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Park & Ride LotsShare the ride on a bus, train or carpool at one of hundreds of free Park & Ride lots all over the metro area. Browse the list to see lots located in your city. You'll also see the transit routes you can take from each lot.

NOTE: Overnight parking is not permitted at most Park & Ride lots. There are no Park & Ride spaces at Mall of America. Overnight parking spaces are available at suburban Northstar stations for up to seven nights.

Find the Park & Ride lots nearest you by using the Services Finder to the right or Interactive Map.

METRO Blue Line Park & Ride Lots Northstar Line Park & Ride Lots

There are more than 2,800 free parking spaces near the METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha):

Lake Street/Midtown Station (170 spaces)
Park at southwest of the station. Enter at 23rd Ave. S. and E. 31st St. > View map

Fort Snelling Station (1,080 spaces)
Exit Hwy. 55 at Bloomington Rd; follow signs to parking (south and west of Whipple Building). 
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28th Avenue Station (1,550 spaces)
Three blocks east of Mall of America (28th Ave. S.  at 82nd St.). There are no Park & Ride spaces at Mall of America. > View map

Spaces are available at each Northstar Park & Ride lot for overnight parking, for no more than seven days at a time.

Big Lake Station (518 spaces) Exit Co. Rd. 43 at Forest Road. > View map

Elk River Station (754 spaces)
East of Hwy. 10/169 off 171st Ave. NW.
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Ramsey Station (350 spaces)
7550 Sunwood Drive > View map

Anoka Station (377 spaces)
North of Hwy. 10/169, east of 4th Ave.
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Coon Rapids-Riverdale Station (466 spaces)
121st Lane & Northdale Blvd. > View map

Fridley Station (611 spaces)
61st Ave. & Main St. NE > View map

• For information about carpooling from Park & Ride lots, contact Commuter Programs at 612-373-3333.
• For details about Park & Ride lots outside the Twin Cities area, call:

Rochester DOT: 507-285-7350
St. Cloud MTC: 320-251-RIDE (7433)
Wisconsin DOT: 715-855-7661 (Dunn, Eau Claire, Pierce and St. Croix counties)

