Parking at Morro Bay State Beach starts free, with lots from $10/day. Compare 3 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.
3 lots · 350 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
300 metered spaces · Free (2hr) · Embarcadero street spots fill by noon on summer weekends. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
The main state beach parking lot on State Park Road is $10/day but rarely sells out.
Free street parking is available on Embarcadero Road along the waterfront -- 2-hour limit.
The Coleman Beach lot north of town is free and almost always has space.
Morro Rock Beach has a free parking area directly at the base of the rock.
The Embarcadero is walkable from the state beach lot -- no need to repark for dinner.
Parking at Morro Bay State Beach starts free, with lots from $10/day. The cheapest paid lot is Morro Bay State Beach Lot at $10/day.
Yes. Morro Bay State Beach has free parking at Morro Rock Beach Parking, Embarcadero Street Parking. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Morro Bay State Beach has 3 lots within walking distance; the largest is Embarcadero Street Parking (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 Morro Bay 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 Morro Bay State Beach: Morro Rock Beach Parking (Free) and Morro Bay State Beach Lot ($10/day), plus street parking at Free (2hr). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.