The Secrets to Parking for FREE @Dodger Stadium

[lefty27]

Looking for the fellow members to share their secrets to parking for fre at Dodger Stadium. I read something about parking at the Police Academy but not sure. Thanks.

[mojorisin71]

If you arrive at the park from the 5 (Stadium Way exit), there's the Police Academy lot to your left just before the parking gate. There's also free parking along Sunset Blvd, but it's a long walk and it's not recommended for night games. Be advised that it fills up very quickly, so you might want to give yourself a LOT of time before the game to find parking at the Academy.

[dodgerdave]

You can park free on the curb on Academy Rd, just past Park Rd. just north of Solano Canyon right off the 110 Freeway.

[gro11ver]

If you arrive at the park from the 5 (Stadium Way exit), there's the Police Academy lot to your left just before the parking gate. There's also free parking along Sunset Blvd, but it's a long walk and it's not recommended for night games. Be advised that it fills up very quickly, so you might want to give yourself a LOT of time before the game to find parking at the Academy.

how much time is A LOT?

[Elvis]

My free parking spots are in front of the convelesant hospital on Stadium Way, just outside the Elysian Park Ave (Sunset Blvd) entrance. The best part is that after the game, you're on your way as soon as you reach your car - no parking lot traffic jams! Oh and you're $12 richer. :D

[mojorisin71]

how much time is A LOT?
I've been to 7:10 games at around five-ish, and the Academy is full.

I should also try the Solano Canyon parking thing as well. When the Stadium Way exit is jammed up, I stay on the 5, get on the 110, and exit at Academy Road, which is almost never filled up. How long before game time is Academy Road filled up?

[gro11ver]

thanks for the great info everyone!

[Raceboy]

thanks for the great info everyone!

X2 thanks guys.

[Hardball]

We took the Metro rail to a couple games last year and used the roundtripper bus from Union Station. Cost for the train was about $8 for an adult and the bus was another $2. The kids were half price on the train and thought the ride was a gas.

We're going to do it again this year and go a little early so we can hit La Golondrina and margarita :dance up or maybe walk down the Phillipes for a sandwich. For a native, not having a car is scary at first, but one ride on that tram through the parking lot traffic will make a believer out of you.

As for parking at Barlow Respiratory, be careful and check the signs because they will tow you.

[Hardball]

You can also park at Union station for about $5 and take the tram, cheaper for a family.

There used to be a big LAFD office on between the 110 and Elysian Park that had an enourmous lot and hardly any cars. I haven't come in that way since I moved from Whittier in '81 but that might be another idea for a freebie.

[Elvis]

You can also park at Union station for about $5 and take the tram, cheaper for a family.


I don't believe there is a tram anymore, although there should be. But you can always take the #2 or #4 bus - they stop at the corner of Elysian Park and Sunset.

[Dodger Andrew]

Thanx 4 the info, guys! As far as the academy, how early should I leave for the game?:noidea

[crzblue]

My free parking spots are in front of the convelesant hospital on Stadium Way, just outside the Elysian Park Ave (Sunset Blvd) entrance. The best part is that after the game, you're on your way as soon as you reach your car - no parking lot traffic jams! Oh and you're $12 richer. :D

I also parked on that street last year. A few years back I started parking on Academy and I still do sometimes on the weekend but Stadium Way gets me home quicker on sellout games.

I sarted buying a Metrolink monthly pass a few months back so when the season starts, I'll probably leave my car at the Glendale station. I know for Opening day I am taking the Metrolink and the bus instead of driving.

[mojorisin71]

Thanx 4 the info, guys! As far as the academy, how early should I leave for the game?:noidea
Give yourself a couple of hours to get there. Remember, it's LA, so you should always set aside one to two hours for traffic problems. Last week, it took me 45 minutes to get from Griffith Park (about 5 miles north of the Ravine) to the East LA interchange because someone found it covenient to have his car crash during morning rush hour.

[TheKingofKings]

This is a lot of valuable info, I'll be sure to use it next time I am in L.A. or "Dodgerland".