Visitor Garage Parking

College Hill visitors may utilize the upper level of Lot 68 self pay Visitor Parking garage, also called the Power Street Parking Garage. Jewelry District visitors may utilize the Richmond Street self pay garage.

ADA Visitor Spaces

Brown maintains visitor spaces that meet ADA standards for accessibility in Lot 65, which is located on the south side of Benevolent Street between Thayer and Brook streets.

Any valid state ADA placard can be utilized in any ADA space in Lot 65 to park for free.

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NOTE: A Brown University-issued ADA permit is required to park in an ADA space in any other University parking lot.

Visitor Street Parking

If Brown University visitor parking is unavailable, visitors may find metered parking on the streets in and around campus. Parking meters in Providence do not accept cash or credit cards, payment is made using the Passport parking application. The Passport Parking App allows you to conveniently pay for parking from anywhere using your mobile device.

Please pay close attention to on street signs that are marked for Brown-specific spaces, as these are reserved for Brown employees only and require a specific Brown daytime employee parking permit. Visitors may not park in these spaces. Cars parked in these spaces without employee Brown University parking permits may be ticketed and/or towed at the owner's expense.

Departmental Visitor Parking Pass

Visitor Parking Passes may be purchased by departments for parking in Lot 2 - Nelson Fitness Center, Lot 57 - 75 Charlesfield, Lot 68 Upper - Power Street Garage - Upper Level or Lot 76 - Horace Mann. The visitor parking rate is $18/day. If you are a department looking to purchase visitor passes, please complete the Visitor Parking Pass Request Form.

We do not issue refunds for Departmental Visitor Passes.

Please do not request visitor passes outside of a seven-day window.  We cannot accommodate requests more than seven days into the future.

NOTE: The pay stations do not allow for department-validated rates. The rate is the same for all visitors. 

Additional Parking Rates