Parking at Encinitas starts free, with lots from $3/hr. 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 · 240 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
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Arrive before 9 AM on summer weekends - Moonlight Beach lot fills by mid-morning.
The D St lot is a reliable backup when Moonlight is full - it is a short flat walk to the sand.
Swami's free lot fills fast on good surf days - street parking on K St is the overflow.
Downtown Encinitas has a free 2-hour city garage on 2nd Ave for dining and errands.
Parking at Encinitas starts free, with lots from $3/hr. The cheapest paid lot is Moonlight Beach City Lot at $3/hr.
Yes. Encinitas has free parking at Swami's Lot. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Encinitas has 3 lots within walking distance; the largest is Moonlight Beach City Lot (150 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 Encinitas 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 Encinitas: Moonlight Beach City Lot ($3/hr) and Swami's Lot (Free). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.