While the Rays have made sure there are often reasonably priced tickets available even in this year’s smaller ballpark, you are still going to pay to park your car.
Parking right near the stadium is $55; parking by Raymond James Stadium is $30. I’ve heard a number of fans wonder how they can avoid paying as much for their car as for their game ticket.
You can get a small discount if you pre-pay parking at least a day before the game. And no doubt there are business within a mile of the stadium that are capitalizing on the Rays presence to offer parking at a lower price point (if any of our readers have any good leads on off site parking, please share in the comments).