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. 

  • Employee Vehicle Registration Form
  • Adhere your decal to the bottom right rear bumper or upper right corner of the vehicle’s rear window.
  • 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

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 administrative coordinator Kelly Irving, 207-725-3458, or email kirving@517b2b.com. You may also contact the safety and security communications center, 207-725-3314, or email security@517b2b.com

Faculty, Staff, Visitor Parking Sign Faculty Staff Visitor Parking Sign