Employee Parking

The College provides ample parking for faculty and staff. Thank you for complying with our campus parking rules.

Employee Parking Information

Employee vehicles using campus parking must display a Bowdoin College faculty/staff parking decal. Ample parking is available for employees on campus; however, spaces may not always be located in close proximity to individual work areas.

Employee Vehicle Registration Form
Adhere your decal to the upper right corner of the vehicle’s rear window or the right rear bumper.
Park in designated faculty/staff and faculty/staff/visitor parking lots.
Park only in paved, white-lined parking spaces, unless otherwise designated by College parking signage.
Do not park in signed visitor parking lots, e.g., Russwurm, Admissions.
Do not park in specially designated spaces, i.e., fire lanes, disabled person, loading docks/delivery areas, and service/emergency spaces.
Temporary disability parking is available for faculty and staff for short term medical conditions through the Maine DMV. You may apply for a temporary disability placard this form has to be signed by your physician. Go to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 125B Main Street, Topsham, ME 04086. Tel: 207-725-6520 to obtain a temporary hang tag.
Visit the Parking in Brunswick page for public parking information.

Faculty/Staff/Visitor Parking Lots

85 Union Street
Ashby House (next to Boody-Johnson House)
Coffin Street parking area
Farley Field House (north side of Lubin Squash Courts)
Maine Street College Houses
(Howell, Burnett, Helmreich, MacMillan, and Quinby)
Mills Hall/Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies
North Campus Drive
Polar Loop (east side of Druckenmiller Hall)
Rhodes Hall
Roux Center for the Environment
South Campus Drive
Stowe House (front lot only)
Watson Arena
Date Specific faculty/staff parking in the Admission Lot from Dec 15 - Jan 31 and May 1 - May 31.

Bowdoin College assumes no responsibility for damage to motor vehicles parked on campus property, or personal property losses due to theft. Students staff, and visitors are encouraged to carry sufficient personal insurance to cover such losses. Best practice is to lock unoccupied vehicles, park in well-lit areas, and not keep valuables visible in unoccupied vehicles.

Questions about campus parking? contact the safety and security administrative office, 207-725-3458, or email Bowdoin Security Parking Enforcement.