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:
Neighborhoods
Bars
- Tiffany Rose
- Cruise Room
- Celtic Tavern
- Jet Bar
- Double Daughter's Salotto
- Impulse Theater
- Trios Enoteca
- Blue Mule
- Lotus
- Rox Infusion Lounge
- chrome
- Bash
- Purple Entertainment
- Falling Rock Tap House
- Tryst Lounge
- Sports Column
- Rock Island
- Splinters From The Pine
- Lodo Restaurant Group
- Red Monkey
- Enigma Afterhours
- Sing Sing
- Fado Irish Pub
- Mattie's House of Mirrors
- LoDo's Bar & Grill
- El Chapultepec
- Jackson's All-American Sports Grill
- Nallen's Irish Pub
- Pourhouse Pub
- Mynt Mojito Lounge
- Mynt Lounge
- Monarck
- Comedy Works
- Cru Wine Bar
- Giggling Grizzly
- Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
- LuckyStar
- 5 Degrees
- Hush
- Martini Ranch
- Scruffy Murphy's
- Silver City Cafe
- Larimer 21
- Herb's Hideout
- Star Bar
- Gordy's
- Bovine Theater
- Maz Amillions
- Harry's Bar
- Breckenridge Brewery
- Tarantula Billiards
- Whiskey Bar
- Kokopelli's
- Manny's Smokehouse
- Old Curtis Street Bar
- The Foxhole Lounge
- Kimberleys Show Bar
- La Boheme Gentlemen's Cabaret
- 90's
- Triangle Denver
- Peaks Lounge
- Shelby's Bar & Grill
- Buck Wild Saloon
- UA PAVILIONS 15- AEROSMITH
- Buck Wild Saloon
- Coyote Ugly Saloon
- Moscow Underground
- My Brother's Bar
- Swing Dancing at Mercury Cafe
- The Climax Lounge
- Snake Pit
- Highland Bar
- Forest Room 5
- Zitro Cityview Tavern
- Safari Bar & Grill
Buildings
- Cactus Club
- Eighteenth Street Atrium
- Tabor Center
- Gallup-Stanbury Building
- Daniels And Fisher Tower
- Clayton Building
- Crawford Building
- Denver Tramway Building
- Ideal Building
- Boston Building
- Twentieth Street Recreation Center
- Byron White United States Courthouse
- Equitable Building
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Division
- City Center Tower
- California Building
- Boettcher Concert Hall
- United States Customhouse
- Currigan Exhibition Hall
- Auraria Student Union
- Auraria Library
- Kittredge Building
- Colorado Convention Center
- Denver Athletic Club
- Trinity Plaza
- Saint Cajetan's Center
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Republic Plaza
- Denver Tower
- Mile High Center
- Sherman Building
- Sherman Plaza
- Denver Financial Center
- Rocky Mountain Shrine Consistory
- Wellington Webb Municipal Office Building
- Denver County Civil Courts
- City Hall Annex Number 1
- Wells Fargo Center
- Lincoln Center