Lot 5 (Cambridge E Garage)

How it is free

• Free for anyone (up to 2 hr)

  Public City of Palo Alto garage in the California Avenue Business District. Parking is $0 up to a posted time limit (2 hours guaranteed free per city policy; this garage is reported to allow up to 3 hours). Beyond the limit you must display a $25 all-day permit. Free-limit enforcement is Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm only; weekends are free. EV charging is billed separately (about $0.25/kWh) and does not affect parking cost.

Details

Regular rate

$25 / 2 hr

Daily max

$25

Hours

Garage open 24 hours. Free-parking time limit enforced Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm; free on weekends.

Free public garage with a posted time limit (2 hours guaranteed free, reported up to 3 hours at this location), then a $25 all-day permit. Time limit enforced Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm; weekends free. The city has a pending proposal (not yet in effect) to start charging for garage parking, which could change this. EV charging (about $0.25/kWh) is separate from parking.

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• Central Garage
• China Beach Parking Lot
• Civic Center Garage (CC)
• Coit Tower parking lot
• Cowper/Hamilton Lot (H)
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• Downtown Parking Structure 1 (Bryant & California)

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