Hotels/Travel/Parking Information

Hotels in Columbia, SC located downtown in the Vista:

  • Courtyard Columbia Downtown UofSC
  • Hilton Garden Inn
  • Cambria hotel Columbia Downtown in the Vista
  • Hyatt Place
  • Aloft Columbia
Hilton Hotel Downtown Cola

Suggested parking garages:

Lady Street Parking garage located at 1100 Lady Street this is the closest parking garage to the starting line.

Park St Parking Deck located at 1007 Park St. This is the closest parking garage to the finish line and is in walking distance to start.

See below for the pricing schedule for all other city garages:

Hourly rates:

Meter rates:

Maximum time is dependent on the color of the meter:

Accepted forms of payment: Passport app, coins, City of Columbia parking smart cards, City of Columbia parking tokens

Passport Parking mobile pay app

Download the Passport Parking Mobile Pay app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store. You'll find a zone sticker on your meter. Simply enter your zone number and you'll be able to pay for your expected time, and add time to your meter, from any location. Once you have reached the maximum time, you may not re-feed the meter. You must move your vehicle.