Tailgating options around Cowboys Stadium

tide96 said:

Look for advice from Cowboy fans or people that went to the Michigan game in 2012.

What are the tailgating options around the New Cowboys stadium? Are there any bar/official tailgates that are open to the public?

Thanks for the help.

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• Tailgating spaces are for vehicles only. Parking spaces may not be used for tents, grills, chairs or other items. Each vehicle must have a valid parking permit.
• Tailgating is defined as the placement of any item on the ground (chairs, coolers, grills, games, etc.)
• Tailgating is only permitted in the grass areas on the perimeter of the parking lots. The maximum area that any single tailgate space may occupy is 9-feet wide and 12-feet deep.
• Tailgating must be confined to the area adjacent to the end of the designated tailgating vehicle parking space (maximum of 12 feet from the rear of the parking vehicle).
• Any grass areas beyond the designated tailgating spaces are considered common ground and may be used by other guests for tailgating or picnicking activities.
• Tailgating is not permitted in Lot 3, portions of Lot 5, Lot 8, and Lot 9.
• Tailgating is permitted from the time the lots open and up to two (2) hours following Dallas Cowboys or college football games.
• All guests must follow the directions and instructions provided by stadium personnel (parking staff, security, police, etc.).
• Dispose of trash in the appropriate receptacles.
• Coals must be disposed of in the designated coal containers located throughout the lots. Do not dump coals or store stoves on the grass, parking areas, under or around vehicles.
• The following items/activities are prohibited:
  • Deep fryers or any oil-based cooking or frying
  • Open flame fires of any kind. Charcoal or gas cooking is permitted.
  • Disorderly conduct
  • Picketing, political campaigning or soliciting/distribution of any kind
  • Saving parking or tailgating spaces
  • Weapons and fireworks
  • Sale of food, beverage, merchandise, etc.
  • Advertising or promoting any third party products (including but not limited to food and beverage products)
  • Amplified sound systems or the use of radios/audio devices at loud levels.

jabcmb said:

It was brutal hot in those parking lots last game, and will be this year. No shade. Tailgate with the Tide is an alumni event that will be held inside a bldg a couple blocks from stadium, if interested.

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4Q Basket Case said:

I was there in 2012. Shade from an EZ-Up in that lot would have helped about like a parasol on a volcano. Brutally hot, with heat radiating off what seemed like hundreds of acres of open concrete parking lot.

As another poster said, the Alumni tent is your best option. But it'll still feel like you're in the warming oven, just not the convection oven in the lot.

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tidegrandpa said:

Investigate the Walmart lot across street from north side of stadium.

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cuda.1973 said:

I would be careful about that. I have seen signs posted they do not allow game parking.

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SavannahDare said:

Copy & paste from the AT&T Stadium website:


Tailgating Spaces
Tailgating for Cowboys games is permitted in designated tailgating spaces only. These spaces are located on the perimeter of each parking lot and have a grassy area immediately behind the vehicle parking spot. There are tailgating spaces in Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, and the spaces are filled on a first come/first served basis. If interested in tailgating, it is important to arrive early to obtain one of the designated spaces.
Tailgating Guidelines
All guests wishing to tailgate must observe the following guidelines. These guidelines have been developed to provide a fair, reasonable and safe tailgating experience for guests. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in the loss of tailgating privileges and ejection from the parking lot.

• Tailgating spaces are for vehicles only. Parking spaces may not be used for tents, grills, chairs or other items. Each vehicle must have a valid parking permit.
• Tailgating is defined as the placement of any item on the ground (chairs, coolers, grills, games, etc.)
• Tailgating is only permitted in the grass areas on the perimeter of the parking lots. The maximum area that any single tailgate space may occupy is 9-feet wide and 12-feet deep.
• Tailgating must be confined to the area adjacent to the end of the designated tailgating vehicle parking space (maximum of 12 feet from the rear of the parking vehicle).
• Any grass areas beyond the designated tailgating spaces are considered common ground and may be used by other guests for tailgating or picnicking activities.
• Tailgating is not permitted in Lot 3, portions of Lot 5, Lot 8, and Lot 9.
• Tailgating is permitted from the time the lots open and up to two (2) hours following Dallas Cowboys or college football games.
• All guests must follow the directions and instructions provided by stadium personnel (parking staff, security, police, etc.).
• Dispose of trash in the appropriate receptacles.
• Coals must be disposed of in the designated coal containers located throughout the lots. Do not dump coals or store stoves on the grass, parking areas, under or around vehicles.
• The following items/activities are prohibited:
  • Deep fryers or any oil-based cooking or frying
  • Open flame fires of any kind. Charcoal or gas cooking is permitted.
  • Disorderly conduct
  • Picketing, political campaigning or soliciting/distribution of any kind
  • Saving parking or tailgating spaces
  • Weapons and fireworks
  • Sale of food, beverage, merchandise, etc.
  • Advertising or promoting any third party products (including but not limited to food and beverage products)
  • Amplified sound systems or the use of radios/audio devices at loud levels.

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teamplayer said:

Bingo! EZ up tents don't help on the face of the sun, which is what it was like against UM a few years back. Of course, there were the locals out there saying, "Hot? This ain't hot! Yall don't know what hot is." I am fully aware of what hot is, and that was a freaking scorcher in that parking lot. We actually stayed in the RV in the AC quite a bit, and it was still hot. However, it was still a great time.

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WylieTexasTider said:

They 'whore' out that lot for about $50...... Hey, at least you can go in and buy cold beer and use the restroom.

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WylieTexasTider said:

Just an FYI, the Cowboys website says lots open at 2PM, 5 hours before kickoff. They really will be open about 9AM. You can tailgate in any space. Been to plenty of Cowboy games and they don't care as long as you don't blatantly block the aisle. If you have a pickup or SUV they will say nothing if you sit on the tailgate with a small grill on the ground.

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