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Spring 2026 Vehicle Registration and Permit Information

RUSH Parking and Early Arrivals 2026

Below is important parking information for students returning early or from abroad from Winter Break.

RUSH Parking and Early Arrivals

Parking rules and regulations will be in effect during Winter Break.

Students may park on-campus in general lots only through Sunday, January 11, 2026. All vehicles must be in the correct parking locations by Monday, January 12, at 8:00 a.m.

  • Vehicles are required to be registered with the Transportation and Parking Office by Monday, January 12, at 8:00 a.m. Vehicle registration will be available on the WFU Parking Portal, beginning Monday, January 5, at 9:00 a.m. 
  • All permits are virtual. You are no longer required to have a physical permit. For more information regarding virtual permits, please visit our License Plate Recognition website.
  • Students arriving early for Rush must park in General Lots Only, as faculty and staff will have returned to campus from break and will be utilizing the faculty/staff parking lots.
  • To unload a vehicle, you can park in parking lots nearest your dorm on campus long enough to unload. A time limit of 1 hour will be authorized to load/unload on January 2nd and 3rd. You must be actively unloading and parked in a legal parking space with flashers on. Once unloading is complete, vehicles must be relocated to a general lot. Please wait to unpack after relocating your vehicles so others have the opportunity to unload close to the buildings. Vehicles can stay in the general lots until Monday, January 12, at 8:00 a.m.
  • Parking in fire lanes, handicapped spaces, reserved spaces (Carpool, Service Vehicle Only), or parking in roadways is prohibited and will be enforced.

Shuttles

  • Shuttles will begin operating in the First Year Parking Lot lots on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. All shuttles will resume their regular routes on Monday, January 11, 2026.

For more information regarding parking, shuttle schedules, and vehicle registration, or to subscribe to our email list, visit the Transportation and Parking website.

 

Winter Break and Exam Week 2025-2026

Office Hours, Shuttle Schedule, and Parking Information

Lobby & Office Hours

Friday, December 19, 2025

  • 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 20, 2025 – Sunday, January 4,  2026

  • All services paused in observance of Winter Break.

Shuttle Route Information

Monday, December 15, 2025 – Friday, December 19, 2025

  • Wake Downtown |  7:25 a.m. – 6:25 p.m.
    • Leaving Campus at 00:25/:55 past the hour
    • Leaving WD/IQ at 00:10/:40 past the hour
  • Student On-Call | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    • Please Call 336-283-1091
  • Faculty/Staff & UCC On-Call

Saturday, December 20, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026

  • All services paused in observance of Winter Break

Monday, January 5, 2026 – Friday, January 9, 2026

  • Wake Downtown |  7:25 a.m. – 6:25 p.m.
    • Leaving Campus at 00:25/:55 past the hour
    • Leaving WD/IQ at 00:10/:40 past the hour
  • Student On-Call | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    • Please Call 336-283-1091
  • Faculty/Staff & UCC On-Call

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Normal parking rules are in effect during exam week.  Transportation and Parking Services has provided the following recommendations for loading your vehicle for Winter Break.

Tips for loading your vehicle to go home: 

  • To expedite the loading process, packing your personal items before moving your vehicle to your Resident Hall to load will save time.
  • Using headlights and emergency flashers while parked will indicate you are actively loading your vehicle.

  • Special-use parking spaces, such as fire lanes, and handicapped or reserved spaces should be avoided to ensure they are available for their designated purpose.

  • Vehicles with off-campus permits and vehicles parked in faculty/staff lots will be given 1- hour to load your vehicle. If there is no activity around the vehicle after 1-hour, the vehicle is subject to being cited.

Winter Break Parking Information

Resident upperclassmen who have registered vehicles and are not driving home for the break should leave their cars parked in Lots R1, R2, or Q.

  • Sophomore students can relocate vehicles to campus after 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 12, and park in lots R1, R2, or Q. If a vehicle needs to be relocated to campus before 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 12, please email Transportation and Parking Services at parking@wfu.edu. Do not bring your vehicle on campus to park for break until you are physically leaving campus.
    • Vehicles must be relocated to the sophomore student lot by Monday, January 12, at 8:00 a.m.
  • First-year students leaving their vehicle during winter break can relocate vehicles from parking lot Z5 to the Reynolda Campus and park in Lot J. Vehicles can begin to be relocated to campus on Friday, December 12 after 4:00 p.m. Do not bring your vehicle on campus to park for break until you are physically leaving campus. If you need to relocate your vehicle to campus before Friday, December 12, please email Transportation and Parking Services at parking@wfu.edu .
    • Vehicles must be relocated to the first-year student lot by Monday, January 12, at 8:00 a.m.

Transportation Information

First-Year Transportation Services:

  • Shuttle service to/from the first-year student parking lot and campus will operate on a regular schedule until Friday, December 12 at 9:00 p.m.

  • Shuttle service to/from campus and the first-year student lot will resume on Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m.

Sophomore Transportation Services:

  • Shuttle service to the sophomore parking lot & first year student lot will continue to operate through Friday, December 12, until 9:00 p.m.

  • Gray Line Shuttle service will resume Monday, January 1,2 at 7:00 a.m.

Off-Campus Students:

  • If you do not live in WFU off-campus housing and desire to leave your vehicle on campus during winter break, contact Transportation and Parking Services with the vehicle and your contact information at parking@wfu.edu and only park in general parking lots.

  • Beginning Friday, December 12, at 4:00 p.m., all commuter students (including students who ride the Gold and Black Lines) that have a vehicle, registered or not registered with Transportation and Parking Services, that will be frequenting campus to work, study, exams, etc., during the winter break, can park their vehicle in general lots only for the duration of time needed to do so. (Including Law and MBA students who are completing final exams) Do not park in Faculty/Staff lots, visitor, or reserved spaces. This on-campus parking exception will be valid through Monday, January 12, at 8:00 a.m., at which time, vehicles must be parked in the correct parking location based on the permit type.

  • The Black and Gold Lines will operate through Friday, December 12, 2025, and resume normal schedules on Monday, January 12, 2026. Students residing in apartment complexes that are served by the Gold or Black Line that need a ride to/from campus during the week of Dec. 15 -19 can request a ride between 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. by calling 336-283-1091 for a ride.

  • Students who purchase a permit and will be going abroad in the spring, or graduating in December, must return the permit by December 12 to receive a partial refund (1/2 the purchase price).