Beach Guide

Where to Park

Venice Beach · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

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12 PM today
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5 lots · 870 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

Venice Beach Lot · Windward

~2 open

200 spaces · $15/day · Beach lot · 1 min

Windward Ave Private Lots

~19 open

120 spaces · $5–$30/day · Garage · 3 min

South Beach Lot · Venice Blvd

~46 open

220 spaces · $15/day · Beach lot · 8 min

Washington Blvd Pier Lot

~55 open

150 spaces · $15/day · Pier lot · 10 min

North Beach Lot · Rose Ave

~47 open

180 spaces · $15/day · Beach lot · 14 min

On-street parking

500 metered spaces · $1.50/hr · Metered · Pacific Ave & side streets. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Street parking: $1.50/hr (Metered · Pacific Ave & side streets).

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Lots nearest the sand fill first — the ones a block or two back usually have room.

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Check each lot's hours below: some are open 24 hours, others close at night.

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Arrive before 10 AM or after 4 PM for the easiest parking hunt.

City parking info (424) 526-7777

happy hunting

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 Venice Beach: Venice Beach Lot · Windward ($15/day) and Windward Ave Private Lots ($5–$30/day), plus street parking at $1.50/hr. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.