Downtown Parking Structure 1 (Bryant & California)

How it is free

• Free for anyone (up to 2 hr)

  Free public city garage with no meters or per-hour fees; a normal short visit within the posted time limit is $0. Conservative limit is 2 hours; some lower levels of the Bryant structure post up to 3 hours. Exceeding the posted limit requires a purchased downtown parking permit or risks a citation. Follow posted signage.

Details

Regular rate

$0 / 1 hr

Hours

24/7 access; time limits enforced Mon to Fri 8:00am to 5:00pm (excluding holidays) per City EconDev; some third-party listings say Mon to Sat 8am to 6pm

Genuinely free (no meters, no per-hour fee), but time-limited: enforced Mon to Fri 8:00am to 5:00pm (excluding holidays) per the official City EconDev page; some listings state Mon to Sat 8am to 6pm, so treat weekday daytime as enforced. Posted limit is about 2 hours (certain lower levels of the Bryant structure allow up to 3 hours). To stay longer you must buy a downtown parking permit or you risk a citation. Follow posted signage.

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)
• 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)
• Emerson/Lytton Lot (A)

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