Parking Facilities

Surface Lots | Red Hawk Parking Deck | Metered Parking | NJ Transit Garage

Surface Lots

A valid parking permit is required to park in any surface lot with the exception of metered spaces.

General Surface Lots (yellow) [Permit Required] - Available to all commuter students and employees until 2:00 a.m. weekdays and on weekends to all students with weekend or yellow (general) lot permits. There is no overnight parking in General lots between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., with the exception of Lots 22, 27 & 28 for students, and Lot 32 for employees. Lot 22 is available overnight only for residents of Bohn, Blanton, Webster, Stone, Freeman and Russ Halls with appropriate permits on their vehicles. Lots 27 and 28 are available for overnight parking for Clove Road and The Village at Little Falls residents who have ‘VI’, ‘CR’, or ‘PO’ permits.

Restricted Employee Lots (orange) [Permit Required] - Not available to students or members of the public

Combination Restricted Employee/General Lots (yellow/orange) [Lots 19 and 32] [Permit Required] - Available to students with appropriately permitted vehicles only between 5:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on weekdays and all day (until 2:00 a.m.) on weekends, to all employees and students with appropriately permitted vehicles.

Restricted Resident Student Lots (green) [Permit Required] - Available only to full time resident students with appropriately permitted vehicles

Restricted Handicapped Parking [Permit Required] - Available to employees or students with registered vehicles, a state-issued handicapped parking permit and an MSU handicapped parking permit.

Restricted MSU Lots (pale green) [Permit Required] - Appropriately permitted service vehicles and contractors' commercial vehicles only. Only service vehicles may park in these spaces overnight.

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Red Hawk Parking Deck

See the Red Hawk Deck on a campus map.(Directions to a building from the deck can be obtained by using the dropdown boxes under the map)

The Red Hawk Deck is a fully automated facility. Once you have entered the facility by pulling a ticket voucher; PLEASE TAKE YOUR TICKET VOUCHER WITH YOU.

Each ticket is magnetically encoded with the date and entry time of your vehicle.

The Automated Pay Stations are located on levels 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the deck. These stations accept parking fee payments, tender and change due, issue a customer receipt, and validate your parking ticket voucher.

Before returning to your vehicle:

1. Proceed on foot to the automatic pay stations located on level 1, 2, 4, or 5.
2. Insert your parking ticket voucher into the pay station. (The pay station will automatically calculate your parking fee.)
3. Insert cash or credit card as payment. Your ticket will be encoded as paid and returned to you.
4. Proceed to your vehicle with your ticket voucher. You will have 20 minutes to exit the facility.
5. Drive to the exit lane, insert the ticket into the exit verifier and the gate will open to allow you to exit.

Should you have further questions, please do not hesitate to call the Parking Services Office at 973-655-7580 or 973-655-7581.

Red Hawk Deck Pricing
First Half Hour	$1.15
Up to One Hour	$2.25
More than One Hour; Up to Two Hours	$3.50
More than Two Hours; Up to Four Hours	$5.75
More than Four Hours; Up to Six Hours	$8.00
More than Six Hours; Up to Eight Hours	$9.15
More than Eight Hours	$11.50
Overnight Flat Rate from Midnight Until 6:00 a.m.	$3.50

*Includes 7% sales tax

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Meter Parking

Effective January 1, 2007, parking rates for pay stations, meters, and commuter student parking permits increased due to the requirement to charge sales tax.

Metered pay stations are located in lots 17, 27, 52, and the Red Hawk Diner lot. Rates start at $.60 per half hour for a maximum of three hours. One pay station serves all the spaces in each of these lots. Upon parking, users must visit the pay station on foot to remit payment prior to leaving the lot. The receipt provided will
indicate the time of expiration.

Individuals who wish to keep their vehicles in a metered space beyond the three hour limit must revisit the meter to pay for additional one-half hour periods up to a maximum of a three hour increment prior to the expiration of the original purchased period.

Metered parking spaces are enforced from 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight Mondays-Fridays. Payment can be made with coins, bills, or credit card, and the pay stations will provide the appropriate change for bills or coins.

Pay Station Instructions:

1. Select space number.
2. Deposit payment.
3. Press button.
4. Take receipt.
5. If change is due, take change

Parking Meter Fees
One-Half Hour	$0.60
One Hour	$1.20
One and One Half Hours	$1.60
Two Hours	$2.40
Two and One Half Hours	$2.75
Three Hours	$3.60

*Includes 7% sales tax

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NJ Transit Parking Garage

See the NJT Garage on a campus map (Directions to a building from the garage can be obtained by using the dropdown boxes under the map)

The parking garage adjacent to the train station is owned and operated by NJ Transit. Semester parking permits for this facility are available on a limited basis to eligible freshmen and sophomores commuter students only. These permits, at the currently discounted rate of $125 per semester (plus a one time only $15.00 activation fee), are available for the: fall, spring, and summer semesters. NJ Transit Garage permits are available on a limited basis, first come, first served and must be obtained through MSU Parking Services via E-Park or by visiting the office on the first level of the Red Hawk Parking Deck.

Additional Assistance
Standard Parking, the operator of the parking deck, is available to assist customers during operating hours and 24 hours a day, five days a week by phone at (973) 746-4237. The Operator’s office is located on Level 4.

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