Parking at Crane Beach costs from $10/day. Compare 1 nearby lot 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.
1 lots · 2,500 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
Rates checked Oct 20, 2026. Posted prices at the lot always win.
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The lot fills by 10 AM on summer weekends -- arrive before 9 AM or plan a weekday visit.
Trustees members pay less per car and the top membership levels park free; log in with your membership when you reserve a pass to get the discount.
Argilla Road is a long, narrow road from Ipswich -- leave extra time and do not expect a quick turn-around if the lot is full.
Call (978) 356-4354 for live lot capacity updates before you drive out in peak season.
Parking at Crane Beach costs from $10/day. The cheapest paid lot is Crane Beach Parking Lot at $10-$40/day per car (nonmembers, varies by season and day). Some lots charge more in peak season or for non-residents.
Parking at Crane Beach is paid — there is no free beach lot. Lots start at $10/day. Arriving early or late in the day is your best bet for a spot.
Crane Beach has 1 lot within walking distance; the largest is Crane Beach Parking Lot (2,500 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 Crane 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 Crane Beach: Crane Beach Parking Lot ($10-$40/day per car (nonmembers, varies by season and day)). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.