Park & Ride Search

City Name Address Bus Routes Parking Bike Locker
Albany I-94 & Co. Rd. 10 I-94 & Co. Rd. 10 (Stearns Co.) No bus service —  
Albertville — I-94 & Hwy. 19 No bus service —  
Anoka Anoka Station 4th Ave. & Johnson St. 805, 888 (Northstar Line), 889   Bike Lockers
Apple Valley 157th St. Station 15865 Pilot Knob Road 420, 477, 479 — Bike Lockers
Apple Valley Palomino Hills 12760 Pennock Ave. (Palomino Dr. & Pennock Av.) 442, 476, 477, 480 Directly behind
bus shelter		 Bike Lockers
Apple Valley Apple Valley
Transit Station		 15584 Gaslight Dr. (155th St. & Cedar Ave.) 440, 420, 442, 465, 477, 480A — Bike Lockers
Baldwin, WI — I-94 & Hwy. 63 No bus service —  
Becker Municipal Lot Willow St. & Hwy. 10 Route 887 —  
Big Lake Big Lake Station 198th Ave. & Co. Road 43 NW 887, 888 (Northstar Line)   Bike Lockers
Big Lake — Hwy. 10 &
Co. Rd. 43		 No bus service    
Blaine Northtown Transit Center 150 Northtown Dr. NE (85th & Jefferson) 10, 25, 805, 824, 825, 831,  852, 854, 860 West side of mall, west of Perimeter Rd.  
Blaine 95th Avenue Park & Ride 3249 95th Ave. NE (95th Ave. NE & I-35W) 250, 252, 262, 288 NW corner of intersection Bike Lockers
Bloomington 28th Avenue Station 8151 28th Ave. S. (two blocks east of Mall of America) 54, 437, 440, 442, 444, 445, 538, 539, METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha) — Bike Lockers
Bloomington South Bloomington Transit Center 9830 Aldrich Ave. S. (99th & Aldrich Ave.) 18, 465, 535, 539, 554, 557, 597 —  
Bloomington Normandale Village Normandale Blvd. & 98th St. 539, 589, 597 S. of bus turnaround  
Bloomington St. Edward’s Catholic Church 9401 Nesbitt Ave. S. (Nesbitt Rd. & 94th St.) 589 NE corner  
Bloomington Transfiguration Lutheran Church 10644 France Ave. S. (110th St. & Goodrich) 597 NW corner  
Bloomington St. Luke’s
Lutheran Church		 1618 W. Old
Shakopee Rd.		 535, 597 —  
Brooklyn Center Church of the Nazarene Hwy. 252 &
73rd Ave. N.		 765, 766 —  
Brooklyn Center Regal
Cinemas 20		 6420 Camden Ave. N. (66th Ave. west of Hwy. 252) 763, 765, 766 —  
Brooklyn Center 65th Ave. N. &. Brooklyn Blvd. 6503 Brooklyn Blvd. 723, 760, 762 — Bike Lockers
Brooklyn Park 63rd & Bottineau Blvd. 6000 63rd Ave. N 716, 767 —  
Brooklyn Park Hwy. 610 & Noble 4201 95th Ave. N. (95th & Noble) 766 —  
Burnsville Heart of the City 12751 Pillsbury Ave. (126th St. & Pillsbury Ave.) 426, 444, 464, 465, 480 —  
Burnsville Burnsville
Transit Station		 100 Hwy. 13 E. (Hwy. 13 & Nicollet) 421, 426, 444, 460, 465 NW corner of intersection Bike Lockers
Cambridge Hwy. 65 & Co. Rd. 30 & 313th Ln. Co. Rd. 30/313th Ln. NE & Hwy. 65 No bus service —  
Centerville St. Genevieve Church 7087 Goiffon Rd. (Centerville Rd. & Meadow Ln.) 275 —  
Champlin W. River Rd. & 117th Ave. 6020 117th Ave. N. (117th Ave. N. & W. River Rd.) 766 NW corner of intersection Bike Lockers
Champlin Richardson Park 104 Dayton Rd. (Dayton Rd. &
Colburn Ave.)		 766 —  
Chanhassen Chanhassen Station 78th St. & Great Plains Blvd.; just south of Chanhassen Dinner Theatre 690, 692, 698 Ramp  
Chanhassen Southwest Village 650 Southwest Village Dr. 684, 686, 691, 692, 695, 698, 699 SE corner of Hwys. 101 & 212  
Chaska Clover Field 114121 Hundertmark Rd. 697, 698, 699 NW corner of Walden Dr. & Hundertmark Rd.  
Chaska East Creek 2120 Chestnut St. N. 634, 684, 686, 691, 695, 697, 698, 699 SW corner of Hwy. 212 & Hwy. 41  
Columbus Twp. Running Aces 15201 Zurich St. NE 285, 288 I-35E & Co. Rd. 23  
Coon Rapids Coon Rapids-
Riverdale Station		 121st Lane & Northdale Blvd. 850, 860, 888 (Northstar Line), 889   Bike Lockers
