GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Together.
As UF's head coach
Dan Mullen enters his second season this fall, he has made Gator Nation aware that their support is just as integral to the program's success as the players on the field.
Fans those traveling to a home game and staying at participating hotels in Gainesville or Ocala, free tickets and/or vouchers for promotions will be given out to guests for home volleyball, women's basketball, soccer and men's basketball games that are happening the same weekend.
In addition, the University Athletic Association is beginning a program called 'Florida Football Kickoff Lunch with
Dan Mullen Presented by Felipe's' on Friday's before select home football games. The event will take place at noon inside the Gator Room, which is at the corner of Gale Lemerand Dr. and Stadium Rd.
Attendees at these lunches will hear from Coach Mullen and other guest speakers from various departments in the UAA. Parking will be announced at a later date.
Gameday Parking / RTS Bus / Ridesharing / Traffic Information
Why Drive?
For the majority of fans, unless you have a specific parking pass or have been to games for many years and are a veteran at where to go, the University Athletic Association would like to encourage all fans to use a ridesharing app or ride the RTS to and from the hotel, home or Oaks Mall parking lot to the game.
There are a total of 24,000 parking on campus, which do not start empty on a fall Saturday, and around 7,000 passes are issued for a given game. In addition, public parking lots are very limited around the stadium so it behooves most fans to catch another ride into the heart of Gator Nation.
Not to mention, if less fans drive their own car to the game then postgame traffic and pedestrian walkers will be safer and quicker.
Waze App:
All drivers are encouraged to download and use the Waze Directions app to help them find parking or fastest routes to pickup/drop-off points (for ridesharing drivers) on gameday. UAA Staff updates that app with road closures and parking lot entrances.
In addition,
FloridaGators.com contains links using Waze that will take fans to a specific parking lot where their pass allows them.
Ridesharing (UBER / Lyft):
Fans using ridesharing apps are encouraged to leave their cars at their hotel, or park somewhere outside of campus in the direction they are headed postgame.
For drivers and riders, the most popular pickup and drop-off locations are…
- West of Flavet Field on Woodlawn Dr.
- West University Ave. North of the main O'Connell Center Parking lot
- McCarty Drive at the Reitz Union
There are additional spots located in the map above.
RTS Buses:
Fans are encouraged to utilize the
RTS Shuttle Service to avoid the limited parking on campus and to move quicker through traffic than in an UBER or Lyft ride on gameday.
For those interested in riding the RTS Bus, fans can park their car at one of six convenient locations around Gainesville:
- The Oaks Mall
- Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
- The Village Center in Haile Plantation
- Tioga Town Center
- Celebration Pointe
- Downtown Parking Garage
Post-game pick-up buses are located near the intersection of Stadium Road and Gale Lemerand Drive.
The RTS Shuttle service costs $10/game or $50/season. Service is offered from 3 hours before the game until kickoff, with return shuttles beginning in the fourth quarter. For more information, call 352-334-2600 or visit
go-rts.com.
Signage:
The UAA is committed to making our campus more sign friendly, so be on the lookout for information on where certain lots are on gameday when entering campus!
Feedback
As fans experience issues, positive or negatives, the UAA encourages you to email
ufirst@gators.ufl.edu with those thoughts.
