Abysmal Parking Situation

What is up with the parking situation this semester? Been arriving 30 minutes early to campus for my 11 am class and am still late with how long it takes me to find a single open parking spot anywhere on campus. Has anyone else been experiencing this? This is my 6th semester here and I've never had anywhere close to thing much trouble finding places to park.At this point I'll be contacting parking services and trying to get a refund for my Z pass because why am I paying for open spots that don't even exist when I need to park. Anyone have any good suggestions for alternative parking within a mile or two of campus? I live in Loveland so walking/biking to class unfortunately is not at all feasible. Help