Best seats at Oriole Park at Camden Yards: closest, shadiest, covered and highest

Closest to the field: Section 44, front row 62 ft from home plate. Shadiest for day games: Section 27, 0 minutes of direct sun per game on average. Every pick below is measured, not rated: front-row distance and row heights from USGS lidar of the stadium, sun minutes from NOAA sun positions. Tap a section for its rows and seat views.

Which Oriole Park at Camden Yards seats are closest to the field?

Section 44, front row 62 ft from home plate. Distances run from each section's front row to home plate, measured from USGS lidar of the stadium.

Section	Where	Front row to home plate
Section 44	Lower Level, third, behind home plate	62 ft
Section 56	Lower Level, third, third base side	67 ft
Section 54	Lower Level, third, third base side	69 ft
Section 42	Lower Level, third, behind home plate	69 ft
Section 20	Lower Level, first, first base side	70 ft

Which Oriole Park at Camden Yards seats are in the shade for day games?

Section 27, 0 minutes of direct sun per game on average across the 6 day-game starts we model (1:35 pm on Apr 15, May 15, Jun 15, Jul 15, Aug 15, Sep 15). Sun minutes are per seat over the whole game, from the stadium's lidar shape and NOAA sun positions, averaged over the section's rows.

Section	Where	Direct sun per game
Section 27	Lower Level (rear), first, behind home plate	0 min
Section 31	Lower Level (rear), first, behind home plate	0 min
Section 45	Lower Level (rear), third, behind home plate	0 min
Section 49	Lower Level (rear), third, third base side	0 min
Section 53	Lower Level (rear), third, third base side	0 min

Which Oriole Park at Camden Yards seats get the most sun?

Section 3, 170 minutes of direct sun per game on average across the same day games. Sit here for warmth on a cold day; bring sunscreen and a hat in summer.

Section	Where	Direct sun per game
Section 3	Lower Level (rear), first, right field line	170 min
Section 1	Lower Level (rear), first, right field line	170 min
Section 86	Lower Level, third, left field	170 min
Section 6	Lower Level, first, right field line	170 min
Section 288	Club Level, third, left field	168 min

Which Oriole Park at Camden Yards seats are covered from rain?

No section is fully covered; in Section 11 you are under the deck above from Row 2. 84 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section 11	Lower Level (rear), first, first base side	From Row 2
Section 13	Lower Level (rear), first, first base side	From Row 2
Section 15	Lower Level (rear), first, first base side	From Row 2
Section 17	Lower Level (rear), first, first base side	From Row 2
Section 19	Lower Level (rear), first, first base side	From Row 2

Where are the highest seats at Oriole Park at Camden Yards?

Section 312, top row 107 ft above the field. High rows show plays develop and the whole field at once; they are also the furthest from the action.

Section	Where	Top row above the field
Section 312	Upper Deck, first, first base side	107 ft
Section 330	Upper Deck, first, behind home plate	107 ft
Section 326	Upper Deck, first, behind home plate	106 ft
Section 332	Upper Deck, first, behind home plate	105 ft
Section 308	Upper Deck, first, first base side	105 ft