Visitors and Maps
Visitor General Public Parking
A valid daily or semester permit is required at ALL times in every lot. After 5 p.m. and on weekends, all lots are open to the public. See the parking map for the locations of each of these lots.
PayByPhone is the most convenient way to pay for parking. Use our app, the online PayByPhone website or call the PayByPhone number posted on signage. With PayByPhone, your plate is your permit.
Where to Park
Our guests can park in public parking and use the PayByPhone app to pay for hourly or daily parking.
Lot 20: General paid public, visitor/guest, student parking
- Located on State Dr.
- Hours: 24-hours a day, 7 days a week
- Fee:
- ($6.00 + 25% Parking Tax) $7.50 for two hours
- ($9.00 + 25% Parking Tax) $11.25 for the day (Daily permits expire at midnight)
- ($18.00 + 25% Parking Tax) $22.50 for two days (Daily permits expire at midnight)
- ($45.00 + 25% Parking Tax) $56.25 for five days (Daily permits expire at midnight)
- Level 4i Orange to 4n Orange and the roof level are restricted to staff and faculty between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Effective 6/1/25, pay stations are no longer available for use. Please use PayByPhone.
SFSU honors other CSU Faculty permits that teach on multiple campuses. Faculty must provide proof of permit before parking on campus by emailing parking@sfsu.edu.
Driving Directions
Navigate to SFSU campus.
Take Highway 101 South, cross the Golden Gate Bridge. Take 19th Avenue/Highway 1 exit. Follow 19th Avenue to the main campus at Holloway Avenue.
To get to the parking garage, turn right onto Holloway Avenue and continue to Font Boulevard. Turn right onto Font Boulevard and continue to Lake Merced Boulevard. Turn right onto Lake Merced Boulevard then take an immediate right onto State Drive, which is the entrance to the parking garage.
Take I-280 North, exit at 19th Avenue. Take Junipero Serra Boulevard to Holloway Avenue, turn left on Holloway Avenue to campus at 19th Avenue.
To get to the parking garage, continue on Holloway Avenue to Font Boulevard. Turn right onto Font Boulevard and continue to Lake Merced Boulevard. Turn right onto Lake Merced Boulevard then take an immediate right onto State Drive, which is the entrance to the parking garage.
Take I-80 West across the Bay Bridge to Highway 101 South. Take 101 South to I-280 toward Daly City. Take the San Jose Avenue/Mission St. exit (immediately after the Ocean Avenue exit), bearing right onto Sagamore Street to Brotherhood Way to Junipero Serra Boulevard North. Take Junipero Serra Boulevard to Holloway Avenue, turn left on Holloway Avenue to campus at 19th Avenue.
To get directly to the parking garage, stay on Brotherhood Way and turn right onto Lake Merced Boulevard. Turn right onto State Drive, which is the third light after turning onto Lake Merced Boulevard and immediately after Font Boulevard.
From SFO by Public Transportation:
- BART: Take Pittsburg/Bay Point train to Daly City BART station and then take the the Muni route 28 bus
- Shared Ride Vans: For more information go to SFO Ride App Pickup
- Super Shuttle Express
From SFO by Car:
From the departure area take the I-280 North entrance. Take I-280 North, exit at 19th Avenue. Take Junipero Serra Boulevard to Holloway Avenue; turn left on Holloway Avenue to campus at 19th Avenue.
To get to the parking garage, continue on Holloway Avenue to Font Boulevard. Turn right onto Font Boulevard and continue to Lake Merced Blvd. Turn right onto Lake Merced Boulevard then take an immediate right onto State Drive, which is the entrance to the parking garage.
From the San Jose Airport by Public Transportation:
- Shared Ride Vans: For more information go to SJC Door to Door Shuttle Service
From the San Jose Airport by Car:
Go onto Airport Parkway then turn left onto Guadalupe Parkway. Take US-101 North. Take I-280 West/San Bruno exit. Take the I-280 North exit. Take I-280 North, exit at 19th Avenue. Take Junipero Serra Boulevard to Holloway Avenue; turn left on Holloway Avenue to campus at 19th Avenue.
From the Oakland Airport by Public Transportation:
- BART: Take the AirBART shuttle service from the airport to the Coliseum/Oakland Airport station. Take a Millbrae or San Francisco Airport bound train and exit the Daly City BART station. Then take the Muni 28 bus
- Shared Ride Vans: For more information go to Oakland Airport Transportation Services
- Super Shuttle Express
From the Oakland Airport by Car:
Take I-880 North towards Downtown Oakland. Take the I-80 West exit towards Bay Bridge/San Francisco. Continue on US-101 South. Take 101 South to I-280 toward Daly City. Take the San Jose Avenue/Mission St. exit (immediately after the Ocean Avenue exit), bearing right onto Sagamore Street to Brotherhood Way to Junipero Serra Boulevard North. Take Junipero Serra Boulevard to Holloway Avenue; turn left on Holloway Avenue to campus at 19th Avenue.
To get directly to the parking garage, stay on Brotherhood Way and turn right onto Lake Merced Boulevard. Turn right onto State Drive which is the third light after turning onto Lake Merced Boulevard and immediately after Font Boulevard.