Parking at Coney Island Beach costs from $13/day. Compare 3 nearby lots and garages by price, walking distance and how full each one is right now. Lot locations, rates and hours are real and geocoded. Tap a pin for driving directions.
3 lots · 1,750 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
Rates checked Oct 20, 2026; not confirmed: Stillwell Ave Municipal Lots, Nathan's Area Parking. Posted prices at the lot always win.
Local moves
Take the subway. The D, F, N and Q trains all run to Coney Island-Stillwell Ave -- free with MetroCard, 40 minutes from midtown Manhattan.
If you must drive, arrive before 10 AM on summer weekends. All lots fill by noon and street parking becomes a hunt.
The MCU Park lot is $13/day Monday to Friday and $20/day on weekends, real money for a free beach. The subway math is $2.90 each way.
Brighton Beach has easier street parking -- walk west on the boardwalk from there.
Parking at Coney Island Beach costs from $13/day. The cheapest paid lot is MCU Park Parking Lot at $13/day Mon-Fri, $20/day Sat-Sun.
Parking at Coney Island Beach is paid — there is no free beach lot. Lots start at $13/day. Arriving early or late in the day is your best bet for a spot.
Coney Island Beach has 3 lots within walking distance; the largest is MCU Park Parking Lot (1,200 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 Coney Island 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 Coney Island Beach: MCU Park Parking Lot ($13/day Mon-Fri, $20/day Sat-Sun) and Stillwell Ave Municipal Lots ($25-35/day). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.