Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in South Bend, Indiana, the home field of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. You will find it in Clay Township. Worth the trip, Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is 0.5 mi off.
A stadium & arena inside Clay Township
One of the most looked-up attractions in the U.S.
About 100K people a year read its Wikipedia article, more than for 96% of the 7,799 attractions we track.
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Clay Township
Notre Dame Stadium is inside Clay Township, which has 35 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Chicago
Chicago is about 75 miles west (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–83°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Every month near Notre Dame Stadium is set out below.
Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in South Bend, Indiana, the home field of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
It was built in 1930 under the guidance of Knute Rockne, regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history, which gave rise to the stadium's nickname, "The House that Rockne Built." Prior to the stadium's construction, the Fighting Irish played in Cartier Field. The stadium seating capacity was nearly 60,000 for decades, until a major renovation between 1994 and 1997 added an upper bowl and more than 20,000 additional seats, which increased the capacity to over 80,000. In 2014, the Campus Crossroads renovation decreased the seats to 77,622. The stadium has been regularly sold out for home games since 1964.
- Type
- Stadium & arena
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Wikipedia readers
- 100K a year
Hotels and campgrounds near Notre Dame Stadium
Rooms are nearest in Clay Township (35) and Mishawaka (27).
- 1Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
- 2Studebaker National Museum
- 3Fort St. Joseph
- 4Potawatomi Zoo
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Notre Dame Stadium | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | in town | — | 35 33 hotels · 2 motels | 34,221 | $226K | — |
| Notre Dame | in town | — | 1 1 inn or B&B | 6,890 | — | — |
| Mishawaka | 4 mi southeast | 5 min | 27 25 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 51,226 | $156K | C− |
| South Bend | 2 mi southwest | 5 min | 24 17 hotels · 1 motel · 4 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 103,201 | $140K | D |
| Portage Township | 3 mi southwest | 5 min | 19 12 hotels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 94,293 | $122K | — |
| Elkhart | 14 mi east | 20 min | 39 32 hotels · 4 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 54,092 | $140K | — |
| Osolo Township | 15 mi east | 20 min | 34 29 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 29,084 | $207K | — |
| Roseland | 2 mi northwest | 5 min | 8 6 hotels · 2 motels | 850 | $123K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
More to see nearby
Places worth adding lie within 70 miles.
Big draw70 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
1in town CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
45 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
70 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
22 mi MuseumStudebaker National Museum
70 mi Park & preserveJackson Park
38 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph42 mi Zoo & aquariumPotawatomi ZooPhoto credits
Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Good to know about Notre Dame Stadium
Is Notre Dame Stadium in Clay Township?
Yes. It’s inside Clay Township, IN.
When is the best time to visit Notre Dame Stadium?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–83°.
How far is Notre Dame Stadium from Chicago?
About 75 miles west of Chicago, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Notre Dame Stadium?
South Bend (SBN), about 4 miles away. The nearest big hub is Chicago Midway (MDW), about 79 miles.
Where should I stay near Notre Dame Stadium?
Clay Township (in town, 35 places to stay), Mishawaka (4 mi, 27 places to stay) and South Bend (2 mi, 24 places to stay).
Ask a local in Clay Township
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.