Big Ten tailgating, school by school
From the Horseshoe to the Rose Bowl. Pick your school for the lot rules we could confirm, the official link, and the date we last checked it.
Big Ten lot guides (18)
| School | Stadium | City | The short version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Gies Memorial Stadium | Champaign, IL | Grange Grove and the Illini Walk lead into Memorial. Lot 31 sits by the State Farm Center, and the shuttles run. |
| Indiana | Memorial Stadium | Bloomington, IN | South grass lots and the team walk at Hep’s Rock. Tents are 10 by 10, and lots open at least 5 hours before kick. |
| Iowa | Kinnick Stadium | Iowa City, IA | Melrose leads into Krause Plaza and the Hawk Walk. Beer and wine only, and propane and charcoal are ok on surface lots. |
| Maryland | SECU Stadium | College Park, MD | The team walk is on Stadium Drive. Tents are 10 by 10 with no stakes, lots open 6 hours before kick, and Quickbus runs. |
| Michigan | Michigan Stadium | Ann Arbor, MI | Champions lots, then Michigan Stadium. Gear stays behind the vehicle, and TheRide’s FootballRide is the bus. |
| Michigan State | Spartan Stadium | East Lansing, MI | Munn Field has grass pads, and Lot 89 is the shuttle lot. Text SPARTANFB26 for the parking note. |
| Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN | Ski-U-Mania and the Ski-U-March, then the stadium. Gas grills only, and fairgrounds S108 is the shuttle lot. |
| Nebraska | Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, NE | The Husker Legacy Walk leads into Memorial. One vehicle per space, and lots open at 6:00 a.m. |
| Northwestern | Ryan Field | Evanston, IL | Take the CTA Purple Line or Metra. Ryan Field opens in October, and early 2026 games are still at Martin Stadium. |
| Ohio State | Ohio Stadium | Columbus, OH | Skull Session, then Ohio Stadium. The space is about 8.5 by 15 feet, propane is ok, charcoal is not, and West Campus has a shuttle. |
| Oregon | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, OR | Reserved lots open 6 hours before kick. A car space is about 9 by 20, and day-of general parking is almost nonexistent. |
| Penn State | Beaver Stadium | University Park, PA | You get an assigned lot, and the Blue Band is the pregame. No tailgate on East Deck, and one-way traffic starts 2.5 hours before kick. |
| Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium | West Lafayette, IN | The team walk is on Tiller Drive. Propane only, lots open 8 hours before kick, and wind can change the tent rules. |
| Rutgers | SHI Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | Color-coded lots open 5 hours before kick. No large tents or kegs, and RVs shuttle from the Jersey Mike’s lot. |
| UCLA | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | This is the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, not Westwood. The Fan Zone is Lot H, tents are 10 by 10 on the grass, and lots open 6 hours before kick. |
| USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, CA | This is a lawn picnic, not a parking-lot tailgate. Alumni Park is the campus setup, Text2Park is $50, and Metro gets you to the Coliseum. |
| Washington | Husky Stadium | Seattle, WA | Surface lots E1 and E18 are for tailgates, inside the purple dots. Garages ban grills, and transit is the easy way in. |
| Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | Madison, WI | Badger Bash, the march under the Arch, then Jump Around. Lot 34 is alcohol-free, and Bucky Shuttle covers the remote lots. |