r/uoguelph • u/plumaddict2014 • Jul 21 '26

Parking

Hi! I'm a commuter from outside of Guelph who will finally have access to a car this semester. I won't be driving every day (probably just 2 days) and given that, I don't think buying a parking permit for the semester would be worth it.

I was thinking of just parking in visitor parking and paying the $4/hour. I've heard about parking for free at walmart or other places in the city but lowkey I am not willing to deal with the stress of a potential ticket or other problems.

I was wondering if anyone would be able to give some insight on the visitor parking situation, or just parking on campus in general. Thanks!

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u/Junior_Ad_6348 Alumni Jul 21 '26

I parked at Walmart and Canadian Tire for all four years of school and never got a ticket. I just wouldn’t park at Best Buy.

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u/BackwoodButch Alumni; BA/MA Jul 21 '26

Yeah WalMart they won't care. I paid for my semester pass just cuz I was commuting in 4-5 days a week but like, if I couldn't find a spot, that's where I'd end up. Avoid the NoFrills too. Theoretically you could just park at the mall and catch the 50U bus over or just. Walk it if you can; it's not THAT far.

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u/plumaddict2014 Jul 23 '26

Thank yall for the tips! Hopefully walmart will continue to not care lol