Central Garage

How it is free

• Free for anyone (up to 10 hr)

  Free to anyone all day Sundays, on City-designated holidays, and after 6 p.m. every day; otherwise $1.25/hour. Garage open 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Has 3-hour and 10-hour marked spaces, so observe the posted time limit on whichever space you take.

Details

Regular rate

$1.25 / 1 hr

Hours

Open 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Paid $1.25/hour until 6 p.m.; free after 6 p.m., all day Sundays, and on City-designated holidays.

City-owned public garage that is genuinely $0 for anyone after 6 p.m. every day, all day Sundays, and on City-designated holidays. During paid hours it is $1.25/hour with 3-hour and 10-hour marked spaces, so mind the posted time limit even during free hours. Garage closes 2 a.m., so no overnight parking. The garage spans a block with entrances on San Mateo Drive, Ellsworth Avenue, and South B Street; some listings show the Ellsworth side address.

More free & effectively-free parking nearby

• Baker Beach Parking Lot
• Blue Heron Lake (Stow Lake) Parking
• Bryant/Lytton Garage (S/L)
• California Avenue Parking Garage (Lot 7 - 350 Sherman 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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