Memorial Stadium from the upper deck, every seat filled with fans in orange for the South Carolina game

Memorial Stadium during the South Carolina game, November 2006. Photo: Randall Stewart (Berniestew), Public domain

ACC · Clemson, South Carolina

Where to stay for a Clemson game Hotels near Memorial Stadium, by time to the gate

Checked against 13 sources on November 10, 2026 · Editorial team · How we check

Stay downtown if you can get a room: The Abernathy and The Shepherd Hotel are a 7–14 minute walk. If not, Tiger Boulevard is 5–7 minutes away, and Anderson, on I-85, is next.

Downtown Clemson sits right against the stadium, and its two hotels are the only ones you can easily walk from. The chain hotels on Tiger Boulevard and the Tru on Clemson Boulevard towards Seneca are a 5–7 minute drive with no traffic, or a 37–48 minute walk. When Clemson is full, the hotels at the I-85 exit in Anderson are 21–22 minutes away; Seneca, Easley and Greenville are 15–46 minutes out.

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Hotels in Downtown Clemson →See the 2027 weekends

Stadium: Memorial Stadium, 81,500 seats [10]
2027 non-conference: Georgia State, Wofford and Notre Dame at home; South Carolina away [3]
Lots and gates: For a noon kickoff in 2026: lots at 6 a.m., gates at 10 a.m. [9]
Free parking: Seneca Creek Meadow, with a shuttle, and Lower Kite Hill off Newman Road [8]
Golf-cart shuttles: Around the athletic district from 4 hours before kickoff [7]
Bags: Clear, up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, or a one-gallon clear bag, plus a small clutch [7]

Clemson weekends by the numbers

4.3stadium seats for every resident of Clemson: 81,500 seats (capacity) [10] against 18,941 residents [11]
7 minwalk from the closest hotel, the Abernathy, to the stadium (0.3 mi) [12]
6hotels we list within a 40 minute walk of the stadium [12]
46 mindrive, with no traffic, from the furthest overflow town fans use when Clemson is full [12]

Clemson's 2027 home weekends, rated

Three non-conference home dates are set, including the first visit of a 12-game series with Notre Dame. The ACC named the four conference home opponents on 16 September 2026; it will publish their dates later. South Carolina is away in 2027. [2] Hardest so far: Boston College, Florida State, Stanford and Wake Forest (Hard). How we rate weekends.

Clemson 2027 home games and how hard rooms will be
Date	Opponent	Rooms	Why	Book
Sat, Aug 28, 2027	Georgia State Non-conference	Busy	Non-conference, no billed weekend Season opener, moved up from November. [4]	Rooms Fri–Sun →
Sat, Sep 11, 2027	Wofford Non-conference	Busy	Non-conference, no billed weekend Moved up from 20 November. [5]	Rooms Fri–Sun →
Sat, Oct 30, 2027	Notre Dame Non-conference	Busy	Non-conference, no billed weekend The first game of a 12-game series, with each school hosting six. [6]	Rooms Fri–Sun →
Date not yet set	Boston College ACC	Hard	Conference game [2]	Rooms →
Date not yet set	Florida State ACC	Hard	Conference game [2]	Rooms →
Date not yet set	Stanford ACC	Hard	Conference game [2]	Rooms →
Date not yet set	Wake Forest ACC	Hard	Conference game [2]	Rooms →

Kickoff times may not be set until a few weeks before the game. Book Friday and Saturday nights, and check the time before you travel.

Hotels closest to Memorial Stadium

Of the 11 hotels we list, the closest is the Abernathy at 157 Old Greenville Highway: a 7 minute walk (0.3 mi) to the stadium. 6 are within a 40 minute walk. Times are routed on OpenStreetMap from each hotel to the stadium with no traffic [12]; on game day the drive takes longer and the lots fill early.

