Parking at Misquamicut Beach costs from $15/day. Compare 2 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.
2 lots · 1,600 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
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Arrive before 9 AM on summer weekends -- Misquamicut lots fill fast and overflow is limited.
RI DEM season passes pay for themselves in 2-3 visits and cover all RI state beaches.
Weekday visits are dramatically easier -- lots rarely fill before 11 AM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Atlantic Beach Park rides are walkable from the lots -- park once and walk the whole strip.
Parking at Misquamicut Beach costs from $15/day. The cheapest paid lot is Misquamicut State Beach Main Lot at $15-$20/car (weekdays/weekends).
Parking at Misquamicut Beach is paid — there is no free beach lot. Lots start at $15/day. Arriving early or late in the day is your best bet for a spot.
Misquamicut Beach has 2 lots within walking distance; the largest is Misquamicut State Beach Main Lot (1,200 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 Misquamicut 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 Misquamicut Beach: Misquamicut State Beach Main Lot ($15-$20/car (weekdays/weekends)) and Misquamicut East Lot ($15-$20/car). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.