Beach Guide

30A Parking

Lots, garages, rates & the closest spots to the sand

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Parking at 30A starts free, with lots from $3/day. Compare 6 nearby lots and garages by price, walking distance and how full each one is right now, plus metered street parking. Lot locations, rates and hours are real and geocoded. Tap a pin for driving directions.

Cheapest: Deer Lake State Park · $3/vehicleFree: Seaside Regional Beach Access, Grayton Dunes Access +2

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6 lots · 490 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

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Seaside Regional Beach Access

~4 open

90 spaces · Free · Regional access · 8 min

Grayton Beach State Park

~52 open

200 spaces · $5/vehicle · State park · 1.3 mi

Grayton Dunes Access

~6 open

40 spaces · Free (street) · Beach access · 1.5 mi

Van Buren Street Access

~11 open

30 spaces · Free · Beach access · 3.1 mi

Deer Lake State Park

~17 open

30 spaces · $3/vehicle · State park · 4.1 mi

Inlet Beach Regional Access

~31 open

100 spaces · Free · Beach access · 8.6 mi

On-street parking

200 metered spaces · Free (limited) · Resident streets, ride a bike on the 30A trail instead. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Street parking: Free (limited) (Resident streets, ride a bike on the 30A trail instead).

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Lots nearest the sand fill first — the ones a block or two back usually have room.

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Check each lot's hours below: some are open 24 hours, others close at night.

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Arrive before 10 AM or after 4 PM for the easiest parking hunt.

City parking info (850) 267-1216

Parking Questions

How much is parking at 30A?

Parking at 30A starts free, with lots from $3/day. The cheapest paid lot is Deer Lake State Park at $3/vehicle.

Is there free parking at 30A?

Yes. 30A has free parking at Seaside Regional Beach Access, Grayton Dunes Access, Van Buren Street Access and more. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.

Where should I park for 30A?

30A has 6 lots within walking distance; the largest is Grayton Beach State Park (200 spaces). The lots nearest the sand fill first, so the ones a block or two back usually have room. Use the live map above to compare walking distance and how full each lot is right now.

What time does parking fill up at 30A?

On warm, sunny weekend days the closest 30A lots fill by mid-morning. Arrive before 10 AM or after 4 PM for the easiest parking, and scrub the time slider on the map above for the crowd estimate hour by hour.

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Lot locations, counts, rates and hours are real, geocoded from each address. No live space-count feed is published, so availability is estimated from typical beach crowds and today’s weather. Your location is used only in your browser to sort by distance.

Main parking at 30A: Seaside Regional Beach Access (Free) and Grayton Dunes Access (Free (street)), plus street parking at Free (limited). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.