Parking at Venice Beach is free at several lots. Compare 3 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.
3 lots · 600 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
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.
Parking at Venice Beach is free at several lots.
Yes. Venice Beach has free parking at Venice Beach Lot, Caspersen Beach Park, Brohard Beach / Paw Park. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
Venice Beach has 3 lots within walking distance; the largest is Venice Beach Lot (350 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 Venice 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 Venice Beach: Venice Beach Lot (Free) and Caspersen Beach Park (Free), plus street parking at Free (2 hr). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.