Ohio State Game Day Parking

SPECIAL ALERT

Ohio State game days: Please be aware of road closures and traffic detours at campus hospital locations. See a medical campus map.

Ohio State football home game schedule

Check the official Ohio State football website for game days and start times.

Parking for patients and hospital visitors on game days

SAFEAUTO Garage and Wexner Medical Center Garage are reserved solely for patients and hospital visitors on game days.

The State Route 315 exit ramp to Medical Center Drive will remain open during game days; however, there may be temporary closures of the State Route 315 exit ramp to Lane Avenue during game days due to traffic congestion and safety concerns. Follow the directions of traffic control officers. Emergency traffic, along with staff arriving to work, will be permitted to exit at Lane Avenue and may be required to show ID to law enforcement officers.

Getting to the Emergency Department on home game days

The Emergency Department entrance is located on the main medical center campus near the corner of 12th Avenue and Upham Drive.

• Get directions to the ED entrance or see a medical center campus map.
• Follow directional signage.

Please contact Ohio State University Police at 614-292-2121 and notify them of your pending arrival.

• You'll be asked to provide your travel route, vehicle description and/or license plate number with an estimated time of arrival to alert traffic officers so they can help you through game day traffic.

If you go into labor on home game days

Follow directions to University Hospital’s main entrance doors at 520 W. 10th Ave.

• The main entrance is open 24/7 for patient drop-off and valet service.
• Valet service is free for admitted maternity patients and pregnant patients visiting the Obstetrics Emergency Department in University Hospital.
• The closest garage for self-parking is the Wexner Medical Center Garage at 527 W. 10th Ave.
• This garage has an enclosed pedestrian bridge on the fourth level that connects to University Hospital.

If you’re worried about traffic delays, please contact Ohio State University Police at 614-292-2121 and notify them of your pending arrival.

• You'll be asked to provide your travel route, vehicle description and/or license plate number with an estimated time of arrival to alert traffic officers so they can help you through game day traffic.

General game day parking and traffic updates

Football traffic patterns depend on a variety of factors including time of day, time of game, traffic flows and parking availability. Follow the Ohio State Department of Public Safety on Twitter (@OSUPOLICE) and CampusParc (@CampusParc) for real-time game day traffic and parking updates.

Visit https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/gameday/ for game day parking information and a map.

The free football shuttle runs between the Carmack 1 lot and Coffey Road near the Woody Hayes Drive intersection. Shuttles run from six hours before kickoff until one hour after the game ends.