Stock Show FAQs

CSU Spur is located within the Stock Show grounds during the 16 days of the National Western Stock Show, marking an exciting next step in a longstanding partnership with the National Western Stock Show. Visitors can explore all CSU Spur offers without leaving the heart of the main event. To ensure pedestrian safety and improve accessibility, the intersections near CSU Spur will be closed to vehicle traffic during the Stock Show.

CSU Spur employees, volunteers, and students can show their CSU RamCard or a CSU Visitor badge at the badge gate between Terra and Hydro or the ticket gate between Terra and the Livestock Exchange Building (green stars on this map). Visitors with Stock Show tickets will enter the ticket entry gate between the Terra and the Livestock Exchange Building.

Of note: CSU Spur will be open to Stock Show attendees from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day during Stock Show, Jan. 10-25.

Clients with appointments at Humane Colorado or the Temple Grandin Equine Center must arrive on campus from the north via Franklin Street and enter at the intersection of Race Court and National Western Drive. There will be a parking attendant shed to show the parking pass for your appointment. Clients will proceed south on National Western Drive to the Vida building patient parking lot. There are 12 additional drop-off and pick-up spots along National Western Drive and Bettie Cram Drive which are reserved for patient drop-off and pick-up. View the map.

Humane Colorado and Temple Grandin Equine Center staff will issue vehicle passes for clients. The Stock Show will begin enforcement on Jan. 7.

Parking is limited during the Stock Show. The parking lot north of Vida, where CSU Spur employees and community park regularly, will NOT be available during the Stock Show. Spur encourages alternative forms of transportation and carpooling for the duration of the Stock Show.

CSU Spur has 160 spots allocated for the Spur community to the south of CSU Spur along National Western Drive in the CUP North and South lots. This parking is first-come, first-served and fills up quickly, and will begin on Jan. 5, 2026. Please ensure that vehicles are parked straight head-in or rear-in (not angled or parallel) to the ropes, and do so with consideration for others by leaving adequate space. Thank you for thinking of your colleagues when parking your vehicle.

• CUP North: Spur has the spots within the cones/fencing which extends from the end of the painted lines of the LEB lot to the CUP building. These spots are a mixture of pavement and gravel.
• CUP South: Spur has the spots within the cones/fencing on the darker gravel surface; the lighter shaded gravel next to the CUP is not Spur parking. There is a center cone/fence line in the middle of the lot to designate multiple rows of parking and this can be parked straight in to the rope – similar to the exterior cone/fence line. Safety Note: Vehicles are not allowed to park on the ends of the center lot cone/fence line to allow for fire egress.

The Vida parking lot is reserved for Humane Colorado and Temple Grandin clients ONLY.

Parking information for Stock Show events can be found on the Stock Show parking page. For large events, it is recommended to park at Coors Field and take the shuttle which runs every 15 minutes. The shuttles start at 8 a.m. and run until one hour after the last rodeo.

Congestion is expected; allow additional time for driving.

A valid 2026 CSU Spur parking hang tag or specialty vehicle pass will be required to park in the Spur parking lots for the duration of the Stock Show. Parking hang tags will be distributed by the Spur operations team prior to Jan. 5, 2026. Specialty vehicle passes will be distributed via email to designated contact representatives.

Yes, you can bring your bike to the grounds via the badge gate between Terra and Hydro.

There will be two locations for Spur-related ADA parking during the Stock Show:

• For Humane Colorado and Temple Grandin clients, there are three spots located in the Vida parking lot.
• For all other Spur staff, students, tenants, visitors, and volunteers, there will be seven spots located to the west of Terra in front of the Livestock Exchange Building.

Delivery vehicles will be allowed past the parking sheds for mail, catering, and other needs.

• Vida deliveries: Instruct delivery drivers to enter via National Western Drive from the north entrance.
• Hydro and Terra deliveries: Instruct delivery drivers to enter via National Western Drive from the south entrance.

Deliveries will be difficult to coordinate during the Stock Show. Please make all efforts to have deliveries arrive prior to Jan. 7. Delivery drivers should contact Security at 970-692-6300 for building access.

• Denver Water: Delivery access will be granted to the Hydro breezeway via the south entrance parking shed.
• Soil, Water, and Plant Testing Labs: Instruct client drop-offs to the south side of Terra at the Terra loading dock and contact Security at 970-692-6300 for building access.

Personal use of loading lanes will not be allowed.

Be advised that meal delivery service vehicles will not be permitted past the parking sheds.

All CSU-related bus trips should be coordinated with the appropriate CSU Spur staff member. Buses will unload at the south side of the Terra Building and then access the grounds at the appropriate ticketing gate.

Congestion is expected; allow additional time for driving.

• For non-emergency security-related concerns, contact CSU Spur Security at 970-692-6300.
• For parking and access concerns, contact [email protected].

Anyone who wants to visit CSU Spur during the Stock Show will need a general admission ticket. Grounds entry tickets can be purchased at the National Western Stock Show website. The Stock Show offers a free entry day on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

CSU Spur will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week during the Stock Show.

There is much happening in every building at Spur every day during the Stock Show. Please refer to our daily calendar listing of events for the most up-to-date information.

You can also find more information about Spur’s involvement with the Stock Show on our website.

There will not be a free 2nd Saturday event in January; 2nd Saturdays at Spur will resume in February 2026. CSU Spur is part of the National Western Stock Show grounds during the Stock Show, Jan. 10-25, and Spur visitors will need a grounds admission ticket to visit the campus during this time.

Yes, alcohol will be allowed in CSU Spur when purchased from a vendor at the Stock Show. You can also purchase alcohol at the Little Finch Cafe inside the Hydro building. In accordance with Stock Show policy, no outside alcohol or coolers are allowed.

Yes, all event guests will need a valid ticket or credential to access the Stock Show. Tickets can be purchased individually or for the group. This applies to all donor visits and events, regular visits for tenants and programs, and visitors. For more information, please contact Jeremy Davis, director of events at CSU Spur, at [email protected].

Installation of Stock Show perimeter fences will start on Jan. 5, 2026. National Western Center Drive will be closed to through-traffic by Jan. 7, 2026. The fence perimeter will be removed, and National Western Center Drive will reopen to through-traffic on Jan. 26.

CSU Spur will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, and Tuesday, Jan. 27, following the Stock Show. The campus will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

The National Western Stock Show offers people movers throughout the grounds, and the times of those offerings will be contingent on the Stock Show schedule.

The National Western Stock Show FAQ page.