Downtown Parking

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Redwood City offers convenient Downtown parking in lots, garages, and on-street spaces


Marshall Street Closure

NOTE: Marshall Garage will be closed from April 2025-June 2025 due to Marshall Street Closure


RWC Parking App – Find Parking Easily

Download the RWC Parking App on Google Play or Apple Store: Apple Store | Google Play

Now you can pay for parking in Surface Lots and Street Parking within the app!

Parking Map

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Garages

NOTE: Marshall Garage will be closed from April 2025-June 2025 due to Marshall Street Construction. Visit www.RedwoodCity.org/MarshallClosure for more information.

Garage rates vary based on day of week and time of day. See the signs at the facilities for more information. 

 Location  Address  Hours  Rate
Marshall Garage  850 Marshall  24 hrs First 1.5 hours free for all
First 4 hours free with movie validation
Monthly permits available
$1-$2.50/hr
Jefferson Garage  950 Jefferson  6 am - 2 am First 1.5 hours free for all
First 4 hours free with movie validation
$1-$2.50/hr
Crossing 900  900 Middlefield  5 pm - 2 am First 1.5 hours free for all
First 4 hours free with movie validation
$2.50/hr
County Garage  400 Middlefield  6 am - 11 pm Free after 5pm & on weekends
Hamilton Garage  815 Hamilton  5:30 pm - 2 am
First 1.5 hours free for all
First 4 hours free with movie validation
$2.50/hr
601 Jefferson   601 Jefferson  5 pm – 10 pm $3.00/hr
801 Jefferson  801 Jefferson  5 pm – 12 am $3.00/hr
631 Walnut  631 Walnut  24 hrs

$3.00/First hour
$1.00/Every 30 mins after
Monthly permits available

855 Main
(entrance on Walnut Street)
 860 Walnut  

M-W 8 am-11 pm
Th-Sun 8 am-12 am

 $3.00/hr ($24 mx)
 601 Marshall  601 Marshall  

M-F 5 pm-10 pm
Sat-Sun 8 am-10 pm

 $3.00/hr ($24 mx)

 

SURFACE LOT AND STREET PARKING 

Most surface lot and street parking in the downtown core is $1.00 per hour, Mon-Sat, 8 am - 8 pm. Metered peripheral streets downtown cost $.50 per hour, Mon-Sat, 8 am - 8 pm. 

 Location  Address  Hours  Rate
 Caltrain Lot  160 Perry St.  24 hrs  $5.50/day; Free after 6 pm
 Main St. Lot  1017 Middlefield Rd  24 hrs  Monthly permits available
 Library Lot A  1044 Middlefield  24 hrs  
 Library Lot B  1016 Middlefield  24 hrs  
 Perry St. Lot  119 Perry St.  24 hrs  
 Winslow Lot  850 Hamilton St.  24 hrs  
 Downtown Core  Noted in Pink on Map  24 hrs $1.00 per hour, Mon-Sat, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
2-hour limit on Broadway
 Downtown Periphery  Noted in Green on Map  24 hrs $.50 per hour, Mon-Sat, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
No time limit

 

ADA-FRIENDLY PARKING:

  • On Street & Surface Lots: Any person with a valid placard to park on-street or in any surface lot may park in any space without having to pay a meter and with no time limit. This applies to both designated ADA spaces and any standard parking spaces.
  • Garages: Anyone parking in the City garages, including those with ADA placards, must pay a parking fee. 

VALIDATION: Patrons of the Cinemark Century Downtown Redwood City 20 movie theater receive four hours of free parking in the Marshall Street Garage, the Jefferson Garage, and the lower levels of Crossing 900 (Box) with a validation from the movie Theater.

HOLIDAY PARKING: Parking is FREE for on-street parking spaces and in the surface parking lots on holidays only. Parking is not free on holidays in the parking garages. 

Recognized Holidays/Festivals

  • New Years Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents' Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth
  • July 4th
  • Labor Day
  • Veteran's Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Downtown Redwood City's Hometown Holidays

Parking Meters

Redwood City's downtown area features both standard parking meters and pay-by-space meters. For spots that use pay-by-space meters, you can use any meter in the City to pay using your space number.

You can pay for pay-by-space parking with cash or a credit card. Go here for parking meter pay instructions.

To report meter problems call:

  • (650) 780-7498 (pay-on-exit and pay-by-space meters)
  • (650) 780-7464 (standard meters)

If you're a frequent downtown parker, click here for more information about monthly parking permits.

Pay By Phone

  • Pay by Phone is live in the RWC Parking App (Apple Store | Google Play) for Redwood City Surface Lots and Street Parking. On the homepage of the app, click on “Pay for Parking”, enter your space number, the time you want to park, and proceed to payment.
  • Pay by Phone is not available for Parking Garages

Contact Us 

If you have any questions or concerns about parking lots, garages, meters or payments, contact:

Christian Hammack 
Parking and Transportation Demand Management Manager 
chammack@redwoodcity.org