Changes to parking, including shortened hours during the week and free Sunday parking in City-owned lots and garages, go into effect Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.
Please note: the Parking System Enterprise will be working to update hours of operation signage on all downtown parking meters over the next several weeks. The permanent changes to parking that will go into effect on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 may not be immediately reflected on meter signage.
City Parking
The City of Colorado Springs is currently developing a Parking and Curb Management Plan to better manage parking and the curbside in Downtown and Old Colorado City, and your input is needed!
Learn more about the 2024 Parking and Curb Management Plan and share your opinion with the City through a community survey at the link below:
The Parking System Enterprise provides public parking spaces as a key element in maintaining the economic vitality of the downtown and surrounding activity centers. Public parking is an economic development tool used to attract private investment into the community and manage urban growth.
Parking Map
Garage Rates
Daily hourly rates
- $1 per hour or fraction thereof
- Max daily rate is $12
Enter after 4:00 p.m.
- $1 per hour or fraction thereof
- Max rate $6
Monthly parking permits:
- $90 per month. Some discounts apply for groups of 75 or more.
- Permits for the surface lot in Old Colorado City are $50 per month.
Special event parking in city-operated garages is $5.
Garage Locations
- Nevada Ave and Colorado Ave
- Nevada Ave and Kiowa Ave
- Cascade Ave and Bijou Street
Surface Lot Locations
- City Hall Lot (117 North Nevada Ave)
- 26th Street Lot (2613 West Cucharras Street)
- Pikes Peak Lot (2515 W Pikes Peak Ave)
- Cucharras Lot (2422 W Cucharras St)
- Colorado Alley Lot (2617 W Colorado Ave)
- Pueblo 100 (Vermijo & Pueblo)
- Pueblo 200 (Pueblo & Weber)
Electric Charging Stations
All three of the City's parking garages offer charging stations for electric vehicles.
- Colorado Ave and Nevada Ave (two charging stations)
- Kiowa Street and Nevada Ave (one charging station)
- Bijou Street and Cascade Ave (Tesla super charging stations)
Parking Meters
Rates and Hours of Operation
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 1-10 p.m.
Rates:
- Meters closest to the city center charge $1.50 per hour
This area is bordered by Boulder Street to the north, Nevada Avenue to the east, Vermijo Street to the south, and Cascade Avenue to the west. - Meters further out will be $1.25 per hour
- Meters on the periphery will be $1 per hour.
Meters take coins or credit card.
Pay the Parking Meter on Your Phone
Drivers can use the ParkMobile App, a free download available for both iPhone and Android devices, to pay for metered parking in Downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City.
Meter Holidays
Parking is free on the following 2024 holidays:
- New Year's Day - January 1
- Martin Luther King Day - January 15
- Presidents' Day - February 19
- Memorial Day - May 27
- Juneteenth National Independence Day - June 19
- Independence Day - July 4
- Labor Day - September 2
- Veterans Day - November 11
- Thanksgiving Day - November 28
- Day after Thanksgiving - November 29
- Christmas Eve - December 24
- Christmas Day - December 25
- New Year's Day - January 1 , 2025