Beach Guide

Where to Park

Anna Maria Island · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

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12 PM today
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5 lots · 950 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

Bayfront Park / City Pier

~6 open

60 spaces · Free · City park · 2 min

Manatee Public Beach

~14 open

280 spaces · Free · County beach · 2.1 mi

Bridge Street Lot

~14 open

90 spaces · $2/hr · City lot · 4.7 mi

Coquina Beach Lot

~94 open

450 spaces · Free · County beach · 5.1 mi

Cortez Village Parking

~33 open

70 spaces · Free · Village lot · 5.2 mi

On-street parking

200 metered spaces · Free (limited) · Residential · ride the free Island Trolley instead. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Street parking: Free (limited) (Residential · ride the free Island Trolley 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 (941) 708-6130

happy hunting

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 Anna Maria Island: Manatee Public Beach (Free) and Bayfront Park / City Pier (Free), plus street parking at Free (limited). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.