Beach Guide

Where to Park

Encinitas · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

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

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

D St Lot

~16 open

60 spaces · Metered · Downtown lot · 2 min

Moonlight Beach City Lot

~7 open

150 spaces · $3/hr · Beach lot · 3 min

Swami's Lot

~5 open

30 spaces · Free · Surf break · 19 min

Local moves

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Arrive before 9 AM on summer weekends - Moonlight Beach lot fills by mid-morning.

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The D St lot is a reliable backup when Moonlight is full - it is a short flat walk to the sand.

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Swami's free lot fills fast on good surf days - street parking on K St is the overflow.

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Downtown Encinitas has a free 2-hour city garage on 2nd Ave for dining and errands.

happy hunting

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