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Vaught-Hemingway Stadium from the air at night, floodlit, with the town of Oxford dark around it

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium from the air on a September evening in 2019. Photo: Pilot MKN, CC BY 2.0

SEC · Oxford, Mississippi

Where to stay for an Ole Miss game Hotels near Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, by time to the gate

Checked against 15 sources on November 8, 2026 · Editorial team · How we check

Stay on the Square or on campus if you can get a room. If not, the hotels on West Jackson Avenue are a half-hour walk, and Batesville is next.

The Inn at Ole Miss is an 11 minute walk from the stadium, and the hotels around the Square are 16–30 minutes on foot, with a free game-day shuttle from the Square to campus. The chain hotels on West Jackson Avenue are closer than they look: 33–35 minutes on foot, on a game-day bus route. When Oxford is full, Batesville on I-55 has the next block of hotels, a 32–34 minute drive with no traffic. Past that, Holly Springs, New Albany, Grenada and Tupelo are 45–70 minutes away.

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Hotels in The Square →See the 2027 weekends

Stadium
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, 64,038 seats, the largest in Mississippi [4]
Gates
Open 2 hours before kickoff. No re-entry [5]
Campus parking
Reserved only, with an Ole Miss Athletics Foundation pass. Lots open at 7 a.m. [5]
Square shuttle
Free Downtown Square Shuttle from the downtown parking garage to the Student Union [6]
Park and ride
In 2024, free shuttles from the South Oxford Center, Northwest Community College and Oxford High School lots [7]

Ole Miss weekends by the numbers

  • 2.4stadium seats for every resident of Oxford: 64,038 seats (capacity since 2016) [4] against 26,773 residents [13]
  • 11 minwalk from the closest hotel, the Inn at Ole Miss, to the stadium (0.5 mi) [14]
  • 7hotels we list within a 40 minute walk of the stadium [14]
  • 68 mindrive, with no traffic, from the furthest overflow town fans use when Oxford is full [14]

Ole Miss's 2027 home weekends, rated

The three non-conference dates are set. The SEC has not yet published dates for the four conference home games, and Ole Miss has not yet named its Homecoming game. [2] Hardest so far: Oklahoma and Alabama (Very hard). How we rate weekends.

A full Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on a sunny afternoon during the 2021 Arkansas game
A full house for Arkansas at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in October 2021. Photo: Jaggerhornik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Ole Miss 2027 home games and how hard rooms will be
DateOpponentRoomsWhyBook
Sat, Aug 28, 2027Eastern Illinois
Non-conference
BusyNon-conference, no billed weekend
Season opener. [3]
Rooms Fri–Sun →
Sat, Sep 4, 2027Charlotte
Non-conference
HardHoliday weekend [3]Rooms Fri–Sun →
Sat, Sep 18, 2027Oregon State
Non-conference
BusyNon-conference, no billed weekend [3]Rooms Fri–Sun →
Date not yet setOklahoma
SEC
Very hardConference game · Visiting fans travel [2]Rooms →
Date not yet setAlabama
SEC
Very hardConference game · Visiting fans travel [2]Rooms →
Date not yet setKentucky
SEC
HardConference game [2]Rooms →
Date not yet setSouth Carolina
SEC
HardConference 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 Vaught-Hemingway Stadium

Of the 13 hotels we list, the closest is the Inn at Ole Miss at 120 Alumni Drive: an 11 minute walk (0.5 mi) to the stadium. 7 are within a 40 minute walk. Times are routed on OpenStreetMap from each hotel to the stadium with no traffic [14]; on game day the drive takes longer and the lots fill early.

