Visitor Parking & Directions

Admissions Parking

The Office of Admissions is located on the second floor of the Whitehouse Business Center. Admissions visitors should park in either E Lot (East side) or F Lot (South side). Reserved parking spots are clearly marked. Signage will direct you to the Admissions Office from these locations.

General Visitor Parking

If you are attending an event, please be sure to use one of the designated visitor lots (O, F, and E Lots). Use the campus map to identify the locations of these parking areas.

Guest Parking

Students, faculty, and staff are responsible for obtaining a visitor parking pass for the vehicles of their guests. Tickets written on visitor vehicles may be charged to the student host. Visitor parking passes are not permitted for student-used vehicles.

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Public Parking

Parking lots are designated by letter and are reserved for vehicles correctly displaying the appropriate lot decal. Students, faculty, and staff are responsible for obtaining a visitor parking pass for the vehicles of their guests. Tickets written on visitor vehicles may be charged to the student host. Visitor parking passes are not permitted for student-used vehicles.

Visitor permits are issued for 24, 48, or 72 hours maximum. Visitor permits are free. To complete the registration for a visitor’s vehicle, the student host must be present at the time of request, provide Campus Security with the name of student, visitor’s name, description and license plate information of the visitor’s vehicle, and student host cell phone number.

A Lot – Faculty, staff, commuter, and visitor parking only. Located west of 12th Street between B Lot and the Physical Plant building.

E Lot – Faculty, staff, commuter, and visitor parking only. Located on the east side of campus near Saemann Student Center, Whitehouse Business Center, Luther Hall, and Neumann Auditorium. Absolutely no overnight parking without a special permit from Wartburg Security.

F Lot – Faculty, staff, commuter, and visitor parking only. Located south of the Fine Arts Center and the Science Center.

L Lot – Faculty, staff, commuter, and visitor parking only. Located west of Vogel Library and south of the Sports and Wellness Center

M Lot – Sports & Wellness Center members only. Located north of the Sports & Wellness Center public entrance. No students, including commuting students, may use this lot. M Lot is enforced at all times.

O Lot – Overflow lot for M Lot. Sports & Wellness Center members, commuters and visitor parking allowed. Located on the southwest intersection of 12th Street NW and 5th Avenue NW. No resident student parking and no overnight parking without a special permit from Campus Security.

S Lot – Faculty, staff, and visitors only. Located north of First Avenue on the southeast corner of campus.

Temporary Permits. Temporary permits are available for a period not to exceed two weeks without a specific exception approved by the Deputy Director or Director of Campus Security & Safety. If the student already has a vehicle registered for the academic year, there is no charge for a temporary permit in their assigned parking lot. Other temporary parking permits are dated and are ordinarily for D Lot only.

Commuter Parking. Commuters may park in A Lot, E Lot, F Lot, L Lot, O Lot, and the city streets surrounding campus. Note: commuters parking on city streets and on campus property must relocate their vehicle every 48 hours unless Wartburg Security has issued a temporary pass.

Motorcycle Parking. Motorcycles must be registered and parked in designated motorcycle parking only, unless the student is a registered commuting student.

Directions

College Address: 100 Wartburg Blvd., Waverly, IA 50677

Wartburg College is centrally located between most of the major metropolitan areas of the Midwest in Waverly, Iowa, a community of more than 10,000 residents within the Cedar Valley metro area of about 150,000 people. Located on “The Avenue of the Saints” (Highway 27/218) that connects Minneapolis/St. Paul to St. Louis, Waverly is easily accessible.

Drive Time from Major Cities

From Rochester, Minn. – 2 hours
From Minneapolis, Minn. – 3 hours
From Chicago, Ill. – 5 hours
From Madison, Wisc. – 3.5 hours
From St. Louis, Mo. – 6 hours
From Omaha, Neb. – 4 hours
Denver, Colo. – 11.5 hours

Important Notice: Highway 3 Bridge Construction & Detour
The Iowa DOT is replacing the Bremer Avenue (Iowa Highway 3) bridge across the Cedar River. Construction is expected to be completed in winter 2026. If you are entering Waverly from the east, your travel will be impacted by this construction. Please follow the designated detour route on Cedar River Parkway and expect a few extra minutes to reach campus. If you are entering Waverly from any other direction, your travel will not be impacted.