Beach Guide

Where to Park

Zuma Beach · lots & garages

Arrive early
lots fill fast

Watch the Lots Fill

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12 PM today
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2 lots · 1,000 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

at 12 PM · nearest first

Zuma Beach County Lot (Central)

~41 open

400 spaces · Free (seasonal) · County lot · 1 min

Zuma Beach County Lot (South)

~30 open

600 spaces · Free (seasonal) · County lot · 3 min

On-street parking

100 metered spaces · Free (designated areas) · PCH shoulder north of main lot -- legal in marked zones. Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Local moves

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Zuma Beach has a large free county parking lot -- the biggest public beach lot in Malibu.

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Lot 1 (south end, near the snack bar) fills first. Lots 3 and 4 in the middle are usually the last to fill.

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Summer weekends see the entire lot full by 10 AM -- arrive before 9 AM or after 4 PM.

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PCH shoulder parking is legal in designated areas north of the main lot.

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The restrooms and showers are in the central lot complex -- easiest access from Lot 3.

City parking info (310) 457-9891

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 Zuma Beach: Zuma Beach County Lot (South) (Free (seasonal)) and Zuma Beach County Lot (Central) (Free (seasonal)), plus street parking at Free (designated areas). Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.