Intuit Dome Pregame Guide
LA Clippers · Inglewood, CA
Intuit Dome is at 3930 W Century Boulevard in Inglewood, on the corner of South Prairie Avenue and West Century Boulevard, minutes from LAX. It publishes no tailgating policy, but its garages open unusually early — roughly four hours before showtime — and the arena runs automatic licence plate recognition, so registering your vehicle in advance speeds you through the gate. A parking pass bought before the event is the only way to guarantee garage access. Arena doors open 90 minutes before each game.
Tips & Fan Reports
Doors open 90 minutes before tip-off, so the long garage window is time spent outside the arena.
Register your licence plate before you travel — the garages read plates automatically and it is the fastest way in.
Garages open about four hours before showtime, which is earlier than any other arena on this site.
A pre-bought parking pass is the only guarantee of garage access.
Where to Go Before the Game
The parking garages, open four hours out
The arena's garages open approximately four hours before showtime, far earlier than most arenas, and use automatic licence plate recognition — registering your vehicle in advance gets you through faster.
Known for Open ~4 hours before · Licence plate recognition · Register ahead
S Prairie Avenue and W Century Boulevard
The corner the arena sits on at 3930 W Century Blvd. From the I-405 the route is exit 45 for Century Blvd toward LAX then left onto West Century; from the I-105 it is the Prairie Avenue exit.
Known for 3930 W Century Blvd · Off I-405 exit 45 · Prairie Ave from I-105
The free shuttles and alternative transport
The arena publishes its own shuttle and alternative transportation options from around the area, which matter given how close it sits to LAX and how early the garages fill.
Known for Free shuttles · Published by the arena · Minutes from LAX
Rules to Know
What Intuit Dome allows, and what it does not.
- Parking garages open approximately four hours before showtime.
- Intuit Dome uses automatic licence plate recognition to speed up parking. Registering your vehicle grants faster parking access.
- Purchasing an Intuit Dome parking pass before the event is recommended to guarantee access to the garages.
- Arena doors open 90 minutes prior to the start of each game. Door times for other event types may differ.
- The arena is at 3930 W Century Blvd, Inglewood, on the corner of S Prairie Ave and W Century Blvd.
- The arena publishes no tailgating policy.
What to Bring
- A bag the gate will accept
Only personal clutches, including clear bags, no larger than 10 x 6 x 2 inches are permitted.
- Only the outside food and drink the rule allows
Outside food and beverages are prohibited, but an empty reusable water bottle smaller than one quart is permitted for the arena's refill stations.
- A card or a phone wallet
Intuit Dome is cashless; add a preferred payment method to the app profile or tap a credit card at the entrances and exits of Zoom Thru stores.
- Your tickets on a charged phone
Every attendee needs an Intuit Dome account and ticket in the LA Clippers + Intuit Dome app, then enters with GameFace ID or an Identity Pass in a digital wallet.
- A layer for the walk in
December evenings average 49°F outside Intuit Dome.
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How We Checked This Page
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- Pregame
Intuit Dome official site: Parking Information, How to Get Here, Know Before You Go, and A-Z Guide
- Venue policies
Current Intuit Dome A-Z, FAQ, Know Before You Go, parking, and app guidance reviewed for Los Angeles Clippers game-day policies.
- Weather
NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals