Parking at York Beach starts free, with lots from $20/day. Compare 4 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.
4 lots · 810 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.
On-street parking
400 metered spaces · $4/hr · Metered kiosks along Route 1A (Long Beach Ave & Ocean Ave), seasonal · pay by kiosk or app, no cash. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.
Local moves
Both beaches are metered in season, $4/hr, kiosk or app -- no cash. Short Sands (Ellis Park) fills first.
The Sohier Park lot at the Nubble is free but tiny -- go early morning or near dusk, or park in the village and walk over.
Off-season the meters shut off and parking is free -- a quiet Nubble in the shoulder months is the local secret.
On packed weekends, try the Long Sands meters or the Wild Kingdom lot and walk into the village.
Parking at York Beach starts free, with lots from $20/day. The cheapest paid lot is Short Sands / Ellis Park at $4/hr · ~$20/day.
Yes. York Beach has free parking at Sohier Park (Nubble) Lot. Free spaces are limited and fill first, so arrive early or have a paid backup in mind.
York Beach has 4 lots within walking distance; the largest is Long Sands Bath House (300 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 York 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 York Beach: Short Sands / Ellis Park ($4/hr · ~$20/day) and Sohier Park (Nubble) Lot (Free), plus street parking at $4/hr. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.