Downtown Parking Structure (California St & Bryant St)

How it is free

• Free for anyone (up to 2 hr)

  City-owned downtown public parking structure (Structure 3 California St / Structure 1 Bryant St). Free for anyone up to a posted 2-hour limit. Time limits enforced 8am-6pm Mon-Sat; parking beyond 2 hours without a Downtown Parking District permit risks a citation.

Details

Regular rate

$0 / 1 hr

Hours

Time limits enforced 8am-6pm Mon-Sat (2-hour free limit)

City of Mountain View downtown public parking structure at the Bryant/California corner. Free for everyone up to a posted 2-hour limit, enforced 8am-6pm Mon-Sat; a Downtown Parking District permit is required only to stay longer than 2 hours (up to 8 hours), so a normal short visit is $0. This is a different facility from Lot 12, which closed Jan 2026.

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 1 (Bryant & California)
• Emerson/Lytton Lot (A)

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