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City of Pensacola Parking

Local Parking Solutions. Local Parking Management.

Rates and Facilities

Parking Lots—$1 per hour

• 601 Commendencia
• South Palafox Marina

Garage—$1 per hour*

• Jefferson Street Garage

Boat Ramps—$5 per day

• Zone 89—Bayview Park
• Zone 90—Bayou Texar
• Zone 91—Sanders Beach
• Zone 92—17th Avenue (near the railroad trestle)

FREE Parking

• Community Maritime Park—Surface Lot (except during special events)
• Bayfront Parkway—Surface Lot
• Belmont-DeVilliers—Surface Lot
• South Palafox Marina—Surface Lot (*During select hours)
• 601 Commendencia St.—Surface Lot (*During select hours and excluding special events)

*Special Event Parking—$10 or $20

• Sept. 4-5 Shrek Musical
• Sept. 7 Tay Tay Dance Party
• Sept. 14 Randy Travis Tour
• Sept. 17 Sesame Street Live
• Sept. 19 Shenandoah
• Sept. 20 Gallery Night*
• Sept. 24 Warren Hayes Band
• Sept. 27-28 Seafood Festival*

*Dates with * are $20; all other dates are $10.

Handicapped Parking—Free with visible, valid tag or placard

ANY City-managed parking spot is free to anyone with a valid, visible handicapped parking tag or placard.

4 Ways to Park & Pay

       Use the ParkMobile App

Download the ParkMobile app and pay securely with your debit or credit card, and extend your session on the go.

     Use a Pay Machine    

Look for PARKPensacola pay stations with the blue signs to park at City-managed lots, on-street parking and the Jefferson Street Garage. You do not need to keep or display a receipt. 

     Text to Pay

Text “PARK” to 77223 and you will immediately receive a response to select your parking time and process your payment.

     Buy a Permit

Apply for a monthly parking permit online HERE using your smartphone, smart device or computer.

FREE Parking

Vehicle parking in City-managed on-street, parking lot and garage spots is FREE for the first 30 minutes, when you start a paid session. *A min. 1-hour parking session must be purchased in order to receive 30 minutes free. One free session per day.

Use the App to Find Nearby Parking

The ParkMobile™ app will show you via GPS all of the options nearest to you including hours and rates so you can pick the one you want.

Parking Hours of Enforcement

Paid parking is enforced Monday-Saturday between 8am-11:59pm. Parking is FREE for the first 30 minutes of a paid session of one hour or more. Parking is FREE on Sundays, excluding boat ramps.

For more information or assistance, please call (850) 436-5648.

I got a parking ticket.
What now?
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The City of Pensacola manages less than 29% of Pensacola’s paid parking spots. If your parking ticket looks different from this one, it is not a City of Pensacola ticket. Here’s how to get help.

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