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
- Denver County Civil Courts
- Denver County Court Civil Division
- City Hall Annex Number 1
- Denver Post Tower
- Wellington Webb Municipal Office Building
- City and County Building Annex Number 2
- Republic Plaza
- Colorado Human Services Building
- City And County Building
- State Services Building
- Denver County Criminal Court
- Denver Sheriff Department Civil Division
- Lincoln Center
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Colorado Judicial Building
- Denver Permit Center
- Colorado State Capitol
- Colorado Department of Education
- Mile High Center
- Wells Fargo Center
- Kittredge Building
- Denver Mint
- Barrister Building
- Denver Public Library
- State Capitol Annex
- Trinity Plaza
- Byers-Evans House
- Legislative Services Building
- Denver Financial Center
- Denver Athletic Club
- Rocky Mountain Shrine Consistory
- Denver Sheriff Department Pre - Arraignment Detention Facility
- Denver Police Department Headquarters
- Logan Tower
- Fisher Mansion
- International House
- Allison Building
- Colorado Convention Center
- Sherman Plaza
- Denver Tower
- Equitable Building
- Sherman Building
- Temple Center
- California Building
- Colorado Department of Employment
- City Center Tower
- Penn Center
- Boston Building
- Currigan Exhibition Hall
- Ideal Building
- Byron White United States Courthouse
- United States Customhouse
- Sheedy Mansion
- Denver Police Department District 6 Substation
- Boettcher Concert Hall
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Division
- Daniels And Fisher Tower
- Denver Tramway Building
- Crawford Hill Mansion
- Twentieth Street Recreation Center
- Tabor Center
- Clayton Building
- Bailey Mansion
Theaters
Bars
- Buck Wild Saloon
- Coyote Ugly Saloon
- UA PAVILIONS 15- AEROSMITH
- Buck Wild Saloon
- Congress Lounge & Restaurant
- Red Room -Restaurant & Bar-
- Peaks Lounge
- Snake Pit
- Moscow Underground
- Shelby's Bar & Grill
- Cap City Tavern
- Wrangler
- William's Tavern
- Bender's Tavern
- Kimberleys Show Bar
- Benders
- La Boheme Gentlemen's Cabaret
- Harry's Bar
- Tavern Uptown
- Tarantula Billiards
- The Church
- Bovine Theater
- Gordy's
- Dulcinea's 100th Monkey
- Sancho's Broken Arrow
- Bent
- Triangle Denver
- The Shelter
- JR's Bar and Grill
- Broadways
- Fillmore Auditorium
- Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
- Bannock Street Garage
- 5 Degrees
- Charlie's Denver
- Cgra
- Comedy Works
- The Climax Lounge
- Swing Dancing at Mercury Cafe
- Tryst Lounge
- DC10
- Charlie Brown's Bar & Grill
- Enigma Afterhours
- Ogden Theatre
- Cru Wine Bar
- La Rumba
- LuckyStar
- Parlour Bar & Grill