The Local File

Tailgate Locations

Where to set up, what it costs, and what the rules are - lot by lot, town by town.

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Official School Event College Station, TX

Midnight Yell Practice

The Friday-midnight tradition that fills the stadium before the game does.

  • Kyle Field
Public Tailgate College Station, TX

Aggie Park

Twenty green acres beside Kyle Field built for gameday.

  • Aggie Park
Public Tailgate Columbia, SC

State Fairgrounds Tailgating

The vast lots across from Williams-Brice where Sandstorm starts early.

  • SC State Fairgrounds
Premium Hospitality Columbia, SC

The Cockaboose Railroad

Twenty-two garnet cabooses on a spur beside the stadium; the most famous tailgate real estate in the league.

  • Cockaboose Railroad
Public Tailgate Gainesville, FL

Flavet Field

The traditional student-and-family tailgating green on campus.

  • Flavet Field
Official School Event Gainesville, FL

Gator Walk

The team's pregame walk into the Swamp.

  • Gale Lemerand Drive
Official School Event Auburn, AL

Tiger Walk

Players walk Donahue Drive through thousands of fans; among the oldest walks in the sport.

  • Donahue Drive
Official School Event Lexington, KY

The Cat Walk

The team's walk through fans into the stadium before home games.

  • Kroger Field concourse
Public Tailgate Baton Rouge, LA

The Parade Ground

Gumbo pots and generators from morning to night kick; the center of the LSU buildup.

  • LSU Parade Ground
Official School Event Baton Rouge, LA

Victory Hill

The Tiger Marching Band and team march down the hill before home games.

  • North Stadium Drive