Oriole Park at Camden Yards Pregame Guide
Baltimore Orioles · Baltimore, MD
Tailgating is not permitted in Orioles parking lots, and the ballpark's answer to a pregame is built into the architecture instead: Eutaw Street, the walkway between the warehouse and the ballpark, is open year-round and lined with vendors selling food, drink and merchandise whenever the Orioles are playing. Parking lots open an hour before the gates, with a very limited number of day-of general spaces in Lots F, G and H. For 2026, Gates A and H open two and a half hours before first pitch for all ticket holders, and entry is only through Gates A, C, D and H, with the others opening game by game as needed.
Tips & Fan Reports
Day-of parking is a gamble: a very limited number of spaces in Lots F, G and H, and nothing promised.
The lots open only an hour before the gates, so there is little point arriving much earlier by car.
Gates A and H open two and a half hours out, well before the rest, and only A, C, D and H are guaranteed open at all.
Eutaw Street is the pregame here — no tailgating is permitted in any Orioles lot.
Where to Go Before the Game
Eutaw Street
The walkway between the warehouse and the ballpark, open to walk year-round and lined with vendors selling food, drinks and merchandise during games. This is the Camden Yards pregame, given the lots permit none.
Known for Between warehouse and ballpark · Food and drink vendors · Open year-round
Gates A and H
The two gates opening two and a half hours before first pitch for all ticket holders this season — the earliest way in, and the route onto Eutaw Street.
Known for Open 2.5 hours before · All ticket holders
Lots F, G and H
Where a very limited number of general parking spaces may be available on a day-of-game basis. The lots open an hour before the gates do.
Known for Day-of spaces · Very limited · Open 1 hour before gates
Rules to Know
What Oriole Park at Camden Yards allows, and what it does not.
- Tailgating is not permitted in Orioles parking lots.
- Orioles parking lots open one hour before the gates open, for all regular season games.
- A very limited number of general parking spaces may be available on a day-of-game basis in Lots F, G and H.
- For the 2026 season, Gates A and H open two and a half hours before first pitch for all ticket holders.
- Fans may enter Oriole Park only through Gates A, C, D and H, with other gates opening on a game-by-game basis as needed.
- Eutaw Street, between the warehouse and the ballpark, is open to walk year-round, with vendors selling food, drinks and merchandise during games.
What to Bring
- A bag the gate will accept
Each guest may bring one approved bag: a clear bag up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, a one-gallon freezer bag, or a fanny pack or clutch up to 5 x 7 inches.
- Only the outside food and drink the rule allows
Guests may bring individual portions of food and nonalcoholic beverages in one approved bag for Orioles regular-season home games.
- A card or a phone wallet
Oriole Park is cashless and accepts Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and Discover at parking lots, concessions, and ticket windows.
- Your tickets on a charged phone
All Orioles tickets are delivered digitally through the MLB Ballpark app, and ticket screenshots are not accepted.
- A warm layer for after dark
April nights average 48°F at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
- Sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat
July highs average 90°F at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with no roof over the seats.
- A rain layer
July averages 4.7 inches of rain here.
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