SHI Stadium Parking: Lots, Access, and Game-Day Planning

SHI Stadium is at 1 Scarlet Knight Way in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers Athletics also publishes GPS coordinates: 40°30'53.80"N, 74°27'48.83"W. If you’re using navigation, confirm that it is directing you to the stadium and the lot specified for your event.

For drivers coming from northern New Jersey, New York, and points north, Rutgers advises taking the New Jersey Turnpike south to Exit 10, then Route 287 north, and following signs to the appropriate lot.

From southern New Jersey, Philadelphia, and points south, the recommended choices are the New Jersey Turnpike north to Exit 9, or Route 1 north to Route 18 north, followed by stadium signs to the appropriate lot.

These are broad approaches rather than directions to every individual lot. Check the event instructions for your parking assignment before choosing the final turnoff.

Use the directions for the specific lot named in your event’s parking instructions. The five lots are Scarlet, Green, Yellow, White, and Brown, but availability and pass requirements can vary by event. For visitors parking elsewhere on campus, Rutgers University visitor parking information covers broader campus parking.

Scarlet and Green lots

From Route 18, take the River Road/Piscataway exit and continue via Sutphen Road. Scarlet Lot is on the right, while Green Lot is on the left. Follow event signs and instructions to confirm which one applies to your parking arrangements.

Yellow Lot

From Route 18, take the Busch Campus exit for Campus Road/Rutgers Stadium. Yellow Lot is the second left on Campus Road.

Rutgers provides separate driving directions for White and Brown lots; check those directions rather than assuming the Scarlet, Green, or Yellow approach will serve them.

Check the event’s parking instructions for the assigned lot and whether your arrangements require a pass. Rutgers says that having a parking pass constitutes acknowledgment of the applicable parking, tailgating, and stadium policies.

Do not assume that the same lots or arrangements apply to every game or event. Scarlet, Green, Yellow, White, and Brown lots have individual directions. Review your event details to confirm which lots will be open and whether a pass is required, and check the official site before you go.

For game and event details beyond parking, read how to find official SHI Stadium ticket information.

Build your arrival plan around your assigned lot and the route Rutgers gives for it. The available general directions identify approaches and lot entrances, but do not give a standard opening time or a universal post-event exit plan. Those details can depend on the event, so follow the instructions for the date you’re attending.

At departure, obey signs and any directions from traffic staff rather than relying on a remembered route in or a general map result.

Rutgers Athletics recommends taking NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor train to New Brunswick Station, then using a free shuttle from in front of the Rutgers Bookstore across from the station to SHI Stadium. Check whether the shuttle runs for your event before relying on it.

If you’re comparing ways to reach campus, the train-and-shuttle option avoids driving to a stadium lot, but it still depends on event-day service. Confirm the shuttle plan and timing before you leave. For a campus visit, a North Brunswick room for your Rutgers trip puts Farrington Inn - North Brunswick about 14 minutes by car from Rutgers University.