Coon Rapids Foley Blvd. 9425 Foley Blvd. (btwn Coon Rapids Blvd. & E. River Rd. near Hwy. 610) 850, 852 E. side of Foley Blvd. Bike Lockers
Coon Rapids Riverdale 3200 Northdale Blvd. (Northdale Blvd. & 123rd Ave. NW) 850, 860, 888 —  
Cottage Grove Cottage Grove 7500 West Point Douglas Rd. S 361, 365 —  
Denmark Township   Hwy. 61 & Hwy 10 No bus service —  
City Name Address Bus Routes Parking Bike Locker
Eagan Blackhawk 4565 Blackhawk Rd.(Cliff Rd. & I-35E) 440, 470, 472, 480 NW corner of intersection Bike Lockers
Eagan Cedar Grove Station 4035 Nicols Rd. 437, 438, 440, 442, 444, 445, 472, 475, 477, 491    
Eagan Eagan Transit Station 3470 Pilot Knob Rd. (Pilot Knob & Yankee Doodle) 437, 445, 446, 470, 480, 484 SE corner of intersection Bike Lockers
East Bethel — Hwy. 65 at Co. Rd. 24 No Bus Service —  
East Bethel East Bethel Ice Arena Hwy 65 between 205th Ave & 209th AVe. No Bus Service —  
Eden Prairie SouthWest Station 13500 Technology Dr. (Technology Dr. & Prairie Center Dr.) 681, 684, 690, 691, 695, 698 —  
Eden Prairie St. Andrew Lutheran Church 13600 Technology Rd. 681, 684, 690, 691, 695, 698 Overflow parking for SW Station  
Eden Prairie Shady Oak 6751 Flying Cloud Dr. (Shady Oak & Hwy. 212) 680, 684, 690, 691, 698 SE corner of intersection  
Eden Prairie Preserve
Village Mall		 11221 Anderson Lakes Pkwy. (Hwy. 169 & Anderson Lakes Pkwy.) 680 SW corner of intersection  
Edina Southdale Transit Center 3201 69th St. W. (69th & York Ave.) 6, 114, 152, 515, 578 SE corner of intersection  
Elk Mound, WI — I-94 & U.S. 12 No bus service —  
Elk River Elk River Station 171st Lane & Tyler St. NW 888 (Northstar Line)   Bike Lockers
Elk River — Hwy. 169 & School St. NW No bus service —  
Excelsior Excelsior City Hall 336 Water St. (3rd St. & Water St.) 670, 671 North side of Water St.  
Forest Lake Forest Lake Transit Center 19955 Forest
Rd. N.		 285, 288 —  
Fort Snelling Fort Snelling Station S. Fort Snelling S. & Ft. Snelling Club METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha) MnDOT building & Fort Snelling Club south of Federal Dr. Bike Lockers
Fort Snelling Fort Snelling Station N. Fort Snelling N. METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha) East of Minnehaha Ave. between Hwy. 62 & Fort Snelling Station  
Fridley Fridley Station 61st Ave. & Main St. NE 810, 852, 888 (Northstar Line)   Bike Lockers
Fridley St. Philip’s Lutheran Church 6180 Central Ave. (Hwy. 65 & West Moore Lake Dr.) 59 East lot along
Hwy. 65		  
Fridley Church of St. William 6120 5th St. NE 10, 824, 854    
Golden Valley Hwy. 100 & Duluth 2055 Lilac Dr. N. (Duluth & Lilac) 14, 758    
Golden Valley General Mills Blvd. & I-394 8675 Wayzata Blvd. 652, 675 SE corner of intersection  
Grant Township — Hwy. 36 & Co. Rd. 15 (Manning Ave.) No bus service —  
Hampton — Hwy. 52, 56 & 50 No bus service —  
Hastings — Hwy. 10 & Hwy. 61 No bus service —  
Hopkins Hopkins Park & Ride 10201 Excelsior Blvd. (Co. Rd. 3 & 8th Ave. S.) 665 South side of Co. Rd. 3 at 7th Ave.  
Hudson, WI — Old Wisconsin 35 No bus service —  
Hudson, WI — I-94 &
Carmichael Rd.		 No bus service —  
City Name Address Bus Routes Parking Bike Locker
Lake City — Hwy. 61 north
of Lake City		 No bus service —  
Lakeland — I-94 & Hwy. 95 No bus service —  
Lakeville Kenrick Avenue 16775 Kenrick Ave. (off I-35 near 165th St.) 467 —  
Lakeville Lakeville Cedar 18040 Cedar Ave. (at 181st St.) 477V —  
Lakeville — I-35 & Co. Rd. 70 No bus service —  
Le Center — Hwys. 13 & 99 No bus service —  
Lino Lakes St. Joseph’s Church 171 Elm St. (Elm St. & Rice Lake Dr.) 250 South edge of lot  
Little Canada Hwy. 36 & Rice St. SE corner of intersection 62, 262, 263    
