Getting to the Rose Bowl Parade

Hotels along the Rose Bowl Parade Route

Most of the hotels along the Rose Bowl Parade route are mid-level to budget accommodations most of the year. Unfortunately, rates skyrocket for the Rose Bowl Parade and you may need to make reservations a year or more in advance.

The Best Western Colorado Inn (2156 E. Colorado) and Westway Inn Pasadena (1599 E. Colorado) have some rooms that face Colorado Blvd. where you could watch the Rose Bowl Parade from your window. Other hotels along the route include:

• Comfort Inn, 2462 E. Colorado
• Pasadena Travelodge, 2131 E. Colorado
• Saga Motor Hotel, 1663 E. Colorado
• Vagabond Inn, 1203 E. Colorado

The hotels below are near enough to the Rose Bowl Parade route that you can walk to it, saving on parking. Check your grandstand address againt the hotel address. The Rose Bowl Parade route is several miles long and a hotel in the 1300 block of W. Colorado is a long way from the grandstands at 100 E. Colorado. Getting a hotel on the same side of the street as your seats may be helpful if you need to return to your room before the parade ends.

• Hilton Pasadena, 168 S. Los Robles Ave.
• Old Pasadena Courtyard by Marriott, 180 N. Fair Oaks Blvd.
• Sheraton Pasadena, 303 E. Cordova
• Westin Pasadena, 191 N. Los Robles Ave.
• Comfort Inn, 2462 E. Colorado
• Pasadena Inn, 400 S. Arroyo Parkway

Rose Bowl Parade in Your RV

Bringing your RV and parking along the Rose Bowl Parade route may be the least expensive, most comfortable and convenient way to go. You can find a list of places to park your RV at the City of Pasadena website. Frontline parking along the Rose Bowl Parade route can be reserved through Sharp Seating.

Getting to the Rose Bowl Parade

No matter where you stay, you're going to have to get up early. How early depends on where you stay. Which, in part, depends on how far ahead you plan your Rose Bowl Parade trip. By Thanksgiving, all the Pasadena hotels are likely to be full. Downtown Los Angeles is your next best bet, where you can get directly onto a Rose Bowl Parade shuttle bus or catch the Metro Gold Line, but downtown hotels are expensive on New Year's Eve. Staying anywhere else is a balance between how early you're willing to get up and how much money you want to save.

Driving to the Rose Bowl Parade

To reach downtown Pasadena, take the 110 freeway north from downtown Los Angeles, or take the 210 freeway south into Pasadena.

Paid parking for the Rose Bowl Parade is available on a first-come, first-served basis at lots and parking structures near the Rose Bowl Parade route, or you can reserve a spot through Sharp Seating.

Overnight parking on Pasadena streets is permitted beginning at noon on December 31, for that evening only, but No Parking areas and red curb zones remain off-limits. The Pasadena Police Department can answer any questions about Rose Bowl Parade parking at (626) 744-4598.

Public Transportation to the Rose Bowl Parade

Metro Rail's Gold line makes it easy to get to the Rose Bowl Parade, but you may have to change trains several times to get there if you start from somewhere other than downtown Los Angeles. Exit the Gold Line at the Del Mar, Memorial Park, Lake or Allen stations; all are a short walk from the Rose Bowl Parade route.

If you have grandstand seats, check your number to see which stop is closest:

• 400 W. Colorado through 300 E. Colorado: Del Mar or Memorial
• 300 E. Colorado through 1200 E. Colorado: Lake
• 1200 E. Colorado through Sierra Madre: Allen

Visitor Guide to the Rose Bowl Parade