Beach Guide

Cocoa Beach Parking

Lots, garages, rates & the closest spots to the sand

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lots fill fast

Parking at Cocoa Beach starts free, with lots from $15/day. Compare 6 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.

Cheapest: Cocoa Beach Pier Lot · $15/dayFree: Lori Wilson Park, Robert P. Murkshe Park

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6 lots · 1,500 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

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Cocoa Beach Pier Lot

~4 open

350 spaces · $15/day · Pier lot · 1 min

Alan Shepard Park

~31 open

300 spaces · $6/hr, $25/day · City park · 4 min

Sidney Fischer Park

~46 open

220 spaces · $6/hr, $25/day · City park · 1.3 mi

Lori Wilson Park

~63 open

240 spaces · Free · County park · 1.7 mi

Jetty Park

~110 open

300 spaces · $15 entry · County park · 2.8 mi

Robert P. Murkshe Park

~47 open

90 spaces · Free · City park · 4.6 mi

On-street parking

150 metered spaces · $6/hr, $25/day · Beach street ends · paid 7 AM - 7 PM daily via the Passport Parking app. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Rates checked Oct 20, 2026; not confirmed: Cocoa Beach Pier Lot, Lori Wilson Park, Jetty Park, Robert P. Murkshe Park. Posted prices at the lot always win.

Local moves

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All city-managed parking (Alan Shepard Park, Sidney Fischer Park, the beach street ends and the downtown garage) is paid through the Passport Parking app: enter your zone and space number and pay as soon as you park.

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City parking is $6 an hour (1-hour minimum) or $25 for a full day, plus a $0.35 app fee, and is enforced 7 AM to 7 PM every day including weekends and holidays.

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If the parks are full, the city also has metered parking at 40 beach street ends east of A1A, each with a dune crossover, and a downtown garage at 25 S. Orlando Ave. Overnight parking is not allowed in city lots.

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Jetty Park requires a pass bought online in advance: no cash or cards are taken at the gate, and a day pass for your date guarantees entry if the park reaches capacity.

City parking info (321) 868-3252

Parking Questions

How much is parking at Cocoa Beach?

Parking at Cocoa Beach starts free, with lots from $15/day. The cheapest paid lot is Cocoa Beach Pier Lot at $15/day.

Is there free parking at Cocoa Beach?

Yes. Cocoa Beach has free parking at Lori Wilson Park, Robert P. Murkshe Park. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.

Where should I park for Cocoa Beach?

Cocoa Beach has 6 lots within walking distance; the largest is Cocoa Beach Pier Lot (350 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.

What time does parking fill up at Cocoa Beach?

On warm, sunny weekend days the closest Cocoa 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.

Can you pay for parking at Cocoa Beach by app?

Yes. At least one Cocoa Beach lot or the metered street parking takes mobile payment (such as ParkMobile), so you can pay by phone instead of feeding a meter. Check the signs at your lot for the app name and zone number.

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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 Cocoa Beach: Cocoa Beach Pier Lot ($15/day) and Alan Shepard Park ($6/hr, $25/day), plus street parking at $6/hr, $25/day. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.