There is tons of room for tailgating and grilling. The staff will attempt to parking you side by side with others but I have always ignored them and parked where I wanted. If you go to the right after entering there is more room and if you are early enough you can park by the trees. You enter at the top of the lot but exit at the bottom of the lot. So the closer you park to the gate at the bottom of the lot the easier to exit. However, the amount of time you spend waiting for the shuttle allows the lot to clear fairly quickly with less traffic jams.