Visitor Parking
Free visitor parking is available in these locations:
- Washington Street and any other city streets surrounding campus unless otherwise marked
- Washington Street parking lot, west of Williams Library (designated spots only)
- By Dacotah Hall and the Johnson Fine Arts Center
If you are visiting campus as a guest speaker or presenter, please contact the parking office or your campus host about parking validation.
WHEN SPRING AND FALL CLASSES ARE IN SESSION
Free on-street parking is available on Washington Street and any other city streets surrounding campus unless otherwise marked. An NSU parking permit is required for all NSU lots. Permits are available for purchase online only; see "Parking Permits" below.
During summers and breaks
During the summer or when classes are not in session, free parking is available in all campus parking lots and on Washington Street and any other city streets surrounding campus, unless otherwise marked.
Parking permits
If you are not a campus visitor, a permit is required to park in any parking lot on campus when spring or fall classes are in session. Parking permits are available for purchase below or under the Campus Parking article on the Knowledge Base and myNSU Faculty/Staff. When purchasing, you'll need to provide your license plate number.
* Parking permits purchases are online only. No payments will be accepted at the parking office. For more information or assistance, contact the office at 605-626-2560 or becky.gilbert@northern.edu.
2024-2025 Permits
Dark Brown Permit
This permit costs $67.50 for the spring 2025 semester and allows you to park in any lot except the visitor lot at the northwest corner of the Johnson Fine Arts Center and the visitor spots in the Washington Street lot.
Pick up your permit at the Parking Office on the second floor of the Physical Plant the day after submitting payment online.
Pink Permit
This permit costs $40.50 for the spring 2025 semester and allows you to park in any parking lot except the Washington Street lots, Steele Hall/Great Plains West lot and the visitor lot by the Johnson Fine Arts Center.
Pick up your permit at the Parking Office on the second floor of the Physical Plant the day after submitting payment online.
Wolves Memorial Suites and Great Plains West Residents
Residents of Wolves Memorial Suites and Great Plains West who have reserved their permits through Residence Life must pay for and pick them up at the Residence Life office in Student Center 222.
Game-Day Parking
Permits are not valid in the Herret Street, Barnett Center, or Kramer lots when a home football game is scheduled. Vehicles must be removed from those lots by 11 p.m. the day before a home football game. Vehicles will be towed at the owner’s expense.
