Orange Lot

South Caesar Street 

Recommended for residents of Brandon. 

DIRECTIONS

• Entering
  Coming from the East, turn right onto Caesar Street. Lot is on the left at the intersection of Cumberland Street and Caesar.

• Exiting
  Caesar Street to Cumberland. Turn left onto Cumberland. Right onto Jefferson and right onto Kennedy. Crosstown users can take the East bound on ramp immediately after turning right on to Jefferson St. 

 

Red Lot

South Caesar Street 

Recommended for residents of Brandon. 

DIRECTIONS

• Entering
  Coming from the East, turn right onto Caesar Street. Lot is immediately on the left.

• Exiting
  Ceasar Street to Cumberland. Turn left onto Cumberland. Right onto Jefferson and right onto Kennedy. Crosstown users can take the East bound on ramp immediately after turning right on to Jefferson St. 

 

 

Yellow Lot

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South Caesar Street 

Recommended for residents of Brandon. 

DIRECTIONS

• Entering
  Coming from the East, turn right onto Caesar Street. Lot is immediately on the right.

• Exiting
  Ceasar Street to Cumberland. Turn left onto Cumberland. Right onto Jefferson and right onto Kennedy. Crosstown users can take the East bound on ramp immediately after turning right on to Jefferson St. 

 

Brown Lot

Channelside Drive 

Recommended for residents of Lakeland, Orlando and North Tampa. 

DIRECTIONS

• Entering
  Coming from the West on Channelside Drive, turn left onto Nebraska Ave. Entrance to lot is on the right.

• Exiting
  Right onto Nebraska Ave. Turn left onto Brorein St. Right onto Jefferson St. to I4 East or 275 North. 

 

Purple Lot

Channelside Drive 

Recommended for residents of Lakeland, Orlando and North Tampa. 

DIRECTIONS

• Entering
  Coming from the West on Channelside Drive, turn left onto Jefferson St.. Entrance to lot is on the right.

• Exiting
  Turn right onto Jefferson St to I4 East and 275 North. 

 

Green Lot

Recommended for residents of South Tampa, St. Petersburg and Crosstown Users. 

DIRECTIONS

• Entering
  Coming from the West on Channelside Drive, turn left onto Jefferson off of Channelside Drive and left onto Brorein Street, then left onto Morgan Street and then left on Eunice.

• Exiting
  Turn right onto Jefferson St to I4 East and 275 North. 

 

Silver Lot

Old Water Street 

Recommended for Lexus Lounge Members. Limited availability for Lightning full season ticket members. 

DIRECTIONS

• Entering
  Coming from the West on Channelside Drive, turn right onto Florida Ave. and the lot will be on the left. Coming from the East on Old Water St., turn right onto Florida Ave. and the lot will be immediately on the right.

• Exiting
  Turn right onto Florida Ave.

 

History 

The venue, located in Downtown Tampa's Channelside District was a secondary location chosen after the failure of Tampa Coliseum Inc. to secure funding to construct an arena on Tampa Sports Authority land near Tampa Stadium. The city of Tampa paid $86 million and the Tampa Bay Lightning paid $53 million for the venue's construction and infrastructure. It opened in 1996 as the Ice Palace. Its first event was a performance by the Royal Hanneford Circus. The first hockey game was the Lightning hosting the New York Rangers, which the Lightning won by a score of 5–2.

The arena was built as a new home for the Lightning, necessary because of the lack of a major league-sized arena in the Tampa Bay Area. The two existing arenas in the region, Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg and the Expo Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds were too small for an NHL team. Prior to the opening of the Ice Palace, the Lightning spent one season at the Expo Hall, and then moved to the Florida Suncoast Dome, which was nicknamed the "Thunderdome", in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1993. The Thunderdome, now Tropicana Field, is currently home to Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays.

The arena is owned by the Tampa Sports Authority, a partnership of the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County. The authority leases the arena back to the Lightning, who operate it. The current lease agreement ties the arena to the Lightning ownership.