Beach Guide

Where to Park

Venice Beach · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

tap a pin · slide the time

Pouring the water…

12 PM today
OpenFillingTight

3 lots · 600 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

Venice Beach Lot

~36 open

350 spaces · Free · City beach lot · 1 min

Brohard Beach / Paw Park

~37 open

100 spaces · Free · Pet-friendly beach · 15 min

Caspersen Beach Park

~39 open

150 spaces · Free · County beach · 1.8 mi

On-street parking

200 metered spaces · Free (2 hr) · Harbor Drive and W Venice Ave — free but 2-hr limit near the main beach. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

·

All Venice beach lots are free — the biggest advantage Venice has over Sarasota.

·

Caspersen Beach is the shark tooth spot — low tide is ideal for hunting in the rocky areas.

·

The main Venice Beach lot fills quickly on holiday weekends — arrive before 9 AM or use Brohard.

·

Venice Ave downtown has plenty of free street parking (2-hr limit) for dining and shopping.

City parking info (941) 486-2626

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.