Beach Parking Guide
Find parking at 10 Jersey Shore towns. Prices, locations, and insider tips.
10
Towns Covered
5
Free Options
$8-25
Daily Range
9 AM
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🅿️ Towns with Free Parking
General Parking Tips
Timing
- • Arrive before 9 AM on summer weekends
- • Weekdays are much easier for parking
- • After 4 PM, spots open as beachgoers leave
- • Holiday weekends fill earliest
Payment
- • Download ParkMobile app before your trip
- • Many lots are cash-only—bring bills
- • Meters often don't give change
- • Some towns require separate beach badge
Monmouth County
Asbury Park
Asbury Park has a mix of metered street parking and municipal lots. Summer weekends fill up fast—arrive before 10 AM for best spots.
Parking Options
Ocean Avenue Lot
$15/day ($3/hr)
🚶 1 min to beach
~200 spots
Accepts: cash, card, app
Sunset Avenue Lot
$10/day ($2/hr)
🚶 3 min to beach
~150 spots
Accepts: cash, card, app
Street Meters
Free!
🚶 2-5 min to beach
Accepts: card, app
Max 4 hours at most meters
Local Tips
- • Download the ParkMobile app for meter payments
- • Lot on Ocean Ave near Convention Hall is largest
- • Free street parking available west of Main Street
- • Meters enforced 9 AM - 9 PM in summer
⚠️ July 4th and summer concert weekends can see lots fill by 9 AM
Belmar
Belmar requires beach badges AND parking permits. Daily parking passes available at beach entrances.
Parking Options
Taylor Pavilion Lot
$10/day
🚶 1 min to beach
~100 spots
Accepts: cash
10th Avenue Lot
$10/day
🚶 1 min to beach
~75 spots
Accepts: cash
Main Street Meters
Free!
🚶 5-10 min to beach
Accepts: card, app
Free after 6 PM
Local Tips
- • Buy parking pass at the same booth as beach badges
- • Street parking requires resident permit in most areas
- • Taylor Pavilion lot fills fastest
- • Consider parking on Main Street and walking
Long Branch
Pier Village has paid garage parking. Public beaches have municipal lots requiring daily or seasonal permits.
Parking Options
Pier Village Garage
$25/day ($5/hr)
🚶 2 min to beach
~500 spots
Accepts: cash, card
Seven Presidents Park
$10/day
🚶 1 min to beach
~300 spots
Accepts: cash
Weekdays $8, weekends $10
Local Tips
- • Pier Village garage is convenient but pricey
- • Seven Presidents Park has large municipal lot
- • Street parking limited near beaches
- • Seasonal permits available at City Hall
Spring Lake
Spring Lake has very limited parking. Street parking requires permits; day visitors should use municipal lots.
Parking Options
Third Avenue Lot
$15/day
🚶 2 min to beach
~40 spots
Accepts: cash
Very small, fills early
Street Parking
$12/day
🚶 Varies to beach
Accepts: cash
Daily permit required from Borough Hall
Local Tips
- • Purchase daily parking permit at Borough Hall
- • Beach badges also required
- • Only 2 small municipal lots available
- • Consider parking in Belmar and walking
⚠️ One of the most difficult shore towns for parking
Cape May County
Cape May
Cape May has limited parking near beaches. The free trolley from remote lots is a popular option in summer.
Parking Options
Convention Hall Lot
$20/day ($4/hr)
🚶 2 min to beach
~200 spots
Accepts: cash, card
Lafayette Street Lot
$15/day
🚶 3 min to beach
~100 spots
Accepts: cash, card
Beach Avenue Meters
Free!
🚶 1 min to beach
Accepts: card, app
Very limited spots, 2 hour max
Local Tips
- • Use the free Cape May Trolley from remote lots
- • Beach Avenue meters are most expensive
- • Convention Hall lot offers all-day parking
- • Street parking near the mall is free but fills early
⚠️ Victorian Week and summer holidays require arriving before 9 AM
Ocean City
Ocean City has metered street parking and several municipal lots. The Music Pier area is most congested.
Parking Options
9th Street Lot
$15/day ($3/hr)
🚶 3 min to beach
~150 spots
Accepts: cash, card, app
Music Pier Lot
$20/day
🚶 1 min to beach
~75 spots
Accepts: cash, card
Street Meters
Free!
🚶 Varies to beach
Accepts: card, app
Free October - April
Local Tips
- • Use ParkMobile app for all meters
- • Lots near 9th Street are central to boardwalk
- • Free parking available west of West Avenue
- • Meters enforced 10 AM - 10 PM, May-September
Wildwood
Wildwood has FREE beach access and relatively affordable parking. Large municipal lots serve the boardwalk.
Parking Options
Boardwalk Lot (Rio Grande)
$10/day
🚶 2 min to beach
~300 spots
Accepts: cash, card
Fox Park Lot
$8/day
🚶 5 min to beach
~200 spots
Accepts: cash
Convention Center Lot
$15/day
🚶 1 min to beach
~500 spots
Accepts: cash, card
Local Tips
- • Beach is free but parking is not
- • Arrive early for lots closest to boardwalk
- • Street parking on Atlantic Ave is metered
- • Many motels offer free parking for guests
Ocean County
Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach has beach parking lots that fill quickly on summer weekends. Jenkinson's Boardwalk area is busiest.
Parking Options
Jenkinson's Beach Lot
$15/day
🚶 1 min to beach
~200 spots
Accepts: cash
Broadway Beach Lot
$12/day
🚶 1 min to beach
~100 spots
Accepts: cash
Local Tips
- • Arrive before 9 AM on summer weekends
- • Street parking requires town permits
- • Lots accept cash only
- • Overflow parking at train station lot
⚠️ Lots fill by 10 AM on summer Saturdays
Seaside Heights
Seaside Heights has both metered street parking and large municipal lots. Boardwalk lots are most popular.
Parking Options
Grant Avenue Lot
$10/day
🚶 3 min to beach
~400 spots
Accepts: cash, card
Boardwalk Lot
$15/day
🚶 1 min to beach
~150 spots
Accepts: cash
Local Tips
- • Grant Avenue lot is largest and cheapest
- • Street meters take quarters or the Parkmobile app
- • Free parking available on side streets if you walk
- • Lots fill fast during concerts and events
Atlantic County
Atlantic City
Atlantic City has casino garages and municipal lots. Beach parking is available along the boardwalk.
Parking Options
State Marina Lot
Free!
🚶 5 min to beach
~200 spots
Accepts: cash
Free parking!
Wave Garage
$5/day ($2/hr)
🚶 3 min to beach
~600 spots
Accepts: cash, card
Local Tips
- • Casino garages validate for slot play
- • State Marina lot is free for beach access
- • Boardwalk lots charge $10-20 in summer
- • Use Jitney for free rides between casinos
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