On-Street Parking

How to Use the Parking Pay Stations

Paying for Parking

When is payment required?

Payment for parking in most paid spaces is in effect from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Parking is free on Sundays (with the exception of lakefront parking areas) and holidays.

Lakefront parking

Vehicles without a current year paid Evanston wheel tax are subject to parking fees on designated streets along the lakefront, with enforcement between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., seven days a week. Parking rates are set at $3 per hour, April 1 through October 31, and $0.50 per hour, November 1 through March 31.

The City is currently placing signage and pay stations in these designated areas. Parking fees will be assessed as signage and pay stations are installed.

Those who are parking vehicles registered to an Evanston address with a current year paid wheel tax do not need to pay for lakefront parking sessions. 

Lakefront parking areas include:

• 2611 Sheridan Rd., Lighthouse Beach lot

• 1700 - 1800 block of Sheridan Road (east and west)

• 1500 block of Sheridan Road / Lagoon Lot (east)

• 1400 block of Sheridan Road / Dawes Park Lot

• 1200 block of Lake Shore Boulevard / Burnham Shores Park / Dempster Street Launch Beach (east)

• 1000 - 1100 block of Lake Shore Boulevard / Lee Street Beach / Elliot Park (east and west)

• 500 - 600 block of Sheridan Square from Garden Park to Sheridan Road (east)

• 0-100 block of Kedzie Street / Clark Square Park Lot (north)

How much does parking cost?

The majority of parking spaces are $2 per hour in 2-hour or 4-hour maximum parking zones. Zones with a 12-hour maximum time will be charged at $0.50 an hour. Always be sure to read the signs or check the ParkEvanston App or pay station for more information, as not all rates are the same and are subject to change.

A $0.35 convenience fee may be assessed when using the ParkEvanston App, depending on the Zone. Exceptions may include, but are not limited to, short-term parking zones or zones that are not near other areas with additional parking/payment options available. The convenience fee will be waived for all transactions made through the "wallet" feature of the ParkEvanston App.

City Parking Holidays

Payment is not required at meters, pay stations, and City lots and garages on the following holidays:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• July 4
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day