Parking Information & Directions

Visitors to the SAC and Red Barn have several options for parking on campus. In the Visitor Parking section of the Floyd Street Parking Garage, visitors can pay an hourly rate to park for meetings or events. For short term (<30 min) visits there are several metered parking spots located in the East driving circle of the SAC, just next to the Floyd Street Parking Garage.

Floyd Street Parking Garage

Loading/Unloading

For loading and unloading at the SAC, there are designated loading zones for each side of the building. The East side loading zone is located in the driving circle just off Floyd Street. The West side loading zone is located behind the Kurz pavilion just off Brook Street. Both areas also have loading docks for loading/unloading of large trucks. Please contact the SAC reservationist in order to access the loading docks.

Special Event Parking

SAC staff can work closely with University Parking to come up with a parking plan for special events at the SAC and Red Barn. Please contact the SAC reservationist at sac-res@louisville.edu or 502-852-0323.

Directions to SAC

Student Activities Center/Floyd Street Parking Garage
University of Louisville
2126 S. Floyd Street
Louisville, Ky 40292

The exits for the University of Louisville are directly off of I-65 North or South.

  1. If coming from I-265 (Gene Snyder) or I-264 (Watterson Expressway), you will want to head North on I-65.
  2. If coming from I-71 South or I-64 East or West, you will want to head south on I-65.

Directions, if coming from the North:

  1. Take I-65 South (Toward Nashville) to Arthur Street, Exit 134
  2. Merge onto Arthur Street
  3. Turn right at the stop sign onto Brandeis Ave / Cardinal Blvd
  4. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto S. Floyd Street
  5. At the first stoplight, turn right into the Student Activities Center
  6. On your left, you will see the Visitor Parking entrance into the garage

Directions, if coming from the South:

  1. Take I-65 North (Toward Indianapolis) to the University Blvd exit (133).
  2. There is a traffic light at the end of the exit ramp; turn left onto University Blvd
  3. Continue on University Blvd to the second traffic light
  4. Turn right on to Floyd Street, at the McDonalds.
  5. Continue through the first light at the east entrance* of the Parking Garage
  6. At the second stoplight, turn left into the Student Activities Center
  7. On your left, you will see the Visitor Parking entrance into the garage