Parking at Ocean City starts free, with lots from $3.50/hr. Compare 5 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.
5 lots · 2,340 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
1,200 metered spaces · $3.50-4.50/hr · ParkMobile or Passport Parking app · enforced 7 AM to midnight. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Rates checked Oct 20, 2026; not confirmed: Northside Park Lot. Posted prices at the lot always win.
Local moves
The Inlet lot gives a 30-minute grace period; pay for any time used before you leave, or a bill plus a $25 fee is mailed to you.
Paid parking runs Apr 1 to Oct 31. The Inlet lot is $4.50/hr daily from May 22 to Sep 30, and in April and October it is free Mon-Thu and $3.50/hr Fri-Sun.
On the street and in town lots, pay by ParkMobile or Passport Parking app with the zone number on the sign; payment at one location does not carry over to another.
The West Ocean City Park-n-Ride (12848 Ocean Gateway) is free with a free regular shuttle; special-event shuttles are $4.
Parking at Ocean City starts free, with lots from $3.50/hr. The cheapest paid lot is Worcester St Lot at $3.50-4.50/hr.
Yes. Ocean City has free parking at Northside Park Lot. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Ocean City has 5 lots within walking distance; the largest is Inlet Parking 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 Ocean City 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.
Yes. At least one Ocean City lot or the metered street parking takes mobile payment (such as ParkMobile), so you can pay by phone instead of feeding a meter. Check the signs at your lot for the app name and zone number.
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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 Ocean City: Inlet Parking Lot ($4.50/hr) and Boardwalk Meters ($3.50-4.50/hr), plus street parking at $3.50-4.50/hr. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.