On February 26th, Mayor John Haila passed Ordinance #4379 which increases the illegal parking on side-streets adjacent to Jack Trice Stadium and the surrounding area from $20 ($15 if paid within seven days of ticket) to $40 ($35 if paid within seven days of ticket) from 6 a.m. to midnight on game days.
While I can’t tell you what this season’s grass lot cost will be yet, I can tell you last year it was $20 to park legally and safely on grass lots.
This map, per the City of Ames, shows where you should avoid parking unless you want to incur a friendly “please read carefully” envelope on your windshield.