Parking at Monterey State Beach Compare 5 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.
5 lots · 1,970 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
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Monterey County residents park free for two hours Monday through Thursday at the city waterfront lots with a county ID.
The Waterfront lot by Figueroa Street is closest to the whale-watching and fishing boats at Old Fisherman's Wharf.
For Cannery Row and the aquarium, the Foam Street garage is far easier than circling for street parking.
The paved Monterey Bay Coastal Trail links Del Monte Beach, the wharf and Cannery Row, so park once and walk or bike between them.
Parking rates at Monterey State Beach vary by lot and are not all posted online. Check the live map above for each lot's current rate before you go.
Parking at Monterey State Beach is paid — there is no free beach lot. Check the map above for each lot's rate. Arriving early or late in the day is your best bet for a spot.
Monterey State Beach has 5 lots within walking distance; the largest is Cannery Row Parking Garage (600 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 Monterey State 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 Monterey State Beach: Waterfront Parking Lot (Paid lot) and Cannery Row Parking Garage (Paid garage). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.