PARKING REFERENCES GUIDE

2023 KEY SUMMER DATES (2024 Updates coming Soon)

  • Festival Season Trolley Service begins: June 30.

  • Fourth of July Fireworks at Heisler Park: Sunday, July 4th, 9:00 p.m.

  • Art-A-Fair Opening Day: Friday, June 30.

  • Sawdust Opening Day: Friday, June 30.

  • Festival of Arts Opening Day, Wednesday, July 5.

  • Pageant of the Masters Opening Day, Friday, July 7.

  • Festival Season - Trolley Service ends: Sunday, September 5.

Parking METERs

Daily metered street parking is available and enforced from 8am-9pm at all meters. Credit cards and quarters are accepted at all parking meters. Rates range from $3.00 - $5.40 per hour. Most meters have a 3-hour limit. Please note: if there is a time restriction on a meter, you must move your car to a new spot once you have reached the limit, you may not re-feed that meter. 

What to do if the parking meter is broken:

  • Parking is still allowed at the space, but FREE

  • Place a note on the dash of the car to indicate the parking meter is broken

  • Continue to follow the time limit for that particular parking space

  • Take note of the number listed on the parking meter, and then

  • Report the broken meter to the LB Public Works Meter Department (949-497-0349) or by submit a request online through the City's Ask Laguna program

HOURS OF ENFORCEMENT

  • Hours of paid parking (on- street meters and off- street parking lots) referenced above, and along Laguna Canyon Road to Canyon Acres Drive, including the Frontage Road, will extended from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the summer festival season.

  • The courtesy time allowance will be extended from five to ten minutes.

  • The existing 3-hour parking limit will be eliminated after 5 p.m.

VALET PARKING - New this year

Address: 845 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach

Pricing:
Monday-Wednesday $10
Thursday $15
Friday Day $15
Fridayn Evening/Night $20
Saturday $20-$30
Sunday $20-25

PERIPHERAL PARKING LOTS – LOW COST AND FREE ALL DAY PARKING

Canyon Route: Service on Laguna Canyon Road from LCAD and Act V peripheral parking lots to summer art festivals and downtown. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Frequency: Every 20 minutes.

Coastal Route:  Service on Coast Highway between North Laguna/Heisler Park, downtown, South Laguna/Mission Hospital and Ritz Carlton in Dana Point. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Frequency: Every 30 minutes.

Summer Breeze:  Service on Laguna Canyon Road from free peripheral parking lot at Concordia University in Irvine (16355 Laguna Canyon Road) to art festivals and downtown. Noon to 11:30 p.m. on Fridays; 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays only. Frequency: Every 30 minutes. For more information: Click Here

For real-time trolley status information, click here or download the Laguna Beach Trolley app.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • Free traffic alerts about City road closures and substantial delays are available by email or text message, 24 hours a day. Click Here to Subscribe

  • Visit Laguna Beach offers a FREE mobile app that shows the location of all City trolleys in real time. Visit Laguna Beach app is available on Apple and Android Stores.

  • The Festival of Arts, Art-A-Fair and Sawdust Art Festival offer a “Passport” package for only $75.00 that includes season pass entrance fees for the three festivals plus one-time FREE parking at Lot 16-ACT V parking lot. Purchase on-site at any of the three art festivals only.

  • Lot 16 – Act V will accommodate $25 Summer Festival Parking Permit holders, $50 Premier Permit holders and one-time Passport to the Arts coupon. Summer Festival and Premier Parking Permits are available for purchase at the Community and Susi Q Center at 380 3rd St starting on June 1, 2023. Only Festival/Playhouse Artists and Employees are eligible for the Premier Parking Permit.

  • Detailed parking information, including maps, pay rates and hours of operation can be found on the City’s homepage; to www.lagunabeachcity.net/parking

  • Shoppers permits not valid in Lots 10, 11 & 12 or along Laguna Canyon and Laguna Canyon Frontage Roads. (Only during summer).

KEY TELEPHONE NUMBERS

  • Transit Office: (949) 497-0766

  • Parking Operations: (949) 497-0349

  • Transit Supervisor Andre Chism: (949) 497-0746

  • Public Works Office: (949) 497-0334.