Parking in Denver
There is plenty of parking in Denver and you should use our Denver parking map to find out where and how how much you’ll be expected to pay for parking in the city.
The average hourly rate at parking lots and garages in Denver is $4.00 per hour and $24.00 per day.
On-street parking tends to be cheaper at $2.00 per hour with a maximum stay of up to 2-4 hrs. Rates and maximum stay restrictions may differ, please check the meter at your final destination.
Smart meters, which are gradually being installed on Denver streets, accept coins, debit and credit cards, and smart cards.
Denver has a special Overnight Parking Program that is different from other US cities. Parking rates are still enforced during nighttime, though they are lower and there are no limits as to the length of stay.
If you’re looking for cheaper or even free parking options and feel OK with not taking your car downtown, leave it at one of the Park and Ride locations in Denver and park for free the first 24 hours and then $2.00 for each additional day.
Did you know that the clamp wheel was first used in Denver? This is why it is also called “Denver boot”! Follow the parking regulations and pay parking tickets on time so that you don’t get booted!
If you’re heading to one of the following locations, check out these maps to see the closest and cheapest parking options:
Buildings
- Boston Building
- Ideal Building
- Equitable Building
- Daniels And Fisher Tower
- Byron White United States Courthouse
- California Building
- City Center Tower
- Tabor Center
- Kittredge Building
- Denver Tramway Building
- Clayton Building
- Currigan Exhibition Hall
- United States Customhouse
- Gallup-Stanbury Building
- Crawford Building
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Division
- Boettcher Concert Hall
- Colorado Convention Center
- Denver Athletic Club
- Trinity Plaza
- Twentieth Street Recreation Center
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Republic Plaza
- Cactus Club
- Mile High Center
- Wellington Webb Municipal Office Building
- Denver County Civil Courts
- Denver Financial Center
- City Hall Annex Number 1
- Denver Tower
- Denver County Court Civil Division
- Sherman Building
- Sherman Plaza
- Wells Fargo Center
- Lincoln Center
- Rocky Mountain Shrine Consistory
- Denver Mint
- City And County Building
- Denver Post Tower
- City and County Building Annex Number 2
- Denver County Criminal Court
- Auraria Library
- Eighteenth Street Atrium
- Denver Sheriff Department Civil Division
- Colorado Human Services Building
- Denver Permit Center
- State Services Building
- Auraria Student Union
- Denver Sheriff Department Pre - Arraignment Detention Facility
- Denver Police Department Headquarters
- Barrister Building
- Colorado Department of Education
Bars
- Bovine Theater
- Harry's Bar
- Gordy's
- Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
- Tarantula Billiards
- Kimberleys Show Bar
- La Boheme Gentlemen's Cabaret
- Peaks Lounge
- Tryst Lounge
- 5 Degrees
- Comedy Works
- Enigma Afterhours
- Buck Wild Saloon
- UA PAVILIONS 15- AEROSMITH
- Buck Wild Saloon
- Coyote Ugly Saloon
- Cru Wine Bar
- Shelby's Bar & Grill
- Blue Mule
- LuckyStar
- Double Daughter's Salotto
- Moscow Underground
- Hush
- Martini Ranch
- Purple Entertainment
- Tiffany Rose
- Mynt Lounge
- Mynt Mojito Lounge
- Monarck
- Nallen's Irish Pub
- Pourhouse Pub
- Triangle Denver
- Snake Pit
- Red Monkey
- Celtic Tavern
- LoDo's Bar & Grill
- Mattie's House of Mirrors
- Giggling Grizzly
- El Chapultepec
- Lodo Restaurant Group
- Jet Bar
- Scruffy Murphy's
- Old Curtis Street Bar
- Larimer 21
- Bash
- Cruise Room
- Silver City Cafe
- Splinters From The Pine
- Sports Column
- Rock Island
- Falling Rock Tap House
- Herb's Hideout
- Impulse Theater
- Trios Enoteca
- Maz Amillions
- Jackson's All-American Sports Grill
- Swing Dancing at Mercury Cafe
- Lotus
- Rox Infusion Lounge
- Star Bar
- chrome
- The Climax Lounge
- Fado Irish Pub
- Sing Sing
- Whiskey Bar
- Kokopelli's
- Manny's Smokehouse
- Wrangler
- Breckenridge Brewery
- William's Tavern