Visit Options | Directions and parking
Check out the Blugold life! 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. |
| Weekday Transfer Student Appointments and Campus Tour | Typically available Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 am and 1 pm. Meeting will include information about the application process and admission guidelines, transfer of credits, and academic programs offered at UWEC. Reservation needed. If you are unable to visit during these times, call the Admissions Office at (715) 836-5415 to schedule an appointment only (without a campus tour). |
| Special group visits - groups of 6 or more | If you wish to visit campus with a group of 6 or more, please contact the admissions office at admissions@uwec.edu or (715) 836-5415. |
| Faculty appointment in your specific major or minor | By appointment only. For academic department contact information click here.
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| Appointment with an athletic coach | By appointment only. For sport specific contact information please visit the Blugold Athletics Directory Website. For general athletic inquiries, call (715) 836-3062. |
Directions and Parking
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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
Learn More about the Eau Claire Area
From Highway 93 North:
Take the US Highway 12/Clairemont Avenue ramp. Turn left (west) onto Clairmont Avenue (Highway 12). Turn left on Patton Street (at seventh traffic light). Take a quick right onto Lexington Boulevard. Turn right on State Street and continue down the hill. Turn left on Summit Avenue (at second traffic light). At next light, turn right onto 1st Avenue. Take the first left onto Chippewa Street and the entrance to the Water Street parking lot will be immediately on your left.
The following directions below lead to Vistor Parking located in the Water Street Parking Lot:
For GPS use, the Water Street Lot is located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Chippewa Street.
From Highway 53 North or South:
Exit Highway 53 (exit #87) onto Clairemont Avenue (Highway 12) and go west. Turn left on Patton Street (at seventh traffic light). Take a quick right onto Lexington Boulevard. Turn right on State Street and continue down the hill. Turn left on Summit Avenue (at second traffic light). At next light, turn right onto 1st Avenue. Take the first left onto Chippewa Street and the entrance to the Water Street parking lot will be immediately on your left.
I-94 from the west:
Exit Interstate 94 at Highway 37 (exit #65) and turn right onto Highway 37 (east). At fourth stoplight, turn right onto Clairemont Ave. (Highway 12). Turn right on Patton Street (at seventh traffic light). Take a quick right onto Lexington Boulevard. Turn right on State Street and continue down the hill. Turn left on Summit Avenue (at second traffic light). At next light, turn right onto 1st Avenue. Take the first left onto Chippewa Street and the entrance to the Water Street parking lot will be immediately on your left.
I-94 from the east:
Exit Interstate 94 at Highway 53 (exit #70) and follow Highway 53 north. Exit Highway 53 (exit #87) onto Clairemont Avenue (Highway 12) and go west. Turn left on Patton Street (at seventh traffic light). Take a quick right onto Lexington Boulevard. Turn right on State Street and continue down the hill. Turn left on Summit Avenue (at second traffic light). At next light, turn right onto 1st Avenue. Take the first left onto Chippewa Street and the entrance to the Water Street parking lot will be immediately on your left.