Hotels near Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, closest first, with walk and drive times
HotelAreaOn footBy carGame-day bus
The Inn at Ole Miss
120 Alumni Drive, Oxford
On campus11 min · 0.5 mi3 min · 0.7 miNone listed
Courtyard Oxford
305 Jackson Avenue East, Oxford
The Square16 min · 0.7 mi3 min · 0.9 miDowntown Square Shuttle, free [6]
The Oliver Hotel
425 South Lamar Boulevard, Oxford
The Square23 min · 1.1 mi5 min · 1.2 miDowntown Square Shuttle, free [6]
Graduate by Hilton Oxford
400 North Lamar Boulevard, Oxford
The Square30 min · 1.4 mi5 min · 1.5 miDowntown Square Shuttle, free [6]
Hampton Inn Oxford-West
110 Heritage Drive, Oxford
West Jackson Avenue33 min · 1.5 mi6 min · 2.5 miOUT game-day route (Blue/Orange) [6]
Holiday Inn Express Oxford
112 Heritage Drive, Oxford
West Jackson Avenue35 min · 1.6 mi7 min · 2.7 miOUT game-day route (Blue/Orange) [6]
La Quinta Inn & Suites Oxford
1171 Frontage Road, Oxford
South Lamar40 min · 1.9 mi5 min · 1.6 miOUT game-day route (Green/South Lamar) [6]
Home2 Suites Oxford
101 South Lamar Court, Oxford
South Lamar41 min · 1.9 mi7 min · 1.9 miOUT game-day route (Green/South Lamar) [6]
Hampton Inn Oxford/Conference Center
103 Ed Perry Boulevard, Oxford
Oxford Conference Center, east sideDrive9 min · 3.7 miNone listed
TownePlace Suites Oxford
105 Ed Perry Boulevard, Oxford
Oxford Conference Center, east sideDrive9 min · 3.8 miNone listed
Home2 Suites Batesville
443 Covenant Drive, Batesville
BatesvilleDrive32 min · 23.7 miNone listed
Hampton Inn Batesville
103 Lakewood Drive, Batesville
BatesvilleDrive32 min · 24.2 miNone listed
Fairfield Inn & Suites Batesville
290 Power Drive, Batesville
BatesvilleDrive34 min · 24.5 miNone listed

Where to stay in Oxford, by area

3 km10 km25 kmVaught-Hemingway StadiumHolly Springs46 min driveNew Albany57 min driveOxford Conference Center, east side9 min driveOn campus11 min walkThe Square24 min walkWest Jackson Avenue33 min walkSouth Lamar5 min driveTupelo68 min driveBatesville32 min driveGrenada65 min driveWater Valley29 min drive
  1. South Lamar 5 min drive
  2. Oxford Conference Center, east side 9 min drive
  3. On campus 11 min walk
  4. The Square 24 min walk
  5. Water Valley 29 min drive
  6. Batesville 32 min drive
  7. West Jackson Avenue 33 min walk
  8. Holly Springs 46 min drive
  9. New Albany 57 min drive
  10. Grenada 65 min drive
  11. Tupelo 68 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

On campus

Walk to the gatesThe Grove

One hotel, right on campus. It is the shortest walk to the stadium in Oxford, and the Grove is on the way.

  • 11 min Walk from the Inn at Ole Miss to the stadium (0.5 mi) [14]

Hotels here

Hotels in On campus →
The white Lafayette County Courthouse with its clock tower, among oak trees on the Oxford Square
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Square and downtown Oxford

First-timersNightlifeCar-free

Restaurants, bars and the courthouse lawn, a 24 minute walk from the stadium. It is where the weekend happens when the game is over.

  • 24 min Walk from the courthouse on the Square (1.1 mi) [14]
  • 4 min Drive from the Square, no traffic (1.4 mi) [14]

Game day: The free Downtown Square Shuttle runs from the downtown parking garage on North Lamar to the Student Union, next to the Grove.

Hotels here

Hotels in The Square →

West Jackson Avenue

Walkable at a pushDriversGroups

The chain hotels west of campus, by the Jackson Avenue Center. They are closer to the stadium than most people expect, and on a game-day bus route.

  • 33 min Walk from Hampton Inn Oxford-West (1.5 mi) [14]
  • 35 min Walk from Holiday Inn Express (1.6 mi) [14]
  • 6 min Drive from Heritage Drive, no traffic (2.5 mi) [14]

Game day: OUT's game-day Blue/Orange route stops on Jackson Avenue at Heritage Drive and by the Super 8, and at the Jackson Avenue Center.

Hotels here

Hotels in West Jackson Avenue →

A short drive or shuttle

South Lamar and Highway 6

DriversBudget

Newer hotels south of town, off Highway 6. A 40 minute walk or a 5–7 minute drive, and the quickest way out to the highway after the game.

  • 5 min Drive from La Quinta, no traffic (1.6 mi) [14]
  • 40 min Walk from La Quinta (1.9 mi) [14]

Hotels here

Hotels in South Lamar →

Oxford Conference Center, east side

DriversFamilies

Two hotels by the Oxford Conference Center on the east side of town. A short drive, but you cross town into the game-day traffic.

  • 9 min Drive from Ed Perry Boulevard, no traffic (3.7 mi) [14]

Hotels here

Hotels in Oxford Conference Center, east side →

When the town is full

Batesville

OverflowEasy from I-55

A cluster of chain hotels at the I-55 exit, west of Oxford on Highway 6. It is the first place to look when Oxford is full.

