Beach Guide

Where to Park

Ocean Beach · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

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12 PM today
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3 lots · 220 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

Newport Ave Metered Parking

~21 open

80 spaces · $2/hr · Metered street · 2 min

Ocean Beach Pier Lot

~10 open

100 spaces · Free · Pier lot · 4 min

Dog Beach Lot

~6 open

40 spaces · Free · Dog Beach lot · 7 min

Local moves

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The pier lot is free but fills by 9 AM on summer weekends - arrive early or park on Abbott St.

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Dog Beach lot fills fast on weekend mornings - overflow on Voltaire St or Bacon St nearby.

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Wednesday evenings Newport Ave closes for the farmers market from 4 to 8 PM - street metered spots disappear early.

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Sunset Cliffs further south has street parking on Sunset Cliffs Blvd for clifftop viewing with no lot.

happy hunting

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