Parking Information

Parking in the heart of downtown Davis is mostly time-restricted and enforced by the Davis Police Department. If your stay at HEC is lengthy, you will need to be mindful of where you park. Check the website for a detailed parking map of the downtown area, and be sure to read all posted signage regarding parking requirements in your chosen location.

Free Parking

Free street parking near HEC is limited to two hours and can be difficult to find in the afternoon. After two hours, you must move your vehicle to a different block. A free surface lot, located one block north of HEC, typically has open spaces and also allows parking for up to two hours. Parking structures at both 4th & G and 1st & F (Regal Movie Theatre) almost always have available spaces and offer free parking for up to three hours.

E Street Plaza Parking

The most popular parking option for HEC visitors is the E Street Plaza lot, located directly behind the building. Payment is required between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except on holidays.

Pay stations are located at either end of the lot. To pay:

• Find a parking spot and note your license plate number.
• Go to any pay station and enter your license plate number.
• Select the amount of time you wish to purchase.
• Insert payment (credit cards, bills, and coins accepted).
• Retrieve your receipt, which indicates the expiration time.

Note: There is no need to return to your car with the receipt; it is for your verification only. The cost is $1 per hour. You may pay for up to 10 hours at a time or return to a pay station to add more time using the transaction code printed on your receipt. Meters do not provide change or refunds for unused time.

Special Parking Considerations

• Vehicles displaying a valid disabled parking placard or license plate may park in any of the three designated disabled parking spaces in the lot free of charge.
• Electric vehicles (ZEV and NEV only) and motorcycles may also park in their designated "EV" and "motorcycle" spaces free of charge.

Do not park on the red brick path. This is not a parking space, and you will receive a citation for parking outside the designated lines.