus to campus. Five bus routes can get guests to Cumberland Ave. The cost is only $2.00 for a day pass and allows more fans the option to leave their vehicle at home.

Passenger Playbooks have been created for routes along the following corridors (click on each one for detailed information):

• Kingston Pike
• Broadway
• Magnolia Avenue
• Central Street/Clinton Highway
• Chapman Highway

Football Season Ticket Holder Accessible Parking

Pre-Assigned Football Parking Permit Holders who have arranged Accessible Parking in advance will park in the G10 garage or the Ag Campus.

General Public Accessible Parking

Fans with a current valid accessible placard or plate but NO Football Parking Permit will park on the Ag Campus. LIMITED parking is available and is “First Come – First Parked”.

Once our spaces are full, we refer guests to the Knoxville Civic Coliseum for ADA parking. 

Ag Campus ADA/Accessible Shuttle

UT  Accessible/ADA Shuttle from parking area at the Business Incubator Building will begin operating three (3) hours prior to kickoff and drop off at the Student Union loading dock. Benches will be place near this area for guests returning to the Ag Campus.

Football ADA/Accessible shuttles begin returning from Student Union loading dock to parking areas with 10 minutes left in the 3^rd quarter.

Taxis/Uber/Shared Riding

Drop Off Location – Volunteer Boulevard East in front of the Claxton Education Building.

Pick up Location – Circle Drive on The Hill. Vehicles will enter from Cumberland Ave and proceed up the Hill for fans who need to depart. Police will open the ride-share area during the 4^th quarter and is limited in the number of vehicles.

Click here for map of ride share drop and pick up locations

RV Parking

On Campus

• SDMH Permit Holders spaces 1-33 with hook-ups
• AGMH Permit Holders with NO hook-ups (at Kingston Pike Bldg for Thu Sep 1 game only)

There is no general public RV parking on the campus

City of Knoxville Civic Coliseum offers RV parking in Garage C for 2022 Season and pricing varies depending on location:

• Season RV parking in Garage C – SOLD OUT
• Parking in garage A or B – rates vary depending on SEC or non SEC game
  • Weekly Non-Hook spot RV parking (if available)
  • Nightly Non-Hook spot RV parking (if available)

2022 Weekly Spots are on-sale now by calling 865-215-8900

There is a KAT gameday shuttle bus from the Civic Coliseum to campus at a round-trip cost of $10 per person starting three (3) hours before kickoff.

Faculty/Staff Game Day Parking

The following parking areas will be designated for faculty and staff with a current valid permit who are scheduled to work on football Saturdays:

Volunteer Blvd West – between Todd Helton and Cumberland Ave

S12 on Lake Ave – next to Kappa Sigma

SC40 – Kingston Pike Building

These lots will be staffed and a regular staff parking permit will be required.  The lots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

On occasion, some of these areas may not be available due to prearranged activities on campus. During the season, special announcements will be made through the media concerning specific game day arrangements and scheduled lot access.

Please note: The 11th Street Garage is reserved for individuals with football parking permits on gameday Saturdays and is NOT available for staff parking.

Student Parking on Game Day

There is NO parking for undergraduate or graduate commuter students on gamedays.

We recommend:

1. Have someone drop you off and pick you up.
2. Market Square and State Street garages downtown Knoxville have free parking if you arrive early.
3. Neighborhood parking is an option, but many places charge for parking on gamedays.

UT Vehicles

Please remove all UT vehicles that are parked in areas designated for football permit parking. This must be done the night before the game. Vehicles remaining in assigned football parking areas on football Saturdays are subject to towing.

Traffic Information

For information on statewide interstate construction, motorists can access the Tennessee Department of Transportation SmartWay website.  For up to the minute traffic information in Knoxville, follow TDOT on Twitter.

Gameday Recycling in parking areas

Please keep our campus and Neyland Stadium clean!

As you go to the game, take all items from your tailgate area and put them in the designated trash or recycling dumpster, or tie up your trash and recycling bags and leave them next to your tailgate area. Make sure your recyclables are empty and clean so they’re free of liquids and food.

Also remember that in Neyland Stadium, take all items from your seating area to the orange recycling and black trash containers on the concourses.

Only these items can be recycled, so recycle right:

• Empty plastic cups & bottles
• Empty cans
• Clean paper
• Clean cardboard (including empty pizza boxes)

Please put these items in the trash (DO NOT RECYCLE):

• Glass
• Styrofoam
• Plastic utensils, bags & wrap
• Aluminum foil & pans
• Paper cups, bowls & plates
• Candy wrappers
• Disposable gloves & masks
• Any items with food or liquid

Trash and Recycling Stations are located in 5 parking areas on campus:

• Lot 9
• G10T
• G5/30
• Stephenson Drive