2 lots · 250 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
200 metered spaces · Free · Front Street fills quickly on hot summer weekends. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
Avila Beach has free village street parking throughout the Front Street area.
The main beach lot at the foot of First Street is free and rarely completely full outside peak summer.
Arrive before 10 AM on hot weekends in July and August for a Front Street spot.
Shell Beach has free roadside parking off Shell Beach Road, north of Avila.
Pirates Cove requires a short hiking trail -- park at the Shell Beach lot and walk the bluff trail.
happy hunting
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Main parking at Avila Beach: Avila Beach Front Street Lot (Free) and Port San Luis Harbor Parking (Free), plus street parking at Free. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.