Washington State Convention Center Parking Information

As the jewel of the Pacific Northwest, Washington State Convention Center is centrally located in the heart of downtown Seattle. There is much to see and to do in the center. The center takes pride in offering guests unique permanent installation, impressive rotating art collection, a variety of eateries and easy access to some best shops, attractions and restaurants in the city. Food, drink and fun are all under one roof!

What's more does Washington State Convention Center have to offer? Get more coveting facts by visiting its homepage:

Washington State Convention Center

http://www.wsctc.com/default.aspx

How could such an upscale world-class convention center be complete without convenient, easy on-site parking? Actually, there are two adjacent covered parking garages operated by Washington State Convention Center:Convention Center Main Garage and Convention Center Freeway Park Garage. In total, they can accommodate up to 1490 vehicles. To avoid the traffic congestion in downtown Seattle, the two garages are conveniently located off I-5 exits and can be easily reached via the eastside of the freeway. The Convention Center parking system features automated express payment machines, new central cashier and on the low side of rates. Washington State Convention Center parking garages are connected to Shoppers and A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) and Rainier Tower at Fourth Avenue. Thus guests can go shopping without hanging out and stopping for traffic lights.

Standard operating hours of the Convention Center Main Garage are from 5:30 am to midnight daily. Yet on non-event evenings, the garage might be closed earlier at approximately 10:00 pm. Standard operating hours of the Convention Center Freeway Park Garage are 6:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday through Friday. Convention Center Main Garage remains open on holidays. However, Convention Center Freeway Park Garage is closed on all major holidays including weekends. Prior arrangements should be made if you need to use the Freeway Park Garage on holidays for your events.

Washington State Convention Center parking can be reserved for groups on a daily basis. You'll be required to submit reserved parking requests and pay at least 30 days in advance. And the pays are non-refundable. Reserved pass costs $24 per vehicle for Convention Center Main Garage and $ 23 per vehicle for Convention Center Freeway Park Garage.

For meeting planners, they can buy the validation tickets for their attendee's parking. Reservation for validation tickets should be made at least 30 days ahead of your scheduled event. In and out privileges or available spaces can't be guaranteed with validation tickets. Validation ticket costs $14 per vehicle for Convention Center Main Garage and $13 per vehicle for Convention Center Freeway Park Garage.

Questions regarding to parking? Please contact Washington State Convention Center at parking@wscc.com or visit:

Convention Center Parking

http://www.wsctc.com/about_us/event_parking.aspx

Three Easy Steps to Accomplish Automated Parking:

1. After entering the garage, you're supposed to take a parking ticket and keep it with you.

2. Before getting back to your vehicle, you should insert the parking ticket into one of the automated pay stations. Or you can take it to the central cashier kiosk which is located on level 3 of the Convention Center. Cash and major credit cards are all accepted. The tickets will be returned to you after validation.

3. When exiting the garage, insert the validated ticket in the machine. Point the ticket towards the machine with the arrow and number side facing up. And the exit gate will open. You can press the intercom button if you need any assistance there.

How to reach Washington State Convention Center Parking Garages?

Conveniently located off I-5 exits, Washington State Convention Center Parking Garages are easily accessible from both I-5 Northbound and Southbound. Driving directions are provided for handy reference:

From I-5 Northbound to Convention Center Garage

- Exit Madison Street

- Stay on the right lane of Madison Street

- Make a left turn onto 8th Avenue

- Garage entrance is on your left

From I-5 Southbound to Convention Center Garage

- Exit Stewart Street

- Make a left turn onto Boren Avenue

- Bear right onto Seneca Street

- Make a right turn onto 8th Avenue

- Garage entrance is on your right

To navigate the directions better, download the following parking map:

Convention Center Parking Map

http://www.wsctc.com/pdfs/maps/GeneralParking.pdf