Hotels near Memorial Stadium, closest first, with walk and drive times
Hotel	Area	On foot	By car	Game-day bus
The Abernathy 157 Old Greenville Highway, Clemson	Downtown Clemson	7 min · 0.3 mi	1 min · 0.3 mi	None listed
The Shepherd Hotel 110 Sloan Street, Clemson	Downtown Clemson	14 min · 0.6 mi	3 min · 0.8 mi	None listed
Best Western Plus Clemson Hotel & Conference Center 1310 Tiger Boulevard, Clemson	Tiger Boulevard	37 min · 1.7 mi	5 min · 1.9 mi	None listed
Comfort Inn & Suites Clemson - University Area 1305 Tiger Boulevard, Clemson	Tiger Boulevard	39 min · 1.8 mi	5 min · 1.9 mi	None listed
Tru by Hilton Seneca Clemson 13050 Clemson Boulevard, Seneca, Seneca	Clemson Boulevard towards Seneca	39 min · 1.8 mi	5 min · 1.9 mi	None listed
Hampton Inn Clemson 851 Tiger Boulevard, Clemson	Tiger Boulevard	40 min · 1.9 mi	5 min · 2.1 mi	None listed
Courtyard Clemson 201 Canoy Lane, Clemson	Tiger Boulevard	47 min · 2.2 mi	7 min · 2.2 mi	None listed
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Clemson - University Area 1381 Tiger Boulevard, Clemson	Tiger Boulevard	48 min · 2.2 mi	6 min · 2.4 mi	None listed
Residence Inn Anderson Clemson 109 Interstate Boulevard, Anderson, Anderson	Anderson (I-85)	Drive	21 min · 11.4 mi	None listed
Hampton Inn Anderson 120 Interstate Boulevard, Anderson, Anderson	Anderson (I-85)	Drive	22 min · 11.6 mi	None listed
Hilton Garden Inn Anderson 115 Destination Boulevard, Anderson, Anderson	Anderson (I-85)	Drive	22 min · 11.9 mi	None listed

Where to stay in Clemson, by area

Tiger Boulevard 5 min drive
Clemson Boulevard towards Seneca 5 min drive
Downtown Clemson 7 min walk
Seneca 15 min drive
Anderson (I-85) 21 min drive
Easley 27 min drive
Greenville 46 min drive

Walk to the gatesShort drive or shuttleOverflow townsPositions are to scale in direction; distance is compressed. Times are routed with no traffic.

Walk to the gates

Downtown Clemson

Walk to the gatesNightlifeCar-free

College Avenue's restaurants and bars, right against the north side of the stadium. Its two hotels are the only ones in Clemson you can walk from: 7–14 minutes.

7 min Walk from The Abernathy to the stadium (0.3 mi) [12]
14 min Walk from The Shepherd Hotel (0.6 mi) [12]

Hotels here

The Abernathy · 157 Old Greenville Highway
The shortest walk to the stadium of any hotel we list. [13]
The Shepherd Hotel · 110 Sloan Street
In the middle of downtown, a 14 minute walk. [13]

Hotels in Downtown Clemson →

A short drive or shuttle

Tiger Boulevard

DriversGroupsMore choice

The main road through town (US 123), with most of Clemson's chain hotels. A 5–7 minute drive with no traffic, or a 37–48 minute walk.

5 min Drive from the Best Western Plus, no traffic (1.9 mi) [12]
7 min Drive from the Courtyard, no traffic (2.2 mi) [12]
37 min Walk from the Best Western Plus (1.7 mi) [12]

Hotels here

Best Western Plus Clemson Hotel & Conference Center · 1310 Tiger Boulevard
The closest of the Tiger Boulevard hotels on foot, 37 minutes. [13]
Comfort Inn & Suites Clemson - University Area · 1305 Tiger Boulevard
Across the road from the Best Western Plus. [13]
Hampton Inn Clemson · 851 Tiger Boulevard
At the west end of Tiger Boulevard, 5 minutes by car. [13]
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Clemson - University Area · 1381 Tiger Boulevard
Further east, 6 minutes away. [13]
Courtyard Clemson · 201 Canoy Lane
Just off Tiger Boulevard at the east end. [13]

Hotels in Tiger Boulevard →

Clemson Boulevard towards Seneca

DriversLake views

A hotel west of campus on the road to Seneca, by Lake Hartwell. A 5 minute drive with no traffic.

5 min Drive from the Tru, no traffic (1.9 mi) [12]

Hotels here

Tru by Hilton Seneca Clemson · 13050 Clemson Boulevard, Seneca
West of campus, 5 minutes by car. [13]

Hotels in Clemson Boulevard towards Seneca →

When the town is full

Anderson (I-85)

OverflowEasy from I-85

A big group of chain hotels at the I-85 exit on Clemson Boulevard in Anderson, 21–22 minutes from the stadium with no traffic. The first place to look when Clemson is full.

