Beach Guide

Folly Beach Parking

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

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Parking at Folly Beach costs from $10/day. Compare 4 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: Folly Beach County Park · $10-15/vehicle

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4 lots · 430 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

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Folly Beach Fishing Pier Lot

~10 open

100 spaces · $2/hr · Pier lot · 1 min

Center Street Public Parking

~9 open

60 spaces · Paid (Passport app) · Downtown lot · 3 min

Folly Beach County Park

~50 open

240 spaces · $10-15/vehicle · County beach park · 1.5 mi

The Washout Access

~11 open

30 spaces · Paid (Passport app) · Beach access · 2.1 mi

On-street parking

250 metered spaces · Paid (Passport app) · Center Street corridor is paid; most residential streets are resident-permit only and tow-enforced. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Pay through the Folly Beach Passport parking app so you can add time without walking back.

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The county park and pier lots close when they hit capacity, often by late morning in summer.

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Skip the residential side streets; they are resident-permit only and Folly tows.

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Weekday mornings and the shoulder season are the easiest times to find a spot near the sand.

City parking info (843) 588-2447

Parking Questions

How much is parking at Folly Beach?

Parking at Folly Beach costs from $10/day. The cheapest paid lot is Folly Beach County Park at $10-15/vehicle.

Is there free parking at Folly Beach?

Parking at Folly 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.

Where should I park for Folly Beach?

Folly Beach has 4 lots within walking distance; the largest is Folly Beach County Park (240 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 Folly Beach?

On warm, sunny weekend days the closest Folly 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 Folly Beach: Folly Beach Fishing Pier Lot ($2/hr) and Center Street Public Parking (Paid (Passport app)), plus street parking at Paid (Passport app). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.