2 lots · 120 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
600 metered spaces · Free · Street spots near the beach fill by 11 AM on summer weekends. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
Carmel Beach has free street parking throughout the village -- no meters and no time limits after 5 PM.
Ocean Avenue is the main access -- street parking along Scenic Road overlooks the beach.
The small lot at the foot of 8th Avenue fills first on weekends.
The municipal lot on Junipero Ave near Ocean is free and a short walk to the beach.
Come early in summer -- by 11 AM most street spots within a block of the beach are taken.
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 Carmel Beach: 8th Ave Beach Access (Free) and Junipero Ave Municipal Lot (Free), plus street parking at Free. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.