  • 32 min Drive from the I-55 hotels, no traffic (24.2 mi) [14]

Hotels here

Hotels in Batesville →

Water Valley, Holly Springs, New Albany, Grenada and Tupelo

Big weekendsLower prices

When Oxford and Batesville are full, the next rooms are 30–70 minutes away in every direction. Leave early: every road into Oxford is slow on a game Saturday.

  • 29 min Water Valley, no traffic (19.8 mi) [14]
  • 46 min Holly Springs, no traffic (32.1 mi) [14]
  • 57 min New Albany, no traffic (35.9 mi) [14]
  • 65 min Grenada, no traffic (52.4 mi) [14]
  • 68 min Tupelo, no traffic (51.1 mi) [14]
Hotels in Water Valley, Holly Springs, New Albany, Grenada →

Booking rules: when rooms open and what big weekends cost

South Lamar Boulevard in Oxford, looking north to the courthouse on the Square under autumn trees
South Lamar Boulevard, looking north to the Square, November 2018. Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Book months ahead, and ask about minimum stays

Visit Oxford, the town's tourism office, says home game weekends need booking 3 to 6 months ahead, and that many places enforce minimum stays on those weekends. It advises calling hotels directly about football weekends. [10]

Last-minute rooms cost over ten times a normal night

On the weekend of the 2026 LSU game, WLOX reported that budget chains which usually charge around $100 a night were listing rooms at $1,200 to $1,300, and that last-minute options in Oxford were limited. [9]

Rentals can be repriced after you book

The same report told of a fan whose Oxford rental for the LSU weekend was cancelled by the host an hour after booking and relisted for at least $1,000 more. She stayed in Batesville instead. [9]

No RV parking on campus this season

Ole Miss Campus Recreation did not offer RV parking for the 2026 football season, because its South Campus lot is used for overflow staff and student parking in 2026-27. It says details for fall 2027 RV parking come in June 2027. [11]

Coming as a group or a family? Houses and apartments in and around Oxford are on Vrbo: vacation rentals in Oxford →

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.

  • 11 days before the Wofford game (Saturday 21 November), Booking.com showed 41 places with rooms in Oxford for the nights of 20–22 November, at a median of $945 for two nights. In Batesville, the overflow town, the same nights showed 8 places at a median of $378. [1]
  • 17 days before the Mississippi State game (Friday 27 November), Booking.com showed 32 places with rooms in Oxford for the nights of 26–28 November, at a median of $1,490 for two nights. That was also Thanksgiving weekend. [1]
  • For a weekend with no home game, 4–6 December 2026, Booking.com showed 71 places with rooms in Oxford, at a median of $381 for two nights. [1]

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Game day at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium: parking, traffic and buses

Red and blue trash cans set out under the oak trees of the Grove before a home game
The Grove the day before a home game in November 2014, set out for tailgating. Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Campus parking

All parking on campus is reserved and needs an Ole Miss Athletics Foundation pass. Campus lots open at 7 a.m. on game day. Without a pass, park in town and take a shuttle. [5]

Campus is closed to general parking

On home football days the Athletics Department controls all campus parking: every non-residential space is sold through the Athletics Foundation and campus is closed to general parking. General parking is in lots around Oxford, with shuttles to campus. [12]

Park-and-ride lots

In the 2024 season, shuttles ran from the South Oxford Center (the old Baptist hospital), Northwest Community College and Oxford High School lots from 6 a.m. until two hours after the game. The ride was free; parking was sold per game in the CLUTCH! app, and the Jackson Avenue Center lot is no longer free. Shuttles drop off at the power plant lot across Gertrude Ford Boulevard from the stadium. [7]

Drop-off at the Grove

In 2026 Ole Miss set a pick-up and drop-off area on the north side of the Grove, where drivers cannot wait or leave a car. University Avenue takes drop-offs, for 15 minutes at most, until it closes about four hours before kickoff. [8]

Rideshare drop-off and pick-up

Uber and Lyft drop off and pick up in the South Lot, east of Old Taylor Road. [5]

Bag policy

Clear bags up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches. One sealed water bottle or empty container up to 20 oz is allowed. No umbrellas, strollers, noisemakers, or chairback seats wider than 16 inches. [5]

Getting back after the game

From the second half on, most campus streets turn one-way out of campus until police see that it has cleared. Staying on the Square or on campus, you can walk back and skip it. [5]

