Hi there, I am a Notre Dame fan who happens to have a daughter that is a senior at Clemson. Parking can get pretty ugly at ND without a parking pass. If you enjoy getting crammed into shuttle buses then the White Lot is for you. I park in a neighborhood that is just east of campus. $20 to park in a huge grass side yard at the corner of Ivy Rd. and Dunn Rd. IT is an easy walk to campus and you pass a lot of Notre Dame's athletic complexes along the way. More importantly it is very easy getting out of the area and off campus after the game.
Having visited quite a few random stadiums, I'm ambivalent towards shuttles in general. Is there any reason to avoid them at ND? How bad is it to exit after the game from the public lots?
Alternately, how soon before the game would we need to arrive to get in this grass side yard you mention?