Students

Paid parking sessions are required at all times while parked on campus.
Parking enforcement hours: 7 days a week/24 hours a day.

No physical permits will be issued. License Plate number entered when purchasing your Parking Session will become your Virtual Permit.

Spring 2025 and 2024/25 Academic Year permits will expire 5/30/2025.

Summer 2025 permits will be available for sale on 5/20/2025.

Student (General) parking is available in any general parking lot (B, C, F, J, K, L, N, Parking Structure 1 and Parking Structure 2) with a paid parking session. There is no student (general) parking in the faculty/staff parking lots (Lot E and H) or in the faculty/staff reserved spaces.

No overnight parking (12:00 am - 4:59 am) allowed in Lot L, 6th Level of PS1, Lot X, Y, & Z, or designated event areas in Lot B and Lot F. No parking is allowed in Parking Structure 2 levels 1 through 5 from 2:00 am - 5:00 am daily.

Permits

Semester/Academic permits may be purchased with Cash or Check at Parking and Commuter Services (PSB 63) or purchase parking permit online using Debit or Credit card (Visa or Mastercard).

Prices

Permit Prices
Permit Type	Valid Dates	Price
General Semester (Summer, Fall or Spring)	Summer 05/20/25 - 08/20/25 Fall 08/18/25 - 01/08/26 Spring 01/01/26 - 05/29/26	$180 $338 $338
Academic Year (Fall and Spring)	08/18/25 - 05/29/26	$643
Discounted Lot XYZ - No Overnight Parking* Valid only in Lots X, Y, and Z	Fall 08/18/25 - 01/08/26 Spring 01/01/26 - 05/29/26	$254 $254
Motorcycle - Only Valid in designated motorcycle spaces	Summer 05/20/25 - 08/20/25 Fall 08/18/25 - 01/08/26 Spring 01/01/26 - 05/29/26	$70 $70 $70
General Monthly	Valid for 30 days from date of purchase	$80
Discounted Lot XYZ Monthly - No Overnight Parking*	Valid in Lots XYZ ONLY for 30 days from date of purchase	$60
SUMMER Discounter XYZ Monthly - No Overnight Parking*	Valid in Lots XYZ ONLY for 30 days from date of purchase. Only available to purchase 06/01/25 - 07/25/25	$30

*Lots XYZ will be closed daily between 12:00 am - 4:59 am; no overnight parking allowed. In order to accommodate the Kellogg Library 24/5 schedule, registered vehicles with a valid virtual XYZ per may park Sunday - Thursday, between 8:30 pm - 5:59 am in Lot C only. Vehicles with a valid virtual XYZ permits parked in in Lot C for 24/5 access must be removed from lot C daily (Monday morning - Friday morning) by 6:00 am. ***Not applicable while Kellogg Library 24/5 schedule is not operating***

Semester permits are prorated on a weekly basis. Refund Form can be completed online. For Prorated Purchase and Refund schedule: SPRING 2025

Hourly and Daily virtual permits may be purchased:

Pay stations: located in Lot B, C, F and N
AMP Park App: Download AMP Park app or access via CSUSM app, select Parking/Transit, then select Purchase a Day Pass.
Online Parking Account: Log in with CSUSM credentials
No refunds or exchanges on daily/hourly parking permits.

GENERAL LOTS
Permit Type	Pay Station	AMP Park
1 Hour		$2.00
90 Minutes		$3.00
2 Hour		$4.00
3 Hour	$5.00	$5.00
4 Hour		$6.00
5 Hour		$7.00
All Day - valid until 11:59 pm	$10.00	$9.00
24 Hour	$15.00	$14.00
Transaction Fee		$0.20

LOTS XYZ
Permit Type	AMP Park
1 Hour
2 Hour
3 Hour	$3.00
4 Hour
All Day - valid until 11:59 pm	$5.00
24 Hour
Transaction Fee	$0.20

No physical permit will be issued. License plate information is required. Enter in your temporary plate information until the permanent license plate arrives; update vehicle information to reflect permanent license plate once they have been installed on vehicle. Last 4 of VIN is required for vehicles with no plates.

Commuter Options

Parking and Commuter Services offers students many alternate commuter options including transit passes, Zipcar, and bike to campus.

Parking FAQ's

Virtual Permits FAQ's