Beach Guide

La Jolla Parking

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

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lots fill fast

Parking at La Jolla starts free, with lots from $2.50/hr. Compare 6 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: Prospect Street Meters · $2.50/hrFree: Coast Blvd / Scripps Park, Kellogg Park Lot +2

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6 lots · 690 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

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Coast Blvd / Scripps Park

~1 open

90 spaces · Free · Coast lot · 1 min

Prospect Street Meters

~21 open

80 spaces · $2.50/hr · Village · 2 min

Girard Avenue Lots

~50 open

120 spaces · $3/hr · Garage · 6 min

Kellogg Park Lot

~12 open

240 spaces · Free · Beach lot · 20 min

La Jolla Shores Drive

~17 open

110 spaces · Free · Shores · 20 min

Windansea Street Parking

~24 open

50 spaces · Free · Surf break · 24 min

On-street parking

500 metered spaces · Free (limited) · Coast Blvd & Village streets · fills early on weekends. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Street parking: Free (limited) (Coast Blvd & Village streets · fills early on weekends).

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Lots nearest the sand fill first — the ones a block or two back usually have room.

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Check each lot's hours below: some are open 24 hours, others close at night.

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Arrive before 10 AM or after 4 PM for the easiest parking hunt.

City parking info (619) 236-6700

Parking Questions

How much is parking at La Jolla?

Parking at La Jolla starts free, with lots from $2.50/hr. The cheapest paid lot is Prospect Street Meters at $2.50/hr.

Is there free parking at La Jolla?

Yes. La Jolla has free parking at Coast Blvd / Scripps Park, Kellogg Park Lot, La Jolla Shores Drive and more. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.

Where should I park for La Jolla?

La Jolla has 6 lots within walking distance; the largest is Kellogg Park Lot (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 La Jolla?

On warm, sunny weekend days the closest La Jolla 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 La Jolla: Coast Blvd / Scripps Park (Free) and Kellogg Park Lot (Free), plus street parking at Free (limited). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.