Best seats at Dodger Stadium: closest, shadiest, covered and highest

Closest to the field: Section 10, front row 77 ft from home plate. Shadiest for day games: Section 107, 12 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 Dodger Stadium seats are closest to the field?

Section 10, front row 77 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 10	Field Level, first, first base side	77 ft
Section 6	Field Level, first, behind home plate	77 ft
Section 24	Field Level, first, first base side	79 ft
Section 22	Field Level, first, first base side	80 ft
Section 2DC	Field Level, first, behind home plate	80 ft

Which Dodger Stadium seats are in the shade for day games?

Section 107, 12 minutes of direct sun per game on average across the 6 day-game starts we model (1:10 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 107	Loge Level, third, behind home plate	12 min
Section 105	Loge Level, third, behind home plate	15 min
Section 115	Loge Level, third, third base side	15 min
Section 109	Loge Level, third, behind home plate	16 min
Section 113	Loge Level, third, behind home plate	16 min

Which Dodger Stadium seats get the most sun?

Section 60LR, 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 60LR	Reserve Level, first, right field line	170 min
Section 56LR	Reserve Level, first, right field line	170 min
Section 52LR	Reserve Level, first, right field line	170 min
Section 48LR	Reserve Level, first, right field line	170 min
Section 8DC	Field Level, first, first base side	170 min

Which Dodger Stadium seats are covered from rain?

15 sections are covered in every row by the deck above. 199 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section 229	Club Level, third, left field line	Every row
Section 231	Club Level, third, left field line	Every row
Section 233	Club Level, third, left field line	Every row
Section 235	Club Level, third, left field line	Every row
Section 237	Club Level, third, left field line	Every row

Where are the highest seats at Dodger Stadium?

Section 2TD, top row 134 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 2TD	Top Deck, first, behind home plate	134 ft
Section 4TD	Top Deck, first, behind home plate	134 ft
Section 7TD	Top Deck, third, behind home plate	134 ft
Section 10TD	Top Deck, first, first base side	134 ft
Section 5TD	Top Deck, third, behind home plate	133 ft