Parking at Ocean Beach San Francisco is free at several lots. Compare 2 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.
2 lots · 270 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
400 metered spaces · Free · Great Hwy & side streets - no time limit off-peak. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
The Great Highway runs the full length of Ocean Beach -- most parking is free along the road and in turnouts.
The lot at Balboa Street near the Windmill fills first on sunny weekends.
Avoid parking south of Sloat Blvd on summer weekends -- the lot often overflows onto the road.
The L-Taraval and N-Judah Muni streetcar lines and the 5 and 18 bus routes connect the Sunset District to the beach.
Ocean Beach is rarely crowded by SF standards -- even the busiest days have open sand somewhere.
Parking at Ocean Beach San Francisco is free at several lots.
Yes. Ocean Beach San Francisco has free parking at Balboa Street Beach Lot, Sloat Blvd Beach Lot. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Ocean Beach San Francisco has 2 lots within walking distance; the largest is Sloat Blvd Beach Lot (150 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 Ocean Beach San Francisco 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 Ocean Beach San Francisco: Balboa Street Beach Lot (Free) and Sloat Blvd Beach Lot (Free), plus street parking at Free. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.