Welcome to CWU Guest Parking Services

Please note the physical office located in Munson Hall is currently closed and staff are working remotely.

Guest Parking provides visitors, faculty, staff and students with the following services:

• Issue Guest Parking Permits
• Issue Service Drive Permits
• Directions to available and convenient parking locations on campus
• Directions to departments, buildings, and other campus locations
• Interactive map of campus

CWU Parking permits are required year-round, Monday - Friday, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

CWU Department Representatives are asked to acknowledge the following conditions prior to requesting a guest permit:

• Guests will not be given complimentary parking without proper registration.
• Guests must qualify for complimentary parking and be on official University business.
• Central Washington University faculty, staff, and students, with the exception of University Center employees, are not eligible to receive a guest parking permit.
• Guests that are being paid by CWU, their employer, or are receiving any other form of compensation, including class credit or honorarium, are not eligible for complimentary parking.
• Once guests are successfully registered, permits and parking lot maps will be emailed to the CWU contact person. It is the responsibility of the CWU contact person to relay the guest parking pass and the parking lot map to their guest prior to arrival. At this time we will not be offering guest parking passes to be picked up at out office due to current limited welcome center/guest parking services.

Guests that typically receive complementary parking include:

• Legislators
• Prospective students
• Staff/faculty interviewees
• Court reporters
• State auditors
• News/media
• Agents conducting background checks
• Guests who have received an invitation from the President's Office

Please Note:  Other visitors to the University, including: vendors, parents, friends, tourists, conference/workshop attendees, students attending special sessions, contractors, and others are welcome to purchase a daily permit as needed at one of the permit dispensers available in several locations on campus.  Short-term, temporary parking passes may also be purchased at the Parking Office, in the O-5 parking lot on 1211 N Wildcat Way.

Please call the Parking Office if you have any questions or concerns at (509) 963-2667.

To request a guest permit, please login to the CWU Guest Permit Registration Website

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Once guests are successfully registered, permits and parking lot maps will be emailed to the CWU contact person. It is the responsibility of the CWU contact person to relay the guest parking pass and the parking lot map to their guest prior to arrival. At this time we will not be offering guest parking passes to be picked up at out office due to current limited welcome center/guest parking services. Guest Parking Services is available via email and phone Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm. Phone (509) 963-3480 or email Guest.Parking@cwu.edu.

Interactive Campus Map

Driving Directions to Guest Parking in Munson Hall

Contact Us

CWU Guest Parking Services

Located in Munson Hall at the Conference Program office

604 E University Way

Ellensburg, WA 98926

(509) 963-3480

GuestParking@cwu.edu