Parking & Transit
Ride the bus or light rail:
Bus or Orbit Service
Ride the bus to the Tempe July 4th celebration. Most Tempe bus routes will serve the Mill Avenue District on July 4. Many downtown Tempe bus and Orbit routes will drop off and pick up at the Tempe Transportation Center on the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Forest Avenue. Check this Web site at a later date for bus and Orbit hours of operation for July 4. Due to street restrictions, several downtown Tempe routes will be detoured to connect with light rail and will not serve their normal stops. If you choose to take the bus and transfer to light rail, you will be required to pay a fare. For bus detours, route and schedule information, park-and-ride locations or to find a bus stop near you, call 602-253-5000 or visit www.valleymetro.org.
METRO Light Rail Service
Park at one of the designated METRO light rail park-and-ride locations and ride the train for $1.75 per trip, per person. You may want to purchase an all-day pass for $3.50 at the start of your trip to avoid having to use busy fare vending machines in the downtown area at the end of the event. (Reduced all day passes are available for $1.75 for youth, people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.) Check this Web site at a later date for METRO hours of operation for July 4. Park-and-ride locations include:
- Apache Blvd. and Price Rd.
- Apache Blvd. and McClintock Dr.
- Apache Blvd. and Dorsey Ln.
For route and schedule information, visit www.MetroLightRail.org or call 602-253-5000.
Parking for the event:
Because of high attendance, plan to arrive early and leave late for the best parking. Event patrons are encouraged to consider these parking suggestions:
- ADA parking is available at the US Airways Garage.
- For street closures, visit www.Tempe.gov/streetclosures.
- Utilize the parking lots on the outer areas of the event, via Priest Drive and Rural Road to minimize delays and traffic congestion.
- Patrons traveling from the west should park at the lot located at Rio Salado Parkway and Hardy Drive.
- Patrons traveling from the east should park at the ASU lots near Rural Road and Rio Salado Parkway.
- There are several thousand parking spaces in the Mill Avenue District. However, extra time may be needed due to the popularity of the area and the event traffic plans. Visit www.tempe.gov/parking
- Avoid parking on the north bank. The Mill Ave. bridges will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Patrons who park on the north bank of the lake will NOT be able to walk across the Mill Ave. bridges to attend the event.
- Check the traffic and parking situations prior to attending. Periodic updates will be provided on the Event Hotline 480/350-5189 and the Web site: www.Tempe4th.com.
- Expect some delays after the event. Your patience is appreciated.
For a parking map, please visit www.tempe.gov/parking.
