TIPS FOR GETTING TO THE RODEO
Where can I park at NRG?
Public parking: NRG Park offers various parking options, the Yellow Lot, the 610 Lot and the OST 1 lot, located nearby. Parking is $25. The Yellow Lot opens at 6 a.m. daily, the 610 Lot opens at 9 a.m. daily and the OST 1 is open from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. weekends.
Permit parking: The rodeo reserves permit parking for participants, volunteers, exhibitors and workers. For details, check the RodeoHouston website.
Is handicap-accessible parking available?
RodeoHouston offers handicappedaccessible parking for visitors. If handicapped spaces are full, alternative options will be provided, including citymanaged transportation. Americans with Disabilities Act parking, including van-accessible spaces, are available in the Blue and Yellow lots for $25 per day, operating from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. These spaces are first-come, first-served, requiring a valid state-issued handicap placard or vehicle registration. Public passenger drop-off is at Gate 9 off Kirby Drive, noting closures after 9 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends.
What’s the best way to get to the rodeo?
Public passenger drop-off locations: Access Gate 9 off Kirby until 9 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends. MetroRail: The light-rail train delivers rodeogoers to NRG Park daily, with northbound service until 1:30 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and until 11:24 p.m. Sundays. Southbound service runs until 3:20 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and
until 1:15 a.m. on Sundays.
Park & Ride: Park at several convenient locations and ride a shuttle to NRG Park. Metro Park & Ride lots are at 4675 S. Braeswood ($7 round trip for ages 4 and older), 8833⁄ Interstate 45 S. ($7 round
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2 trip for ages 4 and older), 515 Maxey ($4 per person round trip) and 1604 W. Bellfort, $20 to park (free MetroRail passes for all passengers). Rodeo Express lots are: OST1, 2103 S. Braeswood, this lot is handicap accessible and costs $25 per car to park, shuttle-bus ride is free and $2.50 round trip with MetroRail; Reed Road, 2400 Reed, $25 per car to park, ride shuttle bus to/from NRG Park included with parking fee.
The Woodlands Shuttle: The Woodlands riders should park at the Sawdust Park and Ride located at 701 Westridge, with return trips leaving NRG Stadium from the Metro/Rodeo Express pickup location throughout the afternoon and evening at scheduled intervals. The cost of round-trip transportation to the event is $13 per person. This service will be available only on weekends during the rodeo, and reservations will be required.
Where is rideshare at the rodeo? Uber and Lyft Ride Sharing: Vehicle entrance is in the Yellow Lot 16B from Main Street, south of McNee, dropoffs and pickups are in the east end of Yellow Lot 35, closest to Lantern
Point and McNee. Taxis: Drop-offs and pickups will be in Gate 14 Teal Lot off Murworth.
Limos: Drop-offs and pickups will be at the southeast side of the Miller Lite Green Lot, Gate 13 off Lantern Point.
When do the rodeo trams run?
Rodeo committee members operate trams providing free rides to/from parking lots, rodeo grounds, NRG Center, NRG Arena and NRG Stadium. Blue Line: NRG Stadium, NRG Arena, Blue Lot (9 a.m.-12:30 a.m.). Orange Line: NRG Center, NRG Arena (9 a.m.-12:30 a.m.). Red Line: NRG Center, Red Lot (8 a.m.-12:30 a.m.). 610 Line: NRG Park, 610 Lot (9 a.m.-12:30 a.m.). Yellow Line: North side of NRG Stadium, Yellow Lot (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.).