Faculty, staff, and students: New parking system

As of July 1, we migrated our parking payment and permitting services from HonkMobile to ParkEngage. All HONK permits expired on June 30 and you must get a new permit. Get the details.

Visitors include

  • Prospective students & families
  • Online students
  • OLLI students
  • Pre-college/early college students
  • Visiting faculty/staff from another UMaine System school
  • Visiting students from another UMaine System school
  • Maine Law commuters
  • Interns (non-USM students)
  • Guests of a specific department
  • Guests of residential students
  • Event attendees & speakers
  • Facility renters
  • General public
Permit costs & options
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Portland campus parking options
Gorham campus parking options
Lewiston campus parking options

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Parking rates for visitors

Due to limited resources, you must purchase a parking permit or a paid/validated parking session to park on our Portland and Gorham campuses. You don’t need to display a physical permit on your vehicle.

Our parking permits allow you to park on our Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston campuses unless otherwise noted in your permit documentation.

Permit typeCost
Visitor: Daytime$10/month OR $120/year
Visitor: 24/7$50/month
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) student$10/month OR $50/year
All rates and additional fees are subject to change. You must follow any announced snow ban rules.

NOTE: Each transaction total includes an additional $4.25 convenience fee, which supports the maintenance and improvement of our ParkEngage system, ensuring reliable service and customer support.

Rate typeCost
Standard vehicle$4.15/hour
Oversized vehicle, bus, & trailer$8.30/hour
Day pass (7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.)$16/day
Overnight (11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.)$24/night
Portland citywide snow ban$4.15 for the duration
Disability parkingContact us for validation
All rates and additional fees are subject to change.

NOTE: Each transaction total includes an additional convenience fee, which supports the maintenance and improvement of our ParkEngage system, ensuring reliable service and customer support.

  • Scan a QR code to pay = $0.85 convenience fee
  • Text-to-pay option = $0.85 convenience fee
  • Paystation = $0.85 convenience fee
  • Pay to park in advance = $1 convenience fee
Payment options
Rate typeCost
Standard vehicle$1.05/hour
Oversized vehicle, bus, & trailer$2.10/hour
Day pass (7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.)$6/day
Overnight (11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.)$12/night
Disability parkingContact us for validation
All rates and additional fees are subject to change.

NOTE: Each transaction total includes an additional convenience fee, which supports the maintenance and improvement of our ParkEngage system, ensuring reliable service and customer support.

  • Scan a QR code to pay = $0.85 convenience fee
  • Text-to-pay option = $0.85 convenience fee
  • Paystation = $0.85 convenience fee
  • Pay to park in advance = $1 convenience fee
Payment options

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