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
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- Coyote Ugly Saloon
- Buck Wild Saloon
- Buck Wild Saloon
- Peaks Lounge
- Snake Pit
- Kimberleys Show Bar
- La Boheme Gentlemen's Cabaret
- Shelby's Bar & Grill
- Moscow Underground
- Tarantula Billiards
- Harry's Bar
- Bovine Theater
- Gordy's
- Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
- 5 Degrees
- Congress Lounge & Restaurant
- Comedy Works
- Red Room -Restaurant & Bar-
- Triangle Denver
- Wrangler
- Cap City Tavern
- William's Tavern
- Tryst Lounge
- Enigma Afterhours
- Cru Wine Bar
- LuckyStar
- Martini Ranch
- Hush
- Tavern Uptown
- Mynt Lounge
- Mynt Mojito Lounge
- Monarck
- Blue Mule
- Purple Entertainment
- Double Daughter's Salotto
- Bender's Tavern
- Nallen's Irish Pub
- Benders
- Pourhouse Pub
- Swing Dancing at Mercury Cafe
- Old Curtis Street Bar
- Tiffany Rose
- The Climax Lounge
- The Church
- Red Monkey
- Bent
- Giggling Grizzly
- LoDo's Bar & Grill
- Mattie's House of Mirrors
- Larimer 21
- Scruffy Murphy's
- El Chapultepec
- Celtic Tavern
- Dulcinea's 100th Monkey
Buildings
- Kittredge Building
- Republic Plaza
- Wellington Webb Municipal Office Building
- Denver Athletic Club
- City Hall Annex Number 1
- Denver County Civil Courts
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Denver County Court Civil Division
- Trinity Plaza
- Colorado Convention Center
- City and County Building Annex Number 2
- City And County Building
- Mile High Center
- Equitable Building
- Denver Mint
- Denver County Criminal Court
- Denver Sheriff Department Civil Division
- Denver Post Tower
- Lincoln Center
- Boston Building
- Wells Fargo Center
- Currigan Exhibition Hall
- Ideal Building
- California Building
- Denver Permit Center
- Denver Financial Center
- City Center Tower
- Colorado Human Services Building
- State Services Building
- Rocky Mountain Shrine Consistory
- Denver Sheriff Department Pre - Arraignment Detention Facility
- Byron White United States Courthouse
- Denver Police Department Headquarters
- Boettcher Concert Hall
- Colorado Judicial Building
- Byers-Evans House
- Denver Tower
- Sherman Plaza
- Colorado Department of Education
- Denver Public Library
- Colorado State Capitol
- Barrister Building
- Sherman Building
- United States Customhouse
- Daniels And Fisher Tower
- Denver Tramway Building
- State Capitol Annex
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Division
- Legislative Services Building
- Fisher Mansion
- International House
- Logan Tower
- Tabor Center
- Clayton Building
- Crawford Building
- Allison Building
- Twentieth Street Recreation Center
- Gallup-Stanbury Building
- Temple Center
- Auraria Library
- Colorado Department of Employment
- Penn Center
- Cactus Club