Parking in Washington DC
Being the capital of the United States, Washington attracts millions of visitors every year. If you happen to be one of them, check out the following guidelines designed to help you with finding parking in Washington DC.
Parking in Washington is plentiful but you’re looking for cheap parking in DC, downtown is definitely not the place to find it. The average hourly rate for public parking is $9-$10 and if you need parking for 24 hours, be prepared to pay upwards of $35. Monthly parking costs around $250 per month.
You may also be interested in the following parking maps that will give you an idea of how much you’ll be paying for parking at Verizon Center, Union Station, National Mall, Dulles International Airport, or near major sightseeing places such as Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial Park or Museum of Natural History.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) manages approximately 18,000 on-street parking spots in DC. There are two parking zones in Washington DC:
- Premium demand zone: $2.30/hour. Meters are enforced 7am-10pm, Mon-Sat.
- Normal demand zone: $2.30/hour. Meters are enforced 7am-6:30pm, Mon-Sat.
Though it might look expensive, the hourly rate in premium and normal demand zones is lower than the average on-street rate in other major US cities where rates can start at $3.00.
Motorcycle parking costs $0.25/hour citywide.
Remember the ‘Washington-parking-rule-of-thumb’: avoid parking during rush hour and read the parking signs carefully!
Buildings
- National Metropolitan Bank Building
- Lipton Corporate Child Care Center Number 1
- Lipton Corporate Child Care Center Number 2
- Riggs Building
- Washington Building
- Willard Hotel
- Hotel Washington
- Garfinckel's Department Store
- National Press Club Building
- Commerce Department Child Care Center
- Department of the Treasury Building
- Commercial National Bank
- Federal - American National Bank
- Covington Kids-An Early Learning Center
- Bond Building
- American Security and Trust Company Building
- American Bank Building
- Colorado Building
- Baltimore Sun Building
- U S Kids Child Development Center
- National Saving and Trust Company
- Washington Tourist Center Building
- W B Hibbs and Company Building
- Corcoran and Riggs Bank Building
- Second National Bank
- Harris and Ewing Photographic Studio
- Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House
- Tourist Information Center
- Brownley Confectionary Building
- The White House Visitor Center
- Cameron House
- Ellipse Visitor Pavilion
- The White House
- Swartzell Rheem and Hensey Building
- Union Trust Company
- Southern Building
- New McLachlan Building
- United States Court of Claims
- Treasury Annex
- John A Wilson Building
- Custom Service Building
- Cutts-Madison House
- Farm Credit Administration Building
- United States Department of Commerce Building
- National Aquarium of Washington District of Columbia
- Homer Building
- District of Columbia Visitor Information Center
- Triangle Tots
- Ashburton House
- Parish House
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation Building
- Lafayette Building
- Saint Johns Parish House
- Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center
- Veterans Administration Building
- Old Main Building
- International Visitors Information Center
- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
- Ariel Rios Federal Building
- Blair House
- Kings Picture Gallery
- Arnold And Porter Childrens Center
- United Min Workers of America Building
- Old Executive Office Building
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Main Building Addition
- American Peace Society Building
- United Mine Workers of America Building
- United States Chamber of Commerce Building
- Lee House
- US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost
- Todd Building
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Champlain Apartment Building
- Internal Revenue Service Building
- National Endowment for the Arts Building
- Decatur House
- Brookings Institution Building
- Office of the U S Trade Representative
- Winder Building
- American Association of University Women
- Nancy Hanks Center
- McLachlen Building
- Washington Chamber of Commerce Building
- Evening Star Building
- Embassy of the Republic of Namibia
- Mills Building
- Woodward and Lothrop Building
- Passport Office Building
- Departmental Auditorium
- Tower Building
- Petersen House
- United States Postal Service Building
- Franz Bader Gallery
- Hamilton Building
- Andrew W Mellon Auditorium
- Cafritz Building
- Campbell Building
- Renwick Gallery
- American Red Cross History and Education Center
- Solar Building
- Metropolitan Club
- American Forestry Association Building
- Stan Saloon
- New Executive Office Building
- Atlantic Building
- Imperial Building
- Mercantile Savings Bank
- Commonwealth Building
- Department of Agriculture Building
- Finding Dreams in Children Child Care Center
- National Union Building
- Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial Continental Hall
- Small Business Administration Building
- Octagon House
- DAR Constitution Hall
- United States Information Agency
- Washington Lodge Number 15
- Washington Post Building
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center West
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center East
- District of Columbia Public Library-Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
- J Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Building
- Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Library
- Jefferson Davis Residence
- Bureau Annex Building
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Building
- Julius Lansburgh Furniture Company
- Old Masonic Hall
- Washington Loan and Trust Branch Riggs National Bank
- Victor Building