Cox Stadium

Five stars for the gorgeous track. Zero stars for parking chicanery.
Parking is available but you have to pay (which is fine). The parking machine requires a minimum of $ 4, which buys you 2 hours. **There is no way to cancel and get your money back.**
If you, for example, start putting in singles and then decide, «Nah — I don’t want to pay that much — I’ll go somewhere else,» you might think you could «cancel» and get your money back, since that is how pretty much any other payment machine anywhere works. Nope, your singles are gone. Forever.
The machine says «no change given», but I didn’t notice anything saying, «no refunds». Instead of your actual money back, the machine will spit out a «refund slip», but that’s a joke — you can’t turn it into actual cash, only a credit against future parking. And, to get even that paltry credit, you have to go in person during business hours to visit the SFSU Parking and Transportation Office. Who’s going to do that for $ 2?! Not me or anyone else with a job.
Upshot: Came once, thought the track was super-​nice, but the parking experience was so chintzy that I now am actively annoyed at SFSU, an institution about which I used to be completely neutral. Nice work, SFSU Parking and Transportation Office. Hope the $ 2 is worth it.

My roommates and I love running around the track, but hate how all the teams take over the entire stadium. Maybe we should join a team so maybe we can use what our tuition pays for?