Well.. if you went north on Razorback and turned left on Maple, you'd end up going up a steep hill past the Alumni House and up into a neighborhood. North of the stadium though has lost all the fields.. 7 or 8 parking lots back then are now the home of four new residence halls and the new Pat Walker Health Center.
The best parking you'll get north, nearest where you last parked, is the lot by Leverett Elementary (right across from Hotz Hall and the UA campus border), but it's $5 a spot. Where I usually park are the lots behind the Kappa Kappa Gamma
house. It's about a 5 minute walk to the stadium from there, and parking is free. If you want to find the lots, on Yahoo! maps, the Kappa house is on the corner of Maple and Leverett, and there are 3 lots (north and east) of the house. Otherwise, I'd park alongside Arkansas Avenue, near the Inn at Carnall Hall, or out by Baum Stadium (picture below of Baum Stadium) and take a Razorback Transit bus to the stadium.
Also, have to warn you.. on the way up...leave an extra hour earlier than you planned. I-40 still has construction zones... not nearly as bad as before..but I would guess they have 2-3 zones in between Little Rock and Alma (where I-540 meets I-40). Definitely fill up for gas in Alma if you can...it's almost 10 cents cheaper than in Fayetteville.
You will really be surprised at what all has popped up in the last two years here. Since Sept. 2002, that I can remember, Fayetteville so far has the following new stuff...
*New stores/restaurants: Target came in right along the last time UA and Bama played here, along with a new Olive Garden and Red Robin (gourmet burger joint). Logan's Roadhouse is opening shortly, and Fuddrucker's is building. Ruby Tuesday's opened right alongside 6th Street. Two Starbucks are in the process of being built, and there is a Walgreen's now about every mile on College Avenue. You'll also find scores of new hotels all around the area at each exit, and more are coming.
*New flights - You'll see a lot of planes flying over the UA campus, including during the game, as Fayetteville now has direct flights to 12 major US cities, with city #13 (Detroit via Northwest) coming in October.
*New buildings all over UA - Since the last time the Tide played at RRS, the UA has 7 new buildings on campus, including 5 new residence halls, the Walker Health Center, and the Inn at Carnall Hall, the first on-campus hotel at UA, run by the UA's school of hospitality. Enrollment has increased by over 2,500 students, so parking is very very scarce, and no doubt you'll notice the 8 story parking deck alongside Dickson Street.
*Dickson St. renovation - Very similar to the renovations on the Strip in Tuscaloosa. Dickson St. is loaded with lights, each crosswalk and intersection is bricked, and trees dot the sidewalks all along the way. The corner of Dickson and Arkansas Avenue is impressive, where it's bricked with a Razorback carved into the intersection. Really cool to notice.
Anyways, any more questions, let me know.
WPS