21 min Drive from Interstate Boulevard, no traffic (11.4 mi) [12]

Hotels here

Residence Inn Anderson Clemson · 109 Interstate Boulevard, Anderson
Suites with kitchens at the I-85 exit. [13]
Hampton Inn Anderson · 120 Interstate Boulevard, Anderson
Across Interstate Boulevard, 22 minutes away. [13]
Hilton Garden Inn Anderson · 115 Destination Boulevard, Anderson
Behind the Interstate Boulevard group. [13]

Hotels in Anderson (I-85) →

Seneca, Easley and Greenville

Big weekendsMore choice

Past Anderson, the next towns are Seneca to the west, Easley towards Greenville, and Greenville itself, 15–46 minutes from the stadium.

15 min Seneca, no traffic (7.8 mi) [12]
27 min Easley, no traffic (18.6 mi) [12]
46 min Downtown Greenville, no traffic (30.3 mi) [12]

Hotels in Seneca, Easley →

Booking rules: when rooms open and what big weekends cost

College Avenue in downtown Clemson with brick shopfronts, awnings and parked cars under the trees — College Avenue, downtown Clemson, June 2006. Photo: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

Only two hotels are a walk away

Of the hotels we list, only The Abernathy (7 minutes) and The Shepherd Hotel (14 minutes) are a short walk from the stadium. Every other hotel in town is a 5–7 minute drive or a walk of more than half an hour. [12]

Campus parking is for donors

Football parking on campus is assigned to IPTAY members. For the public, IPTAY sells single-game spaces in the Douthit Hills lot (R-10), about 250 spaces at Old Greenville Highway and Newman Road, ahead of each game. [8]

Private lots in town sell spaces

Homes, churches and non-profits around College Avenue, Pine Street and Folger Street sell game-day parking. Clemson Athletics lists them with contacts; some are first come, first served. [8]

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What we saw in the 2026 season

Our own readings of Booking.com search results: two nights, two adults, prices before taxes, one reading on one day. A record of last season, not a forecast for 2027, and not used in the rating.

November 10, 2026 4 days before the Georgia Tech game (Saturday 14 November), Booking.com showed 8 places with rooms in Clemson for the nights of 13–15 November, at a median of $678 for two nights. In Anderson, the overflow town, the same nights showed 19 places at a median of $402. [1]
November 10, 2026 18 days before the South Carolina game (Saturday 28 November), Booking.com showed 11 places with rooms in Clemson for the nights of 27–29 November, at a median of $1,067 for two nights. That was also Thanksgiving weekend. In Anderson, the overflow town, the same nights showed 19 places at a median of $440. [1]
November 10, 2026 For a weekend with no home game, 4–6 December 2026, Booking.com showed 22 places with rooms in Clemson, at a median of $238 for two nights. [1]

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Game day at Memorial Stadium: parking, traffic and buses

Crowds of fans in orange walking past the stadium gates under the trees, with the stands filling behind — Fans walking in before the LSU game, August 2025. Photo: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Lot and gate times

For the noon kickoff against Charleston Southern in October 2026, lots opened at 6 a.m. and gates at 10 a.m., two hours before kickoff. Tiger Walk was at 9:50 a.m. in the Rogers Family Lot (Lot 5), and the band paraded down Fort Hill Street at 11 a.m. [9]

Free parking

Seneca Creek Meadow is free public parking, with a shuttle to and from Doug Kingsmore Stadium, next to Memorial Stadium. Lower Kite Hill is also free, through a gravel entrance off Newman Road across from IPTAY Lot 16. [8]

Golf-cart shuttles

Golf carts run around the athletic district from four hours before kickoff and drop fans at their gate or the ticket office. Pick-up points are marked with tall white and blue poles. [7]

Bag policy

Clear bags up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches or a one-gallon clear freezer bag, plus a small clutch up to 4.5 x 6.5 inches. Camera and phone cases are not allowed. One clear, unopened bottle of water is allowed in the heat. [7]

