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
Open 24-hours a day, year round.

Parking Fees:
Single vehicle 20-feet and under: $1.50 per hour or part thereof; and $9.00 maximum per day per space.
Single vehicle displaying disabled placard/plate: $.50 per hour or part thereof; $4 maximum per day per space.
No over-sized vehicles (over 20-feet) allowed in the Main Harbor parking lot.

Payment by cash or local personal check with valid I.D. (No credit cards)

Hours of Operation:
Open 24-hrs, year round

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 Kiosk Parking
Exits at the Main Harbor and Los Baños exit (seasonal)

PARKING Fees
Hourly parking with an attendant, $1.50 per hour or part thereof, $9 maximum per 24-hrs;
Trailer Parking: $1.50 per hour or part thereof; and $6.00 maximum per 24-hrs, per space.
Single vehicle 20-feet and under: $1.50 per hour or part thereof; and $9.00 maximum per day per space.
Single vehicle displaying disabled placard/plate: $.50 per hour or part thereof; $4 maximum per day per space.
No over-sized vehicles (over 20-feet) allowed in the Main Harbor parking lot.
72-hour parking limit in the Main Harbor Lot | 3-night parking limit in the Launch Ramp area.

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

Parking Spaces (PDF)

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

3-night parking limit in the Launch Ramp area.
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