Beach Guide

Where to Park

Panama City Beach · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

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Pouring the water…

12 PM today
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5 lots · 2,120 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

Pier Park Garages

~59 open

1,200 spaces · Free · Garage · 1 min

Russell-Fields City Pier Lot

~20 open

200 spaces · Paid · City pier · 4 min

M.B. Miller County Pier Lot

~65 open

250 spaces · Paid · County pier · 4.0 mi

Rick Seltzer Park

~29 open

70 spaces · Free · County park · 4.3 mi

St. Andrews State Park

~147 open

400 spaces · $8 entry · State park · 5.1 mi

On-street parking

0 metered spaces · Limited · Most parking is in lots/garages along Front Beach Rd. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Street parking: Limited (Most parking is in lots/garages along Front Beach Rd).

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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 (850) 233-5100

happy hunting

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 Panama City Beach: Pier Park Garages (Free) and Russell-Fields City Pier Lot (Paid), plus street parking at Limited. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.