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Parking Options/Hazards

 

​Most people are able to find parking on the street.

UCSF parking lot is closed for construction.

JCCSF has parking during business hours.
(You may be able to negotiate overnight parking if they have space).

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  • If you have a lot of luggage, stop by the front of hotel and unload your luggage first.

  • Arrive between 4:00-6:00 PM to find the most abundant street parking.

  • Lots of metered street parking on California St, Presidio Ave, Sacramento St. Most metered parking are free after 6:00PM. 

  • Best streets for parking is Euclid, Masonic. 

  • Every Street has rotating street cleaning schedule - Read signs carefully. The restrictions are explicit. Parking tickets start at $90.

  • Make sure you curb your wheels and park close to the curb. Metermaids are zealous about giving out tickets. Do not leave valuables or what can be perceived as valuables in plain sight in the car. Above all, do not block somebody's driveway. Towing charges start at $800. Be prepared to pay a few hundred dollars for parking if you're new to SF. 

  • Many Streets have Two hour limit M-F 8AM-6PM. See signs.

  • Handicap placard exempts you from two hour limit and meters, but not from street cleaning.

  • Most parking meters accept credit cards and PayByPhone app allow you to pay remotely.

Parking Savoir in San Francisco

First of all, if you must bring a car to San Francisco, be prepared to pay hundreds of dollars in parking fees, tickets.

  • Parking restrictions are explicitly posted.

  • Street Cleaning - ticket

  • Parking hours limit - ticket

  • No stopping/parking between hours - towing

  • New law - Can't park within 20 feet of intersection.

  • Parking meters - ticket

  • Parking on a Hill - curb your wheel - ticket

  • Leave nothing visible in the car.

  • Do not block driveway - towing

  • Do not block sidewalk - towing

  • Parking tickets start at $90, towing is $800+, typical parking charge downtown is $70 per day. Parking meters can exceed $10 per hour.

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