First Street & I-280 Lot (SoFA)

How it is free

• Free for anyone

  Free on weeknights 6pm to 6am and all day Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. Weekday daytime (6am to 6pm) is a $5 flat rate, not free. Open 24 hours but overnight parking is not allowed, so a car cannot be left parked overnight even during the free evening window.

Details

Regular rate

$5 / 24 hr

Daily max

$5

Hours

Open 24 hours (overnight parking not allowed)

City-run SoFA lot under I-280. Genuinely free on weeknights 6pm to 6am and all day on weekends and holidays; weekday daytime (6am to 6pm) is a $5 flat rate; $50 monthly. Legal caveat: open 24 hours but overnight parking is not allowed, so do not leave a vehicle parked overnight even though the evening rate is $0.

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)
• Downtown Parking Structure 1 (Bryant & California)

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