Visit Options | Directions and parking
Come check out UW-Eau Claire! Current student tour guides (like me) are ready to show you the campus. We strongly recommend visiting on a weekday, when classes are in session, to get the best feel for college life! Our tours fill up fast, so plan two weeks in advance to make a reservation. Click on the Schedule Your Visit button and reserve your spot today!
Visit Options: When should we expect you?
| Weekday Information Session and Campus Tour |
Mondays - Fridays at 10 am and 1 pm. Reservation needed. |
| Residence Hall Tour by Housing and Residence Life | Monday - Friday at 12:15 pm and 3:15 pm. No reservation necessary, check in at Towers Hall, room 112. |
| Faculty appointment in your specific major or minor |
By appointment only. For academic department contact information click here.
Nursing visit options are listed here |
| Appointment with an athletic coach | By appointment only, call (715) 836-3062. |
| STEM Visit Day |
November 13 Special visit day designed for students interested in majoring in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Visit includes admissions information session, campus and housing tour and opportunities to see faculty/student research and learn about STEM majors. Reservations needed. |
| October 29 and 30 Visit includes information session, tour and several housing and departmental tours/activities (varies by major). Reservations needed. Printable parking map for Blugold Spotlights. |
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| Saturday visits |
Nov. 7 Visit includes a group information session with an admission counselor, student and faculty panels, and student led campus and housing tours. Reservations needed. |
Directions and Parking
- Hotels and motels
- Community information and events
Parking:
If you plan to visit, obtain a parking permit in advance from the Office of Admissions, (715) 836-5415, or the Parking Office, Schneider Hall 106, (715) 836-2002. Please allow 15 to 30 minutes for parking.
Travel time from Eau Claire:
Chicago — 6 hours
Dubuque — 4.5 hours
Duluth — 3 hours
Green Bay — 3.5 hours
La Crosse — 1.5 hours
Madison — 3 hours
Milwaukee — 4 hours
Minneapolis — 2 hours
St. Paul — 1.5 hours
Wausau — 2 hours
The directions below lead to our Visitor's Center:
127 Roosevelt Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54702
From Highway 53 North or South:
Take exit #87 off of Hwy. 53 onto Clairemont Ave. (Hwy. 12) and go west. Turn left on Patton St. Take a quick right onto Lexington Blvd. Turn right on State St. (down hill). Turn left on Roosevelt Ave. (at bottom of hill).
From Highway 93 South:
Take Hwy. 53 north and follow directions above, exiting onto Clairemont Ave. west.
I-94 from the west:
Exit Interstate 94 at Hwy. 37 (exit #65) and turn right. At third stoplight, turn right onto Clairemont Ave. (Hwy. 12). Turn right on Patton St. Take a quick right onto Lexington Blvd. Turn right on State St. (down hill). Turn left on Roosevelt Ave. (at bottom of hill).
I-94 from the east:
Exit Interstate 94 at Hwy. 53 (exit #70) and follow Hwy. 53 north. Take exit #87 off of Hwy. 53 onto Clairemont Ave. (Hwy. 12) and turn left (to head west). Turn left on Patton St. Take a quick right onto Lexington Blvd. Turn right on State St. (down hill). Turn left on Roosevelt Ave. (at bottom of hill).
