IrishRainbow wrote:Headed to the game Sunday. Wife and daughters’ (10 and 12) first game and my first in probably 20 years. We’re coming from Appleton and possibly looking at parking in titletown lot (15?). It opens at 11:25 and I remember stupid long backups pregame but that was decades ago. I’m expecting more of the such this time around. Anyone have a guess on chances of getting in that lot and assuming we get there at the 11:25 opening time. Is that early enough to beat the rush? Any additional tidbits of have to dos would be awesome. Thanks. Unfortunately I think with the girls attention span we might skip out on tours and HoF this go around.
There are no tours on game days. The HOF will be open but crowded. Since you live so close I would just drive up and do the HOF another day (it's great and well worth it, especially in combination with a tour).
I don't park in any of the lots but the Titletown lots (12, 15 and 16) are sold only to season ticket holders and that's true of all of the other Lambeau lots. There are private lots around but since you are getting there 4 hours before game time there will be plenty of free street parking spots. I don't know where your seats are but my season tickets are on the north end and I park across the street from Lombardi Ave. I take Ridge Road north from Lombardi and then either take a right on Thorndale or go further and take a left on Liberty. And then find parking.
Or there are tons of houses that offer parking in their yards. Anywhere from $50 and down depending on how close you want to be to the stadium. Being really close isn't all that great after the game though. Between fans and cars you'll just sit there for awhile. I don't mind a little longer walk and I can get right out.
Ridge Road though becomes one way (north) after the game. You can't go back south to Lombardi. Lombardi and the interchange to 41 is a mess after the game. I just go north on Ridge to Mason and then Mason left to the freeway and head south.
If you're seats are on the south end you could take Oneida towards the stadium, take a left on Morris and then a left on Kassner and find parking. Oneida back to the freeway is really backed up after the game though. If you park south of the stadium I'd recommend parking so that you only have to make right turns to get back onto Oneida.
The bottom line is parking will be easy 4 hours before the game but it's a bit messy leaving the stadium. Especially if you are in seats that take awhile to get out of the stadium. My seats are close to a tunnel and we can zip out pretty quick and be to our car and on the road pretty fast (it's still about a 15 minute walk to the car though).
Since the weather looks to be nice it will be great to be there pregame. I just love the atmosphere. If you're hungry there is a large "Johnsonville Tailgate Village" in the east Lambeau parking lot. Food, drinks, a band. There are tables but no table service. You get food at counters. It's indoors and does fill up. In the Titletown district there is the Hinterland Brewery and Restaurant, Homefield Pub & Social, BelAir Cantina. There's also Kroll's West and Stadium View. Every place will get crowded. If you want to eat as soon as you go up there you'll have better luck than waiting. The food options inside Lambeau are not good IMO. They have a bunch of grab and go areas, which is fine for drinks but the food options are blah.
Gates open 2 hours before kickoff. Personally I love getting into Lambeau about 90 minutes before kickoff. You can go down close to the field and watch the players warm up. It's fun.
Have a good time!
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