Little Canada St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 410 Little Canada. Rd. & McMenemy St. 71 Municipal Lot  
Maple Grove Crosswinds Church 14981 Weaver Lake Rd. (Ranchview &
W. Fish Lake Rd.)		 783 South of
Weaver Lake Rd.		  
Maple Grove Maple Grove Transit Station 12350 Main St. N. (Elm Creek Blvd. & Main St.) 781 Use N. end of lot adjacent W. Eagle Lake Dr. Bike Lockers
Maple Grove Parkway Station 9870 Maple Grove Pkwy. (across from hospital) 785  
Maple Grove Shepherd of the Grove Church 11875 Eagle Lake Drive (Hemlock &
W. Eagle Lk. Dr.)		 780 North end of the lot adjacent W. Eagle Lake Dr.  
Maple Grove Zachary Square 11201 96th Ave. N./95th & Zachary Lane 782 Use NE corner of lot  
Maple Lake VFW Hwy. 55 No bus service Lot in back  
Maplewood Hmong American Alliance Church 2515 Maplewood Dr. 265, 270, 272 NW corner of Hwy. 36 & Hwy. 61. Park in church lot  
Maplewood Maplewood Mall 1793 Beam Ave. 64, 80, 219, 223, 265, 270, 272 Southwest corner of mall near Beam & Southlawn  
Maplewood Hwy. 61 & Co. Rd. C 1125 Cty. Rd. C 265, 270, 272 —  
Minneapolis Fort Snelling Station North Fort Snelling Station North METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha) East of Minnehaha Ave. between Hwy. 62 & Fort Snelling Station Bike Lockers
Minneapolis Fort Snelling Station South Fort Snelling S. & Ft. Snelling Club METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha) MnDOT building & Fort Snelling Club south of Federal Dr. Bike Lockers
Minneapolis Lake St./Midtown Station 2225 Lake St. E.(31st & Hiawatha Ave.) 21, 27, 53, METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha) Anishinabe School  
Minnetonka I-394 & Co. Rd. 73 South 1100 Hopkins Crossroads 652, 673, 675 West side of Co. Rd. 73  
Minnetonka Minnetonka Blvd. 13310 Minnetonka Blvd. 667, 671 SW corner of intersection  
Minnetonka Steele St. &
Minnetonka Blvd.		 16020 Minnetonka Blvd. 667, 671 North side of Minnetonka Blvd.  
Minnetonka Plymouth Road  I-394 & Plymouth Rd. 652, 671, 672, 675, 677 NW corner of intersection Bike Lockers
Monticello Hwy. 25 & School Blvd. Hwy. 25 & School Blvd. No bus service    
Mound Mound Transit Center   675, 677 —  
Mounds View I-35W & Co. Rd. H 2146 Hwy Ave. 250 SW quadrant Bike Lockers
Mounds View Mermaid
Supper Club		 2200 Hwy, 10 E. (Hwy. 10 & Co. Rd. H) 860 —  
New Brighton Atonement Lutheran Church 1980 Sliver Lake Rd. (Silver Lake Rd. & Rice Creek Rd.) 25, 825 —  
New Brighton Salem
Covenant Church		 Silver Lake Rd. &
5th St. NW		 25, 825 —  
New Richmond US 63 & WIS 64 (St. Croix Co.) US 63/WIS 64 No Bus Service NW corner of US 63 & WIS 64  
New Richmond WIS 65 & WIS 64 (St. Croix Co.) Hwy 65 No Bus Service Across from Airport  
New Richmond WIS 65 & Pepperjack Municipal lot by City of New Richmond No Bus Service Part of the PAMIDA parking lot  
Northfield — I-35 & Co. Rd. 19 No bus service —  
Oakdale Guardian
Angel’s Church		 8260 4th St. N. 353, 375 —  
Oakdale Walton Park Hadley Avenue 219, 294 NW corner of Hadley Ave. & Upper 17th St. N.  
Orono Navarre Center 2399 CR19 (Co. Rd. 15 & Co. Rd. 19) 670, 675, 677 Behind shopping center  
Plymouth Cub Foods 4445 Nathan Lane 790, 791, 792, 793, 795 Enter from 45th Ave. Park on north or west sides of Cub Foods  
Plymouth Station 73 11011 Hwy. 55 (Hwy 55 & Co. Rd. 73) 747, 772, 774, 777 SE quadrant of intersection  
Plymouth Messiah United 17805 Co. Rd. 6 776 1 block west of
Hwy. 101 & Co. Rd. 6		  
Princeton — Hwy. 169 &
LaGrande Ave.		 No bus service Exit Travel Info Center  
Prior Lake Shephard of the Lake Lutheran Church 13760 McKenna Rd. NW No bus service —  
City Name Address Bus Routes Parking Bike Locker
