Last review: 02/27/2012
Parking lots
- Visitor parking cost $1.50 per hour weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but is free on evenings and weekends
- Parking fees can be paid by credit/debit card, $1 bills or by coin (.05, .10, .25, .50, 1.00)
- Click on a lot [P] in the map below for detailed
information
See the Capitol Campus Visitor Parking Map
for more detailed, printable version
Other parking options
- Metered parking is available on the west side of Capitol Way between the parking diagonals and north of the Capitol Campus. See City of Olympia parking for details.
- Many Dash stops include parking. See
Intercity Transit - Dash
Helpful links
- Bus parking information (in PDF format
)
- Capitol Campus Visitor Parking Map (in PDF format
)
- Getting to the Capitol
- Parking and shuttle service overview
Note: employees of the state of Washington who work on the capitol grounds may not use visitor parking between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. See WAC 236-12-188 for complete conditions and rules.
General Administration Parking Garage (upper level)
- 77 parking stalls on the upper level for mid-size vehicles (e.g. Toyota Camry) and compact cars (e.g. Ford Focus) only
- For safety reasons, SUVs, vans and pick-up trucks may not be parked on the upper level of the garage
- A plastic bar at the entry to the upper parking level is in place to prevent larger vehicles from entering
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West side of General Administration Building
- 35 visitor parking stalls
- for use by SUVs, vans and trucks
North and South Diagonals on capitol grounds
- North diagonal: 54 visitor parking stalls
- South diagonal: 48 visitor parking stalls
- 14 visitor parking stalls
- located on Maple Park Avenue
Visitor Parking at Maple Park
- 51 visitor parking stalls
- located at Maple Park Avenue and Jefferson Street
- free Dash shuttle service
Visitor Information Center
- 84 visitor parking stalls
- located at 14th Avenue and Capitol Way
- free Dash shuttle service
Professional Arts Building
- 61 visitor parking stalls
- located at 11th Avenue and Washington Street
- free Dash shuttle service
Natural Resources Building
- 204 visitor parking stalls
- P1 parking lot off of Washington Street.
- free Dash shuttle service
- no studded tires or chains are permitted at this parking lot.'
