Beach Guide

Where to Park

Santa Monica · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

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12 PM today
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6 lots · 2,832 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

Santa Monica Pier Deck

~4 open

350 spaces · $16/day · City lot · 1 min

Beach Lot 9 North

~22 open

220 spaces · $15/day · Beach lot · 2 min

Civic Center Structure

~323 open

882 spaces · $1.50/hr · City lot · 6 min

Beach Lot 1 North

~78 open

300 spaces · $14/day · Beach lot · 8 min

Parking Structure 7

~282 open

900 spaces · First 90 min free · Garage · 9 min

Main Street Lots

~75 open

180 spaces · $1.25/hr · Garage · 15 min

On-street parking

1,200 metered spaces · $2.50/hr · Meters along Ocean Ave & Main St (pay by app). Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Street parking: $2.50/hr (Meters along Ocean Ave & Main St (pay by app)).

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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 (310) 458-8295

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 Santa Monica: Santa Monica Pier Deck ($16/day) and Beach Lot 9 North ($15/day), plus street parking at $2.50/hr. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.