Parking at Seaside is free at several lots. Compare 3 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.
3 lots · 135 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
150 metered spaces · Free (limited) · Central Square & Hwy 30A fill early; ride the 30A trail instead. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
Street parking: Free (limited) (Central Square & Hwy 30A fill early; ride the 30A trail instead).
Lots nearest the sand fill first — the ones a block or two back usually have room.
Check each lot's hours below: some are open 24 hours, others close at night.
Arrive before 10 AM or after 4 PM for the easiest parking hunt.
Parking at Seaside is free at several lots.
Yes. Seaside has free parking at Seaside Regional Beach Access, San Juan Avenue Beach Access, Santa Clara Beach Access. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Seaside has 3 lots within walking distance; the largest is Seaside Regional Beach Access (90 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 Seaside 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 Seaside: Seaside Regional Beach Access (Free) and San Juan Avenue Beach Access (Free), plus street parking at Free (limited). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.