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:
Bars
- Manny's Smokehouse
- Kokopelli's
- Whiskey Bar
- Star Bar
- Breckenridge Brewery
- Maz Amillions
- Herb's Hideout
- Silver City Cafe
- Larimer 21
- Scruffy Murphy's
- Giggling Grizzly
- Old Curtis Street Bar
- Jackson's All-American Sports Grill
- El Chapultepec
- Mattie's House of Mirrors
- LoDo's Bar & Grill
- Lodo Restaurant Group
- Red Monkey
- Splinters From The Pine
- Sports Column
- Falling Rock Tap House
- Bash
- The Foxhole Lounge
- Meadowlark Bar
- Swing Dancing at Mercury Cafe
- Larimer Lounge
- 90's
- Sing Sing
- Fado Irish Pub
- Celtic Tavern
- Triangle Denver
- The Climax Lounge
- Safari Bar & Grill
- Impulse Theater
- chrome
- Tiffany Rose
- Tryst Lounge
- Roxy Lounge
- Trios Enoteca
- Cruise Room
- M & M's
- Rox Infusion Lounge
- Lotus
- Double Daughter's Salotto
- Blue Mule
- Harry's Bar
- Jet Bar
- Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
- Enigma Afterhours
- B J's Port
- Shelby's Bar & Grill
- Purple Entertainment
- Moscow Underground
- Comedy Works
- Bovine Theater
- Rock Island
- 5 Degrees
- Gordy's
- Cru Wine Bar
- Nallen's Irish Pub
- LuckyStar
- Pourhouse Pub
- Mynt Mojito Lounge
- Mynt Lounge
- Monarck
- Walnut Room
- Hush
- Martini Ranch
- Tarantula Billiards
- Buck Wild Saloon
- Coyote Ugly Saloon
- Buck Wild Saloon
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- Kimberleys Show Bar
- La Boheme Gentlemen's Cabaret
- Peaks Lounge
- Roni's Place
- Wrangler
- William's Tavern
- Zitro Cityview Tavern
- Arabian Bar
- Tavern Uptown
Schools
Neighborhoods
Stadiums
Attractions
Buildings
- Twentieth Street Recreation Center
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Division
- United States Customhouse
- Byron White United States Courthouse
- Eighteenth Street Atrium
- City Center Tower
- California Building
- Tabor Center
- Ideal Building
- Cactus Club
- Boston Building
- Daniels And Fisher Tower
- Equitable Building
- Sherman Building
- Denver Tower
- Sherman Plaza
- Clayton Building
- Gallup-Stanbury Building
- Trinity Plaza
- Crawford Building
- Denver Financial Center
- Rocky Mountain Shrine Consistory
- Kittredge Building
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Mile High Center
- Denver Tramway Building
- Wells Fargo Center
- Republic Plaza
- Lincoln Center
- Boettcher Concert Hall
- Currigan Exhibition Hall
- Denver County Court Civil Division
- Denver Athletic Club
- American Woodmen Building
- Denver County Civil Courts
- Colorado Convention Center