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Parking Kiosk at the main entrance to the  Harbor parking lot.

MAIN HARBOR PARKING LOT

The Main Harbor Parking lot is located in Santa Barbara Harbor at Cabrillo Boulevard and Harbor Way. This parking lot provides convenient walking distance to the Harbor Breakwater, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara Yacht Club and Fishermen’s Market.  Harbor activities include sailing, kayaking, commercial dive and island boat excursions. Enjoy panoramic views overlooking the harbor from and SB Outdoors Visitor Center, or take a boat-taxi ride aboard the “Lil’ Toot”. The Main Harbor parking lot is open 24-hrs, year-round.

Attendant Parking System:
Hourly parking with a kiosk parking attendant

Parking Fees:
Single vehicle 20-feet and under: $2.00 per hour or part thereof; and $12.00 maximum per day per space.
Single vehicle displaying disabled placard/plate: $.50 per hour or part thereof; $4 maximum per day per space.
Cash or local personal check with I.D. accepted. No credit cards.

LAUNCH RAMP BOAT PARKING

Launch Boat Ramp is located at the east end of the Main Harbor lot, near Sea Landing, Los Baños Public Pool, and West Beach. Boat-trailer parking is only available in yellow-marked diamond stalls.

Attendant Parking System:
Exits at the Main Harbor and Los Baños exit (seasonal)
Open 24-hours a day, year round.

Parking Fees
Single vehicle 20-feet and under: $2.00 per hour or part thereof, $12 maximum per 24-hrs;
Single vehicle displaying disabled placard/plate: $.50 per hour or part thereof; $4 maximum per day per space.

Trailer Parking: $2.00 per hour or part thereof; and $8.00 maximum per 24-hrs, per space..

Cash or local personal check with I.D. accepted. No credit cards.

Parking Spaces

HB: 502 single vehicle parking spaces/9 Handicap
HLR: 103 single vehicle parking spaces/73 Boat Trailer spaces/3 Handicap/1 e-plate/1 service

 

PARKING RESTRICTIONS

72-hour parking limit in the Main Harbor Lot | 3-night parking limit in the Launch Ramp area.
No over-sized vehicles (over 20-feet) allowed in the Main Harbor parking lot.

Citations enforced at Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol. S.B.M.C. 10.44.060

No trailer storage in excess of 3 consecutive nights between midnight and 4:00 a.m. S.B.M.C. 17.36.040

Single vehicles without boat trailers prohibited in yellow diamond stalls. S.B.M.C. 10.44.151

$40.00 "Lost Boat Ticket" fee enforced
$20.00 "Lost Vehicle Ticket" fee enforced