Tickets and alcohol

Everyone over 2 needs a ticket. Since 2025 Memorial Stadium sells beer, wine and liquor, at most two drinks per transaction, with valid ID, and sales end after the third quarter. [7]

Accessible entry

ADA entrances are Gates 1, 5 and 13. The ADA lot is entered from Highway 93 on Calhoun Drive, near Tillman Hall and Sikes Hall. [7]

Getting back after the game

Clemson Athletics posts a postgame traffic map in its game day guide. If you are staying downtown, you can walk back in 7–14 minutes and skip the queues out of the lots. [7]

Getting to Clemson

Driving

Clemson sits on US 76 and US 123 between Seneca and Anderson. The nearest interstate is I-85 at Anderson, about 21 minutes away with no traffic, and Greenville is about 46 minutes east. [12]

Traffic maps

Clemson Athletics links pregame and postgame traffic maps, an interactive parking map and single-game parking from its game day guide. [7]

Flying in

Greenville-Spartanburg International (GSP) is 69 minutes' drive from the stadium with no traffic (45.4 mi). [12]

Travel news for the 2027 season

September 16, 2026 The ACC named Clemson's 2027 conference home opponents: Boston College, Florida State, Stanford and Wake Forest. Dates come later. [2]
September 10, 2026 Clemson's 2027 game against Georgia State moved to 28 August, making it the season opener. [4]
April 21, 2026 Dates were set for the 12-game Clemson-Notre Dame series. It starts in Clemson on 30 October 2027. [6]

Clemson game weekends: questions fans ask

What is the closest hotel to Memorial Stadium?

The Abernathy at 157 Old Greenville Highway, a 7 minute walk (0.3 miles). The Shepherd Hotel downtown is 14 minutes on foot. [12]

Where should I stay if Clemson is sold out?

Anderson first: its hotels at the I-85 exit are 21–22 minutes away with no traffic. After that, Seneca is 15 minutes away, Easley 27 and Greenville 46. [12]

When are Clemson's 2027 home games?

Georgia State on 28 August, Wofford on 11 September and Notre Dame on 30 October. Boston College, Florida State, Stanford and Wake Forest also come to Clemson; the ACC has not published their dates yet. [2]

Where can I park for free at a Clemson game?

At Seneca Creek Meadow, with a shuttle to Doug Kingsmore Stadium next to Memorial Stadium, and at Lower Kite Hill off Newman Road. Other campus parking is for IPTAY members. [8]

Is there a shuttle at Clemson games?

Yes. Golf carts run around the athletic district from four hours before kickoff, and a shuttle runs from the free Seneca Creek Meadow lot. [7]

When does Notre Dame play at Clemson?

On 30 October 2027, the first game of a 12-game series in which each school hosts six times. [6]

Sources

Our reading of Booking.com search results (two nights, two adults, before taxes): searches for Clemson, South Carolina, United States on booking.com, for the nights given with each reading, FootballStay (10 November 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
ACC Unveils 2027 Football Conference Opponents, Atlantic Coast Conference (16 September 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
Clemson Football: Future Non-Conference Opponents, Clemson University Athletics. Checked November 10, 2026.
Clemson to open 2027 season at home against Georgia State, FBSchedules.com (10 September 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
Clemson adjusts dates of two future football games, FBSchedules.com (12 August 2025). Checked November 10, 2026.
Dates set for 12-game Clemson-Notre Dame football series, FBSchedules.com (21 April 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
Clemson Football Game Day Guide, Clemson University Athletics. Checked November 10, 2026.
2026 Football Single-Game Parking Options, Clemson University Athletics. Checked November 10, 2026.
Gameday: Football vs. Charleston Southern, Clemson University Athletics (14 October 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
Memorial Stadium (Clemson), Wikipedia. Checked November 10, 2026.
City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2025 (Vintage 2025), U.S. Census Bureau. Checked November 10, 2026.
Routed walk and drive times (OSRM on OpenStreetMap, no traffic), FOSSGIS routing.openstreetmap.de. Checked November 10, 2026.
Hotel positions and addresses, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Checked November 10, 2026.

Photos

Memorial Stadium during the South Carolina game, November 2006. Randall Stewart (Berniestew), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
College Avenue, downtown Clemson, June 2006. blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fans walking in before the LSU game, August 2025. Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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