Visiting ISU fans

[Utes4Life]

I'd like to welcome all the ISU fans coming to SLC for tomorrow's game. While many don't anticipate it being a close game, at least football is back. Here's to hoping for great weather, great competitors and no injuries. If you have any questions about SLC, the gameday experience or Utah football, I'd be happy to put in my 2 cents to help you out.

Go Utes

 

[PBP]

Weather is supposed to be excellent, we'll see how the game turns out.

PBP

 

[nativespuds]

We are heading down tomorrow to cheer our son and the Bengals on. Just wondering where would be a good place to tailgate with some family that is coming down with us? We are so excited that football is finally here!!
Go Bengals!

 

[Utesince84]

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Here is a map that shows parking and a general overview of the campus, the guardsman way lot and tailgate island are almost straight east of the stadium. They will be open for tailgating starting at 6am tomorrow morning, if you get a chance just wander through there is always good food and beverages to be had. If your just looking to do your thing with your friends and family you can setup in most any of the parking lots but that cant start until noon. Hope you have a great time tomorrow, it cant come soon enough!

 

[Utes4Life]

We are heading down tomorrow to cheer our son and the Bengals on. Just wondering where would be a good place to tailgate with some family that is coming down with us? We are so excited that football is finally here!!
Go Bengals!

Welcome to Salt Lake, we hope you have an enjoyable stay. There are a few favorite tailgating spots I have that don't require passes. As Utesince84 said, the Guardsman lot is the main tailgating lot, but it does require a pass. Also, the entire street is lined with pass only tailgating on the grass areas. This is usually a very interesting place to visit and definitely something to walk through if you enjoy bevarages.

The is usually an opposing team tailgating tent (most likely put on by alumni associations) that are allowed to set up along Guardsman near the Smith Athletic Center. You could check with the school to see if they will be having something there.

One place that I especially enjoy is northeast of the stadium. On the map you can see a big open area between Wasatch Drive and Central Campus Road (between the blue and purple). You can pay to park in this lots and that open area is a large grassed spot. There will be other tailgating happening there, but it is not as packed as the main lot (and great for kids).

To avoid hills walking to and from the stadium, I'd suggest parking near the Merrill Engineering building. It is straight north from the stadium and while further away, it doesn't have any real climbs getting to and from Rice-Eccles.

Directly East of the stadium is the LDS Institute. Parking in this area is usually restricted to passes. However, there is a small lot near the Madsen Clinic that is free parking. There is an LDS church in that area that has a few grassy spots where people like to set up as well.

Another option for people attending the game is SLC's Trax system. A game ticket gets you a free ride on gameday and there is a stop just west of the stadium. The opponents seating is in the southwest corner of Rice-Eccles, so this option is great as it is a direct shot right to your seats. However, these trains get packed the closer it gets to kickoff and postgame rides make you feel like a herd of cattle being prodded into a pen.

One thing to note about seating. While game time temps should be in the mid 70's, visiting team seating is on the west side of the stadium and will have ZERO sun the entire game. It can get very cold on that side of the stadium. My tickets are on the east side, my parents on the west. It is not uncommon during the season that I'm in shorts and a tee getting a tan and they are in parka's and under blankets.

Enjoy the game