Beach Guide

Where to Park

Cedar Key · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

tap a pin · slide the time

Pouring the water…

12 PM today
OpenFillingTight

3 lots · 240 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

Dock Street Lot

~9 open

60 spaces · Free · Waterfront lot · 3 min

2nd Street Parking

~47 open

100 spaces · Free · Downtown lot · 6 min

City Beach Park Lot

~21 open

80 spaces · Free · City park · 6 min

On-street parking

180 metered spaces · Free · 2nd–4th Streets — free street parking throughout the small downtown. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

·

All parking in Cedar Key is free — the whole island is compact enough to walk.

·

The Dock Street lot fills on weekends and at sunset — arrive by 5 PM for a waterfront spot.

·

Street parking on 2nd Street is always available as an overflow — it's a two-minute walk to the dock.

·

No parking meters, no garages, no apps. Old Florida, still.

City parking info (352) 543-5600

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 Cedar Key: Dock Street Lot (Free) and City Beach Park Lot (Free), plus street parking at Free. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.