Travel and Parking

Below you will find details regarding parking and travel.

Rackham Graduate Exercises will be held at Crisler Center (333 East Stadium Boulevard).

For hotel and restaurant information, please visit the Ann Arbor Visitors Bureau website.

Ann Arbor Map

Located less than 40 miles from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Ann Arbor offers convenient access to major freeways.

Thursday, May 1:  U-M parking structures at Fletcher, Hill, and Thayer streets and the Blue Area of the Palmer structure will be open at 9:00 a.m. for commencement guests.

Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4:  All U-M parking lots and structures will be open to the public beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Friday through Sunday.

Parking

If arriving by car, guests are encouraged to find parking early, as parking around Crisler Center is limited. Parking enforcement within U-M lots on the Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus will be suspended on Friday. Rackham Graduate Exercises guests are welcome to park in any available, unrestricted parking space around Crisler Center (blue, orange, and yellow lots).

Additional parking is available at Pioneer High School. Please note that tailgating is NOT allowed. Enter off Main St. Gates 3 and 5 – there are no in/out privileges.

Pioneer High School should not be contacted directly regarding parking. For questions, visit michigangameday.parking.com

Accessible Parking & Drop Off

We encourage guests with mobility concerns to be dropped off at the southwest entrance, nearest to the location of parking for persons with accessible needs (state disability permit required).

Graduates or guests who have questions about parking, access, or special needs should email [email protected] for further information.

Hotels & Restaurants

Please check the Ann Arbor Visitors’ Bureau website for information on hotels and restaurants, and make your reservations early.