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EVENT PARKING INFORMATION

CSUSB PALM DESERT CAMPUS

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General Information

  • Parking permits are required to park at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus at all times
  • Parking is enforced at all times

If you are hosting an event on campus and would like to cover parking costs for your guests:

Please see the Invited Guest Permit Information section below. We offer a variety of options for large-scale parking including Coupon Codes (a 7-digit code used at any parking dispenser for a obtain a parking permit) and Print-At-Home permits (an electronic link where guests will register for their parking permit and have it emailed to them to print and display for the day).

You can also use the form to request vehicle directional signage for your event, see the chart below for signage prices. Please note signs are for the use of vehicle directional wayfinding only. Parking Services does not rent out signage materials and all signs must be handled by Parking Services staff. All sign requests must be submitted one week in advance

 

Vehicle Directional Signage/Equipment Pricing Chart:
Type of Equipment Initial Pricing Conditions
A-Frame $25 per Sign/per Day 4 A-Frame minimum requirement
Cones and Delineators $1 per Cone/Delineator/per Day 25 Cone/Delineator minimum requirement
Barricades $25 per Barricade /per Day 2 Barricade minimum requirement

* All employee labor hours will be charged at: the overtime rate for staff and minimum wage rate for students

Invited Guest Permit Information

Invited Guest Permits must be requested by the hosting department on behalf of the invited guest. Permits may be requested from the Parking and Transportation Services Office for invited guest(s) who meet the eligibility standards. If a guest does not meet the eligibility standards or if the hosting department does not request a permit on behalf of their guest, the campus guest will have to purchase a parking permit. 

To request permits please complete and submit the Invited Guest Permit Request form. All requests must be submitted by a CSUSB Faculty/Staff member. Students and outside community members are not authorized to submit requests. All requests MUST include: guests' names, hosting department, date of visit, reason for visit, and a valid chargeback account number to ensure timely processing. All requests MUST be submitted with a minimum of ten business days prior to guest arrival. If a request is not submitted within the appropriate time frame we cannot guarantee a permit will be ready in time for the invited guest and may require the invited guest to purchase a permit.

Visitor Parking Information 

Parking permits are required at all times - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Parking permits are required in all spaces on campus including general, faculty/staff, service and disabled. Please note there is NO GRACE PERIOD. Visitors may purchase daily parking permits to park on campus. Daily Permits can be purchased at the 2 parking permit dispensers located along Berger Road. The daily parking permits rate is $6.00 (Monday thru Friday at 5:00 pm). The weekend daily parking permit rate is $3.00 (valid beginning on Friday at 5:01 pm thru Sunday), EXCLUDING parking lots reserved for "Special Events". Parking permit dispensers are operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have any questions regarding daily/hourly parking permits at CSUSB please contact the Parking and Transportation Services Office at 909-537-5912.