Parking at Baker Beach is free at several lots. Compare 2 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.
2 lots · 120 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
100 metered spaces · Free · Lincoln Blvd roadside - 2-hour limit. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
Baker Beach is free and within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area -- no entry fee.
The main parking lot on Lincoln Blvd fills by 10 AM on warm weekends -- arrive before 9 AM.
Overflow parking is available further along Lincoln Blvd toward the Presidio proper.
The No. 29 Muni bus from the Richmond District stops at the Presidio, about a 10-minute walk.
Weekday mornings are the least crowded time -- fog usually clears by noon in summer.
Parking at Baker Beach is free at several lots.
Yes. Baker Beach has free parking at Baker Beach Parking Lot, Battery Chamberlin Overflow. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Baker Beach has 2 lots within walking distance; the largest is Baker Beach Parking Lot (80 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.
On warm, sunny weekend days the closest Baker Beach 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 Baker Beach: Baker Beach Parking Lot (Free) and Battery Chamberlin Overflow (Free), plus street parking at Free. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.