Boone Campus Parking Permits
New for 2024–25
- The Holmes Drive Parking Deck will open to permit holders on Aug. 16, 2024.
Employees who would like to request a Holmes Drive Parking Deck permit should send an email to parking@appstate.edu and include the following:
Banner ID
Vehicle information — license plate, state, make, year and color
Standard parking permits held by university employees are valid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for football game days and other special events.
- Motorcycle permits are required for employees who want to park a motorcycle on the Boone campus. These permits are valid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for football game days and other special events.
- No permit is required to park on Boone campus between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays or on weekends, except for football game days and other special events.
Faculty/staff Boone campus parking permits will automatically renew for the 2024–25 academic year.
Please contact Parking and Transportation at parking@appstate.edu to cancel your permit.
Hickory Campus Parking Permits
Employees working exclusively at the Hickory campus must register their vehicle at the Campus Services Express Desk.
- Boone campus permits are valid on the Hickory campus — you do not need to register for an additional Hickory campus permit.
- Hickory campus permits are not valid on the Boone campus. Employees with Hickory campus permits who need to park on the Boone campus must pay for visitor parking or purchase a Boone campus permit.
- See Boone Campus Faculty/Staff Parking Options and Purchasing a Boone Campus Faculty/Staff Parking Permit for additional details.
2024-25 Permits Valid Aug.16, 2024–Aug.15, 2025
Your license plate is your permit.
- Faculty/staff may register more than one vehicle; however, only one vehicle may be parked on campus at any given time.
- Ensure that all license plate numbers are accurate for cars that will be parked on campus when registering for parking.
- Registered license plates must be visible to the driving path to be scanned.
- Those who wish to back into and/or pull through parking spaces must purchase a front vanity plate — the cost is $15.
Students or employees who wish to back into and/or pull through parking spaces must purchase a front vanity plate from the Parking Office — the cost is $15.
Permits are valid until canceled.
Please contact Parking and Transportation at parking@appstate.edu to cancel your permit.
Boone Campus Faculty/Staff Parking Options
Employee parking is available in numerous campus locations — view the interactive campus map for Boone campus faculty/staff parking locations.
Always be mindful of signage, as events and other circumstances can change, and some spaces remain restricted at all times.
Boone campus standard permits
Boone campus standard parking permits are valid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for football game days and other special events.
Permit | Permit Fee | Valid Lots |
Park and Ride | $120/year or $10/month payroll deduction | Appalachian 105, South |
Faculty/Staff Surface Lots | $372/year or $31/month payroll deduction | Faculty/Staff Surface lots |
Blue Ridge Parking District | $552/year or $46/month payroll deduction | Blue Ridge Parking Deck, Stadium Heights, Stadium Lot, Faculty/Staff Surface lots |
College Street Parking Deck (Library) | $552/year or $46/month payroll deduction | College Street Parking Deck (Library), Faculty/Staff Surface lots |
Holmes Drive Parking Deck | $552/year or $46/month payroll deduction | Holmes Parking Deck, Faculty/Staff Surface Lots |
Rivers Street Parking Deck | $552/year or $46/month payroll deduction | Rivers Street Parking Deck, Faculty/Staff Surface Lots |
Boone campus motorcycle permits
Boone campus motorcycle permits are required for employees who want to park a motorcycle on the Boone campus. These permits are valid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for football game days and other special events.
| Permit | Permit Fee | |
| Motorcycle | $120/year or $10/month payroll deduction |
Purchasing a Boone Campus Faculty/Staff Parking Permit
Faculty/staff Boone campus parking permits will automatically renew for the 2024–25 academic year.
- Review your license plate/vehicle information for accuracy.
- Make vehicle changes as needed by logging into Self-Service.
- Select the Employee tab and the Miscellaneous drop-down to access the Parking Registration System.
- Make vehicle changes as needed by logging into Self-Service.
- To change or cancel your parking permit: Email parking@appstate.edu beginning Aug. 1 — we will work with you to make changes, subject to space availability.
Online parking registration instructions (Boone campus only)
Use the following instructions to register for a Boone campus parking permit if you do not currently have one.
Gather the following information before you begin your online registration:
- App State username and password
- Vehicle make, model and year
- License plate number
- Permit type you wish to purchase
- Log in to Self-Service, then select the Employee tab and the Miscellaneous drop-down to access the Parking Registration System.
- Click on Order Permits from the menu at the bottom of the page.
- Agree to the Terms of Service (PDF).
- Select permit. You may register for one parking permit. Once a permit type is selected, the system will reserve it for fifteen minutes.
- Click Add Vehicle and enter vehicle information or select the vehicles you want to add to your permit if they auto-populate from your permit last year.
- Click Confirm in the bottom right corner, then click the red Add Permit to Cart button in the bottom right corner to proceed.
- Enter your Contact Information and click the black Checkout button in the bottom right corner.
- After checkout, you will receive a confirmation email of your registration by the end of the business day. Keep a copy of this confirmation for your records.
Is your first choice sold out?
Join the waiting list, and register for a different type of permit in the meantime.
Motorcycle Permits
Motorcycle permits cannot be purchased online. Beginning Aug. 1, register in person by visiting:
Please bring the following information with you:
- AppCard
- Vehicle make, model and year
- License plate number
Payment and Refunds
- The permit fee displayed above is the amount that will be deducted monthly from your paycheck.
- Permits no longer needed may be canceled by contacting Parking and Transportation and payroll deduction will be terminated.
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