Ramsey Ramsey Town Center Ramsey Town Center 856    
Richfield Knox Ave. at Best Buy 7601 Penn Ave. 535, 539, 542, 576 South of Best Buy headquarters, off
Knox Ave.		  
Richfield Richfield
Municipal Pool		 636 66th St. E. (66th St. & Park Ave.) 5, 111, 515, 553 SE corner of lot  
River Falls WIS 35 & WIS 65 (St. Croix Co.) WIS 35/36 No bus service End of Park & Ride Rd.  
Rogers — I-94 & Hwy. 101 No bus service SE corner  
Robbinsdale Faith-Lilac Way Lutheran Church 5530 42nd Ave. N (42nd & Welcome) 716, 717, 764 North half of lot  
Rosemount Rosemount Community Center 13885 S. Robert Trail 420, 478    
Roseville I-35W & Co. Rd. C 2000 Iona Lane (east of I-35W at Co. Rd. C & Cleveland Ave.) 264 East of I-35W, north of Co. Rd. C  
Roseville Grace Church 1310 Co. Rd. B2W (Hamline & Co. Rd. B2) 223, 227, 260, 261 Lots W & SW of church  
Roseville Roseville Skating Center 2661 Civic Center Dr. 223, 225, 227, 260, 261 —  
St. Cloud Northstar Link 1919 Lincoln Ave. SE (Lincoln Ave. & Hwy. 10) Route 887    
St. Joseph — I-94 & Co. Rd. 2 (Stearns County) No bus service —  
St. Louis Park Westwood Lutheran Church 9001 Cedar Lake Rd. (Cedar Lake Rd. & Flag Ave.) 9, 643, 663 West lot Bike Lockers
St. Louis Park Hwy. 7 & Texas Ave. 3701 Texas Ave. S. 17, 667, 668 NE corner  
St. Louis Park Louisiana Avenue Transit Center 1300 Louisiana Ave. (I-394 & Louisiana) 9, 643, 649, 652, 663, 672, 675 SE & SW quadrant of intersection Bike Lockers
St. Louis Park I-394 & Park Place Blvd. 1500 Park Place Blvd S. 9, 604, 649 —  
St. Paul Como & Eustis 1513 Eustis 3 NW corner Bike Lockers
St. Paul Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church 1669 Arcade (Larpenteur & Arcade, Hwy. 61) 61 NE corner  
St. Paul Hwy. 61 & Lower Afton Rd. 381 Point Douglas (Hwy 61 & Lower Afton Rd.) 361, 365 SE corner  
Savage Co. Rd. 42 & Huntington 14121 Huntington Ave. 460N, 444, 464 —  
Shakopee Eagle Creek Co. Rd. 21 & Co. Rd. 16 490, 491    
Shakopee Seagate Technology 1280 Disk Drive 496, 498 SW corner  
Shakopee Southbridge Crossing Southbridge Crossing Station 490, 491, 496, 498 —  
Shoreview Shoreview Community Center 4600 Victoria St, N (Hwy. 96 & Victoria) 62, 261 —  
Shorewood — 19425 Hwy 7 (Hwy. 7 & Vinehill Rd.) 670 SW corner of intersection  
Stillwater St. Croix Valley Rec. Center 1675 Market Dr., (between Orleans & Curve Crest) 294 —  
Taylor’s Falls — Bench St. No Bus Service —  
Warren I-94 & WIS 65 (St. Croix Co.) I-94 & Hwy. 65 No bus service    
Wayzata Wayzata Blvd. & Barry Ave. 322 Wayzata Blvd. E. 672, 674, 675 1/2 block east of Barry on south side of Wayzata Blvd. Bike Lockers
Webster Township I-35 & Co. Rd. 19 I-35 & Co. Rd. 19 No bus service NW corner  
West St. Paul Faith United Methodist Church 1530 Oakdale Ave. 452 East side, behind church  
West St. Paul West St. Paul Sports Complex 60 Emerson Av. W. (Oakdale & Wentworth) 452 SE corner of intersection  
White Bear Lake White Bear Lake Shopping Center 1755 Whitaker St. (South Lake Ave. & Whittaker) 265 —  
White Bear Township Cub Foods 1059 Meadowlands Dr. (Centerville Rd. & Meadowlands Dr.) 275 Park along
Centerville Rd.		  
White Bear Township White Bear Township Theatre Mueller Family Theatre, 1180 Co. Rd. J E. 275 West side of theatre, near Centervile Rd.  
Woodbury Christ
Episcopal Church		 7305 Afton Rd. (Afton Rd. & Queen Rd.) 351, 353, 355 West end along Queen  
Woodbury Woodbury Lutheran Church 7380 Afton Rd. (Afton Rd. & Queen Rd.) 351, 353, 355 —  
Woodbury Woodbury Theatre 1470 Queens Dr. 353, 355 —  
Wyoming Wyoming I-35W & Hwy. 61/CR 22 No bus service —  

 

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