Parking in Washington DC
Being the capital of the United States, Washington attracts millions of visitors every year. If you happen to be one of them, check out the following guidelines designed to help you with finding parking in Washington DC.
Parking in Washington is plentiful but you’re looking for cheap parking in DC, downtown is definitely not the place to find it. The average hourly rate for public parking is $9-$10 and if you need parking for 24 hours, be prepared to pay upwards of $35. Monthly parking costs around $250 per month.
You may also be interested in the following parking maps that will give you an idea of how much you’ll be paying for parking at Verizon Center, Union Station, National Mall, Dulles International Airport, or near major sightseeing places such as Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial Park or Museum of Natural History.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) manages approximately 18,000 on-street parking spots in DC. There are two parking zones in Washington DC:
- Premium demand zone: $2.30/hour. Meters are enforced 7am-10pm, Mon-Sat.
- Normal demand zone: $2.30/hour. Meters are enforced 7am-6:30pm, Mon-Sat.
Though it might look expensive, the hourly rate in premium and normal demand zones is lower than the average on-street rate in other major US cities where rates can start at $3.00.
Motorcycle parking costs $0.25/hour citywide.
Remember the ‘Washington-parking-rule-of-thumb’: avoid parking during rush hour and read the parking signs carefully!
Buildings
- Young Womens Christian Association Building
- Commonwealth Building
- Planned Parenthood
- Dewey House
- Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Building
- Solar Building
- American Forestry Association Building
- Shepherds Row
- National Geographic Society Building
- Riddell Building
- Explorers Hall
- Washington Square
- Pullman House
- Cafritz Building
- Washington Post Building
- American Nature Association Building
- Elizabeth Arden Building
- Embassy of the Gambia
- Washington Chamber of Commerce Building
- Demonet Building
- Premier Building
- Children First of Washington District of Columbia
- National Education Association Building
- Mayflower Hotel
- Embassy of the Republic of Namibia
- American Association of University Women
- United Mine Workers of America Building
- Sons of the American Revolution Building
- United Min Workers of America Building
- Imperial Building
- Small Business Administration Building
- United States Chamber of Commerce Building
- Logan Building
- Embassy of Western Samoa
- Saint Matthews Church Rectory
- Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti
- Veterans Administration Building
- Decatur House
- Lafayette Building
- Saint Johns Parish House
- Jefferson Davis Residence
- Parish House
- General Federation of Womens Clubs Headquarters
- Ashburton House
- Metropolitan Club
- Passport Office Building
- Embassy of Jamaica
- New Executive Office Building
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation Building
- Elliott Coues House
- General Federation of Womens Clubs
- American Peace Society Building
- Bachelor Apartment House
- Embassy of the Philippines
- Embassy of Australia
- Medlantic Center
- Emily J Wilkins House
- Cutts-Madison House
- Champlain Apartment Building
- Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Embassy of Peru
- Canadian Legation Building
- Treasury Annex
- United States Court of Claims
- Brookings Institution Building
- Tower Building
- Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Blair House
- Knowledge Learning Corporation World Bank Child Development Center
- Womens History and Resource Center
- Lee House
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago
- Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion
- Theodore Roosevelt House
- Cameron House
- Embassy of Chile
- Union Trust Company
- Southern Building
- Moore House
- Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House
- National Association of Broadcasters Building
- Hamilton Building
- The Child Development Center of the First Baptist Church of Washington
- Renwick Gallery
- Alibi Club
- Wilmer Cutler and Pickering Child Development Center
- Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
- The American Forestry Association Building
- Corcoran and Riggs Bank Building
- Swartzell Rheem and Hensey Building
- Finnish Legation Building
- International Communications Agency Building
- The World Bank
- United States Information Agency
- Mills Building
- Franz Bader Gallery
- American Security and Trust Company Building
- Thomas House
- Sunrise at Thomas Circle Nursing Home
- National Saving and Trust Company
- Rhode Island Avenue Residential Building
- Editors Building
- The Seven Buildings
- National Headquarters of the United States Daughters of 1812
- World Bank
- Embassy of the Peoples Republic of Mozambique
- Vanguard Building
- U S Kids Child Development Center
- W B Hibbs and Company Building
- Carnegie Institution Building
- Roosevelt Mansion
- Hungarian Legation Chancery Building
- Lutheran Volunteer Corporation
- Bond Building
- The White House
- Winder Building
- Office of the U S Trade Representative
- Washington Institute Mouth Facility
- Red Lion Row
- Arts Club of Washington
- The Brookings Institute
- Old Executive Office Building
- Huckle Berry Cheesecake Child Development Center
- Embassy of Tunisia
- Dupont Circle Building
- Andrew Mellon Building
- McCormick Apartments
- Foundry United Methodist Church Day Care Center
- The Chamberlain
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Cleveland Abby House
- Bright Horizons Childrens Center
- Yugoslav Legation Building
Schools
- School for Arts in Learning Public Charter School
- School for Arts In Learning Primary Charter School Lower Division
- Charles Sumner School
- University of California Washington Center
- Strayer University
- School for Arts in Learning Primary Charter School Upper Division
- Johns Hopkins University Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
- Community Academy Primary Charter School-Butler Bilingual Campus
- Emerson Preparatory School