“The Trads” Traditional Halls – Bradford, Morgan, Randall, Thomas

1. From 6th Avenue, turn onto 19th Street toward campus after exiting the highway.
2. At the roundabout, turn left onto Elm Street (3rd exit from roundabout).
3. Continue on Elm Street. Pass the Student Rec Center and Student Center.
4. Turn right into the Y Parking Lot. Traffic cones will direct you around the parking lot and into the unloading zone.
5. After unloading, move your vehicle to Lot Q for long term parking.

Elm Hall and Weaver Towers

1. From 6th Avenue, turn onto 19th Street toward campus after exiting the highway.
2. At the roundabout, turn left onto Elm Street (3rd exit from roundabout).
3. Take your next right onto 18th Street and into the parking lot to your right.
4. Traffic cones will direct you around the parking lot and into the unloading zone.
5. From there you can unload your vehicle before taking it to CT, I or J lots for long term parking.

Maple Hall

1. From 6th Avenue, turn onto 19th Street toward campus after exiting the highway.
2. At the roundabout, turn left onto Elm Street (3rd exit from roundabout). Continue on Elm Street.
3. Turn right onto 17th Street and follow signage.
4. 17th Street is made into a one-way road during the move-in process. On 17th Street, pull to the right side of the road, where your car will be unloaded. The right lane is for unloading, the middle lane is for through-traffic, and the left lane is a fire lane.
5. After unloading is finished, continue on 17th Street in the middle lane and turn right onto Illinois Street.
6. You will then take a left onto 18th Street and park in CT, I, or J lots for long term parking.

Spruce Hall

1. From 6th Avenue, turn onto 19th Street toward campus after exiting the highway.
2. Continue straight through the roundabout.
3. Continue on 19th until you take a left onto Washington Ave.
4. Turn left onto 18th Street and continue west toward Spruce Hall. Follow signage to the unloading zone.
5. When finished unloading, turn right to exit onto 19th Street. This exit is right turn only.
6. Continue west on 19th Street to the roundabout.
7. Turn left (3rd exit from roundabout) to long term parking in commuter parking.

1. CHECK YOUR MINES EMAIL! You will be getting important emails from your Residence Life Coordinator (RLC), Resident Advisor (RA), and Residence Life, in addition to several other departments on campus.
2. Make sure you signed your housing contract! Contract signing is part of Phase 3: Room Selection. You will not be able to move in until you have signed your housing contract. If you signed your contract, you will have a confirmation email of your contract signature sent to your Mines email titled ‘Residence Hall Housing Contract 2024-2025′. If you have not received this email, return to the Housing Portal, select your Residence Halls Application, and continue through the prompts to sign your contract. We encourage you to review this document with a trusted adult before signing.
3. Label everything (bags/boxes/large items/etc.) with your Name, Building Name, and Room Number clearly written in large, bold marker. For example: Jane Smith, Morgan Hall 313. This is really important to help us get your items to your room! It is recommended that you also add a phone number in case anything gets misplaced!
4. Make sure the people accompanying you on your move-in day know your building and room number so they can find you! Residence Life works to keep you and your information private and secure. Out of an abundance of caution, we may not be able to tell your parents/guests where you live if they ask us.
5. Each student is allowed to have 2 personal helpers to assist in move-in, and only ONE vehicle per resident in the drop-off and unloading areas. More folks may accompany you to campus, but please ask your additional guests to park and walk to your building. Any additional vehicles must be parked in exterior parking lots and may not join the lines to drop-off /unload at your residence hall. We are welcoming 1500+ students to campus, so please be mindful of your neighbors also trying to move in!

Students who wish to ship their belongings to campus prior to moving in MUST ensure that their belongings arrive to campus on August 7th or after. Shipments that arrive before August 7th will be returned to sender.

