Beach Guide

Sullivan's Island Parking

Lots, garages, rates & the closest spots to the sand

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Parking at Sullivan's Island is free at several lots. Compare 5 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.

Free: Fort Moultrie, Station 16 Beach Access +3

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5 lots · 210 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

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Station 28.5 Beach Access

~14 open

30 spaces · Free · Beach access · 4 min

Station 18.5 Beach Access

~13 open

35 spaces · Free · Beach access · 7 min

Station 22 Beach Access

~12 open

45 spaces · Free · Beach access · 10 min

Station 16 Beach Access

~17 open

40 spaces · Free · Beach access · 17 min

Fort Moultrie

~22 open

60 spaces · Free (fort fee to enter) · National park lot · 1.2 mi

On-street parking

400 metered spaces · Free · Free right-of-way parking along the numbered station streets; no meters, but obey no-parking signs and never block a driveway. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Parking is free but limited; arrive before mid-morning on summer weekends to find a station-street spot.

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Never block a driveway or park on a no-parking side; Sullivan's tickets and tows the residential lanes.

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The Fort Moultrie lot is the one real lot, but it closes at 5 PM with the fort.

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Bike or walk from Middle Street if you can; the island is small and parking is the hard part.

City parking info (843) 883-3198

Parking Questions

How much is parking at Sullivan's Island?

Parking at Sullivan's Island is free at several lots.

Is there free parking at Sullivan's Island?

Yes. Sullivan's Island has free parking at Fort Moultrie, Station 16 Beach Access, Station 18.5 Beach Access and more. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.

Where should I park for Sullivan's Island?

Sullivan's Island has 5 lots within walking distance; the largest is Fort Moultrie (60 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.

What time does parking fill up at Sullivan's Island?

On warm, sunny weekend days the closest Sullivan's Island 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 Sullivan's Island: Station 22 Beach Access (Free) and Fort Moultrie (Free (fort fee to enter)), plus street parking at Free. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.