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
- Warder Building
- Julius Lansburgh Furniture Company
- Equitable Co-operative Building
- Old Masonic Hall
- National Union Building
- District of Columbia Public Library-Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
- Eight Hundred Block of F Street NW Buildings
- Washington Loan and Trust Branch Riggs National Bank
- Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Library
- Atlas Building
- Atlantic Building
- National Portrait Gallery
- Le Droit Building
- Victor Building
- Washington Board of Trade
- Woodward and Lothrop Building
- Mercantile Savings Bank
- Stan Saloon
- Campbell Building
- McLachlen Building
- Tariff Commission Building
- Gallery Row
- Washington Lodge Number 15
- Petersen House
- J Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Building
- Todd Building
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Building
- On Leong Chinese Merchants Association Building
- Georgetown Hill Early Childhood Center
- Arnold And Porter Childrens Center
- Germond Crandall Building
- Old Main Building
- Kings Picture Gallery
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Main Building Addition
- Mary Surratt House
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Headquarters
- Perry Building
- Homer Building
- Patrick Henry Building
- Moran Building
- Myrene Apartment Building
- Evening Star Building
- Bright Horizon Early Education and Back-Up Center
- Just Us Kids Child Development Center
- National Endowment for the Arts Building
- Indiana Building
- Ariel Rios Federal Building
- Brownley Confectionary Building
- New McLachlan Building
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Crime Victims Compensation Program
- National Bank of Washington
- Department of Justice Building
- Harris and Ewing Photographic Studio
- Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center
- Baltimore Sun Building
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals Building
- Nancy Hanks Center
- Second National Bank
- American Bank Building
- National Archives Building
- United States Court of Military Appeals
- Central National Bank
- Tiny Findings Day Care Center
- Carpenters Building
- Colorado Building
- Tudor Hall
- District of Columbia Visitor Information Center
- Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters
- American Federation of Labor Building
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia- Clerk of the Court
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Moultrie Courthouse
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Criminal Division
- Federal - American National Bank
- Old City Hall
- District of Columbia Superior Court Child Care Center
- Farm Credit Administration Building
- Weightmans Row
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center
- Triangle Tots
- General Accounting Office
- Federal Trade Commission Child Care Center
- Federal Trade Commission Building
- Covington Kids-An Early Learning Center
- US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost
- Chester Arthur Building
- Garfinckel's Department Store
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
- Commercial National Bank
- National Press Club Building
- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
- Immigration and Naturalization Service Building
- Newseum
- Old Engine Company Number 6
- United States Postal Service Building
- Internal Revenue Service Building
- Custom Service Building
- Embassy of Canada
- Washington Building
- Willard Hotel
- John A Wilson Building
- Morrison-Clark Inn
- Bond Building
- W B Hibbs and Company Building
- District of Columbia Municipal Center
- U S Kids Child Development Center
- Andrew W Mellon Auditorium
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center Natural History
- National Metropolitan Bank Building
- Departmental Auditorium
- Lipton Corporate Child Care Center Number 1
- Lipton Corporate Child Care Center Number 2
- The White House Visitor Center
- Freer Gallery
- National Saving and Trust Company
- Riggs Building
- Washington Tourist Center Building
- Swartzell Rheem and Hensey Building
- Harrison Apartment Building