Parking at Stinson Beach 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 · 210 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
50 metered spaces · Free · Hwy 1 and Calle del Mar - limited roadside. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
The NPS parking lot at Stinson Beach fills by 9 AM on any sunny day from May to September.
Arrive before 8:30 AM on weekends for a guaranteed spot in the main lot.
Overflow parking on Hwy 1 roadside adds about a 10-minute walk to the beach entrance.
The Marin Stagecoach Route 61 runs from Sausalito through Mill Valley to Stinson Beach on weekends.
Weekday mornings in summer are far less crowded -- the beach is almost empty before 10 AM.
Parking at Stinson Beach is free at several lots.
Yes. Stinson Beach has free parking at Stinson Beach NPS Parking, Hwy 1 Roadside Overflow. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Stinson Beach has 2 lots within walking distance; the largest is Stinson Beach NPS Parking (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 Stinson 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 Stinson Beach: Stinson Beach NPS Parking (Free) and Hwy 1 Roadside Overflow (Free), plus street parking at Free. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.