Parking at Scarborough State Beach costs from $6/day. Compare 2 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.
2 lots · 1,200 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
Rates checked Oct 20, 2026. Posted prices at the lot always win.
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Scarborough is Rhode Island's most popular state beach -- arrive before 9 AM on summer Saturdays or face a full lot.
RI DEM season passes cover all state beaches and pay for themselves within 5 visits.
If both lots are full, Roger Wheeler is 1 mile south with a more relaxed lot -- calmer water too.
Weekdays in July are dramatically easier -- the parking situation rarely becomes critical before 11 AM.
Parking at Scarborough State Beach costs from $6/day. The cheapest paid lot is Scarborough North Lot at $6-$14/car (by plate and day).
Parking at Scarborough State Beach is paid — there is no free beach lot. Lots start at $6/day. Arriving early or late in the day is your best bet for a spot.
Scarborough State Beach has 2 lots within walking distance; the largest is Scarborough North Lot (700 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 Scarborough 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 Scarborough State Beach: Scarborough North Lot ($6-$14/car (by plate and day)) and Scarborough South Lot ($6-$14/car (by plate and day)). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.