The City of Walnut Creek offers off-street parking in three downtown garages (The garages are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.)
Locust Street Parking Garage 1625 Locust Street (Adjacent to the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts)
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 5:30 AM - 1:00 AM Sat. 7:00 AM - 1:00 AM Sun. 11:00 AM - 1:00 AM Holidays - same as Sundays unless otherwise posted.
Broadway Parking Garage
1390 Broadway (One block South of the Public Library)
Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 6:00 AM - Midnight Fri. & Sat. 5:00 AM - Midnight Sun. 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM Holidays - same as Sundays unless otherwise posted.
South Locust Parking Garage
1350 Locust Street (Between Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Cypress Street)
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 6 AM - 1:00 AM Sat. 7:00 AM - 1:00 AM Sun. 10:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Holidays - same as Sundays unless otherwise posted. The garages are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Parking Fees
Per Hour Fee $.50
All Day (Maximum Charge) $3.00
Evening fee after 6:00 p.m.:
Parked less than 1 hour $.50
Parked for 1 hour or more $2.00 (Broadway and South Locust Street garages)
Parked for 1 hour or more $5.00 (Locust Street Garage)
Prepay procedures are used at the Locust Street Garage for evening events at the Lesher Center. Effective July 1, 2008, $5.00 is collected from each vehicle entering the garage after 6:00 PM in order to expedite the large number of vehicles leaving the garage after the event or performance. Vehicles exit the garage onto heavily-traveled California Blvd.; therefore those parked on upper floors of the garage may sometimes experience a delay in exiting. Garage users can help speed the process by having their tickets and money ready before they reach the booth, and, especially, by exiting into the right turn lane and going around the block on Civic to reach the North- and Southbound lanes of California Blvd., rather than waiting for traffic to allow them to reach their desired lane.
Many businesses in downtown Walnut Creek validate parking in the City Garages. You may receive up to two one-hour validations from these participating merchants. After 6:00 PM, these validations are good for $.50 each off the $2.00 flat fee. Garage users who are given validation stickers after having pre-paid at the Locust Street Garage may save the stickers for their next visit.
