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Coming in via highway 99, exit 78A onto Benner Pike, to East College Avenue, to HUB parking garage.
Exit from HUB garage via Shortlidge Road to East Beaver Ave, High St, East College Ave back to highway 99
Arriving HUM about 9:30 am.
Is this early enough to get a parking spot?
What is expected grid lock before and after the game using this route?
Will Penn State fans tailgate after the game in this weather, therefore keeping gridlock down?
Game is at noon. Lots will open at 7am. Most people park in grass lots around the stadium (need prepaid parking- can get from the university). My understanding is that the garages tend to fill up quickly. 9:30 may be too late to get a spot.
2.5 hours before kickoff many roads go to 1 way status to try and control traffic. They will be 1 way after the game for a while as well. I’ll attach the links below. Your route should be ok as you sort of skirt the main parking routes into town.
Traffic will be very heavy. If you haven’t been to State College before, it’s a small college town of about 40,000 (non students). The stadium holds around 106,000 so you can imagine the traffic in and out on game day. Lots of delays. Do not expect to zip in and out of town. This is a relatively rural area that becomes the 3rd largest city in the state on game day. State College does not have the highway infrastructure you are used to in Dallas (or any other large city) so traffic can be a [deleted].
People do tailgate after but in that weather most will head home. It can take a while to get out of town and onto a highway when everyone leaves at once.
Parking zones-
https://gopsusports.com/news/2019/04/18 ... king-zonesGeneral policies-
https://gopsusports.com/gameday#parkingShuttles-
The Benner Pike Walmart shuttle listed here may be an option for you if arriving later. I’ve never used it but this may help with quicker exit after the game as you’re parking outside the main bubble of traffic at the game.
https://www.fullingtontours.com/psu-football-shuttles/Other shuttle system (Cata)-
https://catabus.com/announcements/game_day_shuttle/