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Majestic sunrise against the shoreward finger of Stearns Wharf.
STEARNS WHARF PARKING
90-minute Free Parking with Merchant Validation Stamp

Welcome to Stearns Wharf parking, located on Stearns Wharf at Cabrillo Boulevard and State Street. Stearns Wharf is California’s oldest wooden wharf built in 1872 and offers excellent views of the Santa Barbara Riviera, Harbor and Channel Islands. A wharf directory map list the many shops and services available on Stearns Wharf. The directory map shows restaurants, the Ty Warner Sea Center, Waterfront Gallery, Bait & Tackle, water-taxi, and whale watching merchants. Limited parking is available on Stearns Wharf and in the Harbor Restaurant Valet lot. During busy traffic flow, alternative parking is available at Garden Street and Palm Park parking lots. Please call Waterfront Parking Services at 897-1965 with questions about Stearns Wharf Parking.

Attendant Kiosk Parking
Hourly parking with an attendant

Parking Fees
Single vehicle 20-feet and under: $2.50 per hour or part thereof, $20 maximum per day
First 90-minutes Free only with a merchant validation stamped on the back of the parking ticket on exit. Vehicles exiting without validation must pay regular hourly parking rates.

No RV parking on the wharf
please use Palm Park or Garden Street lots.

Vehicles Displaying Disabled Placards/Plates:
Hourly parking with an attendant, $1.00 per hour or part thereof, $10 maximum per day

15-minute Grace Period
Customers of Stearns Wharf are allowed a 15-minute grace period (vehicles must leave the lot within 15-minutes or hourly fees apply).

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

Parking Maps
SWF: 105 Spaces./ Map coming soon.

Stearns Wharf Merchant Directory: Detailed map of Wharf, merchant and  merchant locations.

PARKING RESTRICTIONS

$20.00 "Lost Vehicle Ticket" fee enforced

 

Please call Waterfront Parking Services at 897-1965 with questions about Stearns Wharf Parking.