Parking
Reserved parking spaces and passes are available for visitors conducting business with SASC departments. Requests for such arrangements must be made at least two weeks in advance.
Upon completion of the arrangements, an email with instructions will be sent. For more information about visitor parking on campus, please visit the UCSB Transportation & Parking Services website and conatact a SASC representative.
Parking for Visiting Scholars
Car: While it is possible to drive using a valid international driver’s license, if you will be driving regularly we recommend that you obtain a California Driver's License. You will be required to register your vehicle and purchase liability insurance. Driver’s license and registration is handled by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which has offices in Goleta and Santa Barbara.
Parking: If you are thinking of bringing a car, keep in mind that there is a fee to park on campus. Short and long-term parking information can be found on the Transportation and Parking Services website.
You may want to purchase a long-term parking permit at a more economical rate of $56.00 per month. Be sure to identify yourself as "Department visiting scholar/faculty member" to obtain the academic permit eligibility status. For permits of 30 days or longer, an account must be created online.
- To create a parking account, please go to the TPS website: www.tps.ucsb.edu
- Please click on the "Buy Your Parking Permit Here" button in the upper left corner.
- Click on any of the links on the next page i.e. "Manage My Account"
At this point, you will need to click on the "newest users click here to create an account" link. This account must be created before you can purchase the appropriate permit at TPS. They offer both a month (30 days) permit at $56, and a quarterly or annual permit.
A parking account must include a valid e-mail address and their vehicle information (license plate #, make, model, year, color, and VIN). All 30-DAY permits and Daily permits have to be purchased at our parking office, TPS. The parking office is located in Building 381 across from Harder Stadium in Lot 30 should you need to visit. Their hours are Monday-Friday 7:30am-5pm. The Permit Sales & Information contact is here.
Directions to South Hall
Parking in Lot 29: Visitors traveling north on the U.S. 101 will exit the 101 freeway at the Airport/UCSB (Route 217) off-ramp, approximately 8 miles north of Santa Barbara, and proceed through the Henley Gate at the east campus entrance. Veer right onto Mesa Road. Follow this road to the third stoplight, then turn left onto Ocean Road. Follow Ocean Road past Robertson Gym, then take a sharp left after the Koegel Autism Center. After the stoplight, turn left into Lot 29.
Parking in Lot 14: Visitors traveling north on the U.S. 101 will exit the 101 freeway at the Airport/UCSB (Route 217) off-ramp, approximately 8 miles north of Santa Barbara, and proceed through the Henley Gate at the east campus entrance. Veer right onto Mesa Road. At the second stoplight, turn left onto University Plaza. Lot 14 is on the right.
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