Overview of Arena #2
Pepsi Center
1000 Chopper Circle
Denver CO 80204
Pepsi Center Main Number: 303.405.1100
Pepsi Center parking and rates, 303.405.1299.
- Pepsi Center is located in Denver's Central Platte Valley.
- There are two main entrances: 7th Street and Auraria Parkway, and Speer Boulevard and Chopper Circle.
- Pepsi Center has 4,534 parking spaces located on its grounds. Six Flags Elitch Gardens provides an additional 2,000 spaces and the Auraria Campus, located across Auraria Parkway, also provides parking.
- Lot A (VIP): The VIP parking lots are located on the southwest side of Pepsi Center. During Colorado Avalanche home games, access is restricted and available only to vehicles displaying a VIP parking pass.
- Lot B: Lot B provides parking to permit holders and the general public.
- Lot C: Lot C provides parking to the general public.
- Lot F: Lot F provides parking to permit holders and the general public.
- Lot G/Premiere Parking: The Premiere lot is available to the general public and offers Pepsi Center’s closest parking spaces.
- Valet Parking: Valet Parking is available to the general public and offers the most convenient way to arrive and leave Pepsi Center. Valet drop-off and pick-up is located on the circle drive outside of the East Atrium.
- Express Valet Parking: Express Valet Parking is available during Avalanche home games to the general public. Express Valet drop-off is located on Chopper Circle outside of the East Atrium.
- Parking for Guests with Special Needs: Pepsi Center has more than 99 parking spaces for guests with special needs. The designated spaces are located in Lots A, F, and G.
The Regional Metropolitan District (RTD) is the public bus and light rail system for the Denver metropolitan area. RTD has more than 170 bus routes and more than 27 miles of existing light rail lines.
An RTD bus stop is located adjacent to the grounds of Pepsi Center at 9th Street and Auraria Parkway. For an updated RTD bus route schedule, call 303.299.6000 or 800.366.7433.
RTD’s newest transit project, the Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line, opened in April 2002. The 13-mile C Line runs from RTD’s Littleton/Mineral Station in south-metropolitan Denver to historic Union Station in LoDo. The new 1.8-mile segment of C Line, which travels through the Central Platte Valley, features four new light rail stations: Auraria West Campus, Invesco Field at Mile High, Pepsi Center/Six Flags Elitch Gardens and Union Station.
C Line Schedule: (Please note that service will be expanded during major sporting events, concerts and other special events.)
Littleton/Mineral to Union Station
5:30 - 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except holidays
Trains stop approximately every 15 minutes
I-25 & Broadway to Union Station
5:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except holidays
Trains stop approximately every 15-20 minutes
6:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
Trains stop approximately every 30 minutes
11:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Trains stop approximately every 30 minutes
All Other Times
Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Trains stop approximately every 15 minutes
click here for light rail map
For more information on RTD and its services, log on to www.rtd-denver.com.
Traveling south on I-25 take the Speer Boulevard South exit. At the second stop light, turn right onto Chopper Circle.
Traveling north on I-25, take the Auraria Parkway exit. Turn left on 7th Street to enter the grounds of Pepsi Center.
From downtown Denver, take Speer Boulevard to Auraria Parkway. Go west on Auraria Parkway and turn right on 7th Street.