Do not address packages to your Residence Hall’s physical address. Please use the following address:

[Student’s First & Last Name]
Colorado School of Mines
[Student’s Residence Hall and Room #]
1301 19th St.
Golden, CO 80401

Please note that all mail and packages for the Residence Halls arrive at Mines’ Central Receiving before being delivered to each community. The Distribution Services staff makes ONE delivery to each of the Residence Halls on each business day (Monday through Friday).

Due to the delivery schedule and the increased number of packages we are expecting, we ask that you plan accordingly and are patient when waiting for your packages. We strongly encourage you to bring all essentials with you on your move-in day (bedding/sheets, toiletries, etc.) and that you do not ship the items that you will need on the day of your move-in. We cannot guarantee that your packages will be delivered to your community by your move-in day.

You may not go directly to Central Receiving to pick up your packages. You must wait until the packages arrive at your Residence Hall and our desk staffs log your package for pickup. You will receive an email to your Mines email when your package is available to be picked up at your front desk. You will likely receive this notification after package tracking services notify you of the package’s arrival to campus. 

1. You will check in at your Residence Hall. You will find plenty of signage and Mines staff directing traffic to each residence hall. This page has instructions to get you to your residence hall.
2. Go directly to your hall and park briefly in an unloading zone. Only ONE (1) car per resident is permitted to park in the drop-off and unloading zone at your residence hall. Cars may not be parked or left unattended in the unloading zone. A member of your party must stay with the car at all times while in the unloading zone.
3. You (the student) will head towards the check-in area to pick up the keys and other important items (we have lots to give you; please come empty-handed!). Staff, volunteers, and signs will point you toward your community’s check-in. At check-in you will need a government-issued photo ID (or your Blastercard if you have it!), and you will need to have your Campus-Wide ID number (CWID) available.
4. Your family/helpers will work with volunteers at the car to unpack all the items to the new room. We will provide blue rolling bins to help move. Make sure all items are labeled with the student’s name, room and building number, and a contact phone number. Make sure the guests helping you move know your room number.
5. After checking in, you may go directly to your room. The volunteers will join you with your belongings.
6. When your vehicle is empty, your family/helpers will move the car to the long-term parking areas and the guests can meet the student in their room.

If you are planning on renting a moving truck or moving POD and are looking to park it near your apartment for several days, you will need to contact Parking Services for a temporary parking pass. This also extends to the vehicles of those accompanying you.

Parking Services Division
Email: parking@mines.edu
Website: https://www.mines.edu/parking/

If you need to claim a Mines Park parking pass for the academic year, please use the Parking Services portal to do so, which is found on their website listed above. Each resident may claim one Mines Park parking pass.

Please view your unit assignment and the names/emails of your roommate(s) by accessing the Housing Portal and Selecting View Assignment Info. The Housing Portal is linked in student’s Trailhead and my.mines.edu accounts.

We strongly encourage you to reach out to your roommate(s) before moving in to get acquainted! If one or more of your roommates has already been occupying the apartment, then an Xcel Energy account should already be established for your unit, but you will want to discuss how you will each split/pay for the utility bill going forward. If not, you need to create an account with Xcel Energy.

In the event that Resident fails to set up an Xcel account, Mines will charge the Resident for the utilities expenses billed by Xcel for the unit and will charge Resident an additional $50 per month as an administrative fee for processing the billings and facilitating payment to Xcel.

August rent will be posted on August 1. Rent is due on the first business day of each month and will be posted on your student account on the first business day of each month. Late fees are assessed if rent is not paid by the fifth business day of each month.

All residents will be responsible for the full amount of August rent; regardless of their move-in date. We do not prorate rent in August if you move in after August 1. However, during the month of August, late fees will not be assessed.

Please visit the Bursar’s Office for more information on how to pay Mines Park rent. You can apply your rent amount to your bill on Trailhead, and can apply your tuition payment and other fees when those are assessed and due.

All of this information and more was sent to Mines Park residents. Check your Mines email for correspondence from Residence Life (housing@mines.edu).

If your questions aren’t answered in that email, please reach out to Residence Life (housing@mines.edu) or Greg Foster (foster@mines.edu), the Residence Life Coordinator for Mines Park.