Getting to Oxford

The Oxford Square from the air, the courthouse in the middle and shops on four sides
The Square in Oxford from about 2,000 feet. Photo: Matthew Nichols, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Driving

Oxford sits on Highway 6 (US 278), which runs west to I-55 at Batesville and east to Tupelo, and on Highway 7 north to Holly Springs. [15]

Game-day buses

Oxford-University Transit runs game-day routes across town, including the Downtown Square Shuttle to the Student Union and a shuttle from the Jackson Avenue Center lots to the Kennon Observatory on campus. [6]

Flying in

Memphis International (MEM) is 94 minutes' drive from the stadium with no traffic (70.0 mi). [14]

Flying in

Tupelo Regional (TUP) is 63 minutes' drive from the stadium with no traffic (48.3 mi). [14]

Travel news for the 2027 season

  • Ole Miss added Eastern Illinois for 28 August 2027, completing the non-conference home schedule with Charlotte and Oregon State. [3]
  • On the LSU weekend, budget hotels that usually charge about $100 a night listed rooms at $1,200 to $1,300. [9]
  • The SEC set Ole Miss's conference opponents through 2029. The 2027 home games are Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina. [2]

Ole Miss game weekends: questions fans ask

What is the closest hotel to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium?

The Inn at Ole Miss at 120 Alumni Drive, on campus. It is an 11 minute walk (half a mile) to the stadium. The Courtyard on Jackson Avenue East is next, 16 minutes on foot. [14]

How far ahead should I book a hotel for an Ole Miss game?

Visit Oxford says 3 to 6 months for home game weekends, and many places enforce minimum stays on those weekends. Call the hotel directly to ask about football weekend rules. [10]

When are the 2027 Ole Miss SEC home games?

The SEC has not published 2027 dates yet. The four conference home games are Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina. We add each date to the weekend table as soon as it is announced. [2]

How far is the Square from the stadium?

About 1.1 miles. That is a 24 minute walk from the courthouse, or a ride on the free Downtown Square Shuttle to the Student Union. [14]

Is there a shuttle to Ole Miss games?

Yes. In the 2024 season free park-and-ride shuttles ran from the South Oxford Center, Northwest Community College and Oxford High School lots from 6 a.m. until two hours after the game, with parking paid in the CLUTCH! app; check the current lots before you travel. Oxford-University Transit also runs a free Square shuttle to the Student Union. [7]

Where should I stay if Oxford is sold out?

Batesville first: its hotels at the I-55 exit are a 32–34 minute drive with no traffic. After that, Water Valley, Holly Springs, New Albany, Grenada and Tupelo, 29–68 minutes away. [14]

Can I park on campus at an Ole Miss game?

Only with a pass. All campus parking on game day is reserved through the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation, and lots open at 7 a.m. Everyone else parks in town and rides a shuttle. [5]

Sources

  1. Our reading of Booking.com search results (two nights, two adults, before taxes): searches for Oxford, Mississippi, United States on booking.com, for the nights given with each reading, FootballStay (10 November 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
  2. Football Receives SEC Opponents Through 2029 Season, Ole Miss Athletics. Checked November 8, 2026.
  3. Ole Miss adds Eastern Illinois to 2027 football schedule, FBSchedules.com. Checked November 8, 2026.
  4. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field, Ole Miss Athletics. Checked November 8, 2026.
  5. A-Z Guide: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (2026 season), Ole Miss Athletics. Checked November 8, 2026.
  6. Game Day Shuttle, Oxford-University Transit (OUT). Checked November 8, 2026.
  7. Square Jam concert tonight; Gameday parking, shuttle info and more, The Oxford Eagle (25 October 2024). Checked November 8, 2026.
  8. Going to Ole Miss-LSU? What fans need to know before heading to Oxford, WLOX (16 September 2026). Checked November 8, 2026.
  9. Going to Oxford for the game weekend will cost you, WLOX (17 September 2026). Checked November 8, 2026.
  10. Where to Stay in Oxford, MS, Visit Oxford. Checked November 8, 2026.
  11. Facility Operations, University of Mississippi Campus Recreation. Checked November 10, 2026.
  12. Parking FAQ, University of Mississippi Parking and Transportation. Checked November 10, 2026.
  13. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2025 (Vintage 2025), U.S. Census Bureau. Checked November 8, 2026.
  14. Routed walk and drive times (OSRM on OpenStreetMap, no traffic), FOSSGIS routing.openstreetmap.de. Checked November 8, 2026.
  15. Hotel positions and addresses, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Checked November 8, 2026.

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