California Avenue Parking Garage (Lot 7 - 350 Sherman Garage)

How it is free

• Free for anyone (up to 3 hr)

  3 hours complimentary/free for anyone in the city garage's non-permit areas; time limit enforced weekday daytime (approx. 8am-5pm Mon-Fri); free with no time limit evenings and weekends. Do not park in designated permit-only areas without a permit.

Details

Regular rate

$25 / 3 hr

Daily max

$25

Free ("complimentary") parking up to 3 hours for anyone in this City of Palo Alto public garage. Time limit is enforced on weekdays during the day (roughly 8am-5pm Mon-Fri); parking is free with no time limit in the evenings and on weekends. Staying past 3 hours on a weekday requires an All-Day Visitor Permit ($25/day). Avoid the garage's "designated permit areas," where the free 3-hour parking does not apply.

More free & effectively-free parking nearby

• Baker Beach Parking Lot
• Blue Heron Lake (Stow Lake) Parking
• Bryant/Lytton Garage (S/L)
• Central Garage
• China Beach Parking Lot
• Civic Center Garage (CC)
• Coit Tower parking lot
• Cowper/Hamilton Lot (H)
• Crissy Field East Beach Lot
• Downtown Parking Structure (California St & Bryant St)
• Downtown Parking Structure 1 (Bryant & California)
• Emerson/Lytton Lot (A)

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