Chapman University: A Visitor’s Guide to Campus and Parking

Chapman University’s Orange campus is at One University Drive in Orange, California. Chapman describes it as an open campus, so you can plan a visit beyond a scheduled tour. For a campus map, use Chapman’s official visitor resources to orient yourself before choosing where to enter or park.

The Pankey Visitor Center is on the first floor of Argyros Forum. If you’re attending a campus tour or an Admission event, Chapman recommends parking at the Anderson Structure and checking in at the Visitor Center, unless parking is unavailable that day. Your tour confirmation email identifies the lots available for your visit.

Campus includes more than the main tour route: Chapman also lists visit opportunities connected with Dodge College of Film & Media Arts, the Keck Center of Science & Engineering, the Dance Center and the Music Conservatory. Visitors can also plan a walk around Old Towne Orange as another nearby outing.

Chapman offers guided and self-guided ways to visit its Orange campus, but tour availability and access details can change. In-person undergraduate campus tours are led by current Chapman students on weekdays. The guided visit lasts 90 minutes and combines a campus tour, a look at a residence-life area and a 30-minute information session.

Schedule a guided tour through Chapman’s visit portal, where available dates appear on the calendar. If a guided tour isn’t offered for your preferred date, registration is available for a self-guided tour. Self-guided tours are offered in English and Spanish; after registering, you receive a confirmation email with a parking pass and a link to Chapman’s Visitors mobile app.

There are also self-guided campus visits and tours focused on specific academic spaces, including Dodge College, the Keck Center, the Dance Center and the Music Conservatory. Check the official site before you go for current tour availability, visitor access information and parking details.

Visitors need a Chapman parking permit at all times, including weekends and holidays. If you don’t have a pass issued in advance, you’ll need to buy a short-term permit from a dispenser. Parking machines offer Pay-by-License Plate or Pay-and-Display; with the latter, place the permit visibly on your vehicle’s dashboard.

Anderson Structure

The Anderson Structure is at 300 E. Walnut Avenue. On weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitor parking is limited to 50 designated spaces on Level B1. After 4 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends, visitors may also use non-reserved spaces.

Barrera Structure

The Barrera Structure is at 200 W. Sycamore Avenue. Weekday visitor parking from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. is limited to 25 designated spaces on Level 1; after 4 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends, visitors may also park in non-reserved spaces.

Cypress Lot

At the Cypress Lot, 400 N. Cypress, visitors may use any unreserved, unmarked space. Buy a permit from the dispenser at the Barrera Structure on Level 1.

Marion Knott Studios Lot

The Marion Knott Studios Lot is at 283 N. Cypress Street, where visitors may use any unreserved, unmarked space. The permit dispenser is on the south side of the building in the main parking area.

Ticketed campus events may offer complimentary parking, subject to availability; register through the parking link on the event page. For non-ticketed events, or events without a complimentary parking link or validation code, you’ll need a purchased permit.

If you’re arriving by rideshare or being dropped off for an event, use Chapman’s Drop-Off Zone and enter 401 N. Glassell St., Orange, for navigation.

Don’t use adjacent residential street spaces marked for Orange residents with Area A permits: a Chapman parking permit doesn’t authorize parking there. If your Orange visit also includes a game, Angel Stadium’s game-day guide can help you plan ahead.

Chapman University is about a 10-minute drive from Villa Park Motel. The motel offers a standard double room. Check your tour details and parking arrangements before setting out.

If you have questions about campus parking, Chapman lists the phone numbers (714) 997-6560 and (714) 997-6543, as well as parking@chapman.edu.

Where is Chapman University’s Orange campus?

The campus address is One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866.

How long is the guided campus tour?

The guided in-person tour and information session lasts 90 minutes, including a campus visit, a residence-life area and a 30-minute information session.

Can you visit Chapman without joining a guided tour?

Yes. Chapman provides registration for self-guided tours when guided tours aren’t offered on your preferred date. The self-guided Orange campus tour is available in English and Spanish.

Where do rideshare drivers drop off campus visitors?

Visitors arriving by rideshare or being dropped off for an event can use Chapman’s Drop-Off Zone. Enter 401 N. Glassell St., Orange, for navigation.