Parking Permits Required - Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Parking permits and payment Options

All vehicles parked on the OSU-Cascades campus must have a valid parking permit associated with the vehicle's license plate. Your license plate serves as your permit; no physical permit is issued.

Parking fees support the cost of operating, maintaining and removing snow from campus parking facilities. These costs are not included in tuition or other required student fees.

For the 2026–27 academic year, students and employees can choose from hourly, daily, monthly, term and annual parking options. With the opening of the Innovation Lot and new parallel parking on 15th Street, campus parking capacity is expected to accommodate anticipated demand.

How to Pay For Parking

Scan to Pay through Honk Mobile

Open camera on cell phone, point at QR code on signs in the parking lot. Tap link to pay. 

QR code safety: We will never place a sticker over our original QR codes on the signs, if you see a sticker over the QR code please do not scan. This is to guard against scammers who may use stickers to redirect your scan.

Text-to-Pay through Honk Mobile

Text the parking lot zone number (54496 for Century Lot) to 75498, tap the link to pay.

Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies. Text HELP to 75498 for info and STOP to cancel. Terms

Honk Mobile App

1. Download the HonkMobile parking app.
2. Register account with your OSU email address to purchase student and employee permits.
3. Enter vehicle details.
4. Enter the Zone ID (see zone number on signs in parking lot), choose short-term or long-term and search. See Rates for Honk Zone numbers for long-term permits.
5. Select rate and complete transaction in the app. 

Parking Kiosk

A parking kiosk is located between Tykeson Hall and Obsidian Hall. Enter your license plate number when purchasing a permit.

Payment methods: coin and card only

Permits purchased at the kiosk are valid in all campus parking lots.

Parking Lots

We offer three lots on the main campus at 1500 SW Chandler Avenue and additional parking for the Graduate & Research Center at 650 SW Columbia Street.

Century Lot

The Century Lot serves commuters and visitors and offers hourly and daily parking. Parallel parking on 15th Street is part of the Century Lot parking area and requires a valid permit.

Hourly: $1.25/hour
Daily: $5/day
Honk Zone: 544960
Monthly, term and annual permits are also available to students and employees. See rates and purchase info.

For coin/card payment, please use the kiosk between Tykeson and Obsidian Halls to purchase an hourly ($1.25/hour) or daily ($5/day) permit. 

Simpson Avenue Lot

The Simpson Avenue Lot is a lower-cost option primarily intended for student and employee parking.

The gated lot is accessed from Simpson Avenue and requires an OSU ID card for entry. It is approximately a five-minute walk north of Ray Hall.

See rates and purchase info.

Innovation Lot - Opening September 15

This lot is gated and requires an OSU ID card to enter. The parking lot is accessed from Century Drive at Innovation Way. This lot connects to the Century lot via 15th Street.

This lot has the same rates as the Century Lot.

Graduate & Research Center

Parking permits are not normally required at the Graduate & Research Center, 650 SW Columbia Street.

During special events, parking requirements may be in effect. Event parking is free for students and employees with a valid OSU ID.

CARPOOL PARKING

Carpools of at least two persons can apply for a $25 carpool permit to park in designated spaces on days they share a ride to campus. Carpool parking is strictly enforced and violators will be excluded from purchasing permits anywhere on campus. Learn more and apply.

Accessible Parking

Vehicles displaying a valid DMV-issued ADA placard may park in any marked ADA space on campus with a valid OSU-Cascades parking permit.

Use Honk Zone 54497 to purchase an ADA parking permit that is valid in ADA spaces throughout campus, regardless of the parking lot.

Contact parking services to prepay for a monthly or term ADA permit. 

University Standard 07-025 governs the use of vehicles, the use of non-motorized transportation, and parking, on Oregon State University  (university) property.