Plenty of Parking Downtown
The City of Madison Parking Division provides more than 5,000 public parking spaces downtown, including 1,300 on-street metered spaces. About 4,000 more spaces are available in county, private and university lots and ramps. So come downtown to work, shop, dine and play. We'll help you get here and park.
Downtown Get Around Guide
How to get around and park in downtown Madison during construction, spring/summer 2012.
DOWNTOWN PARKING - MAP & INFO SHEET
Download/print PDF map of public parking ramps and lots.
Download/print PDF Parking Info Sheet listing ramps and lots (see also below)
Real Time Parking Availability Now on the Web
The City of Madison Parking Utility has launched a new application to give you web or mobile phone access to real-time information on parking availability for six of the City's downtown garages or lots.
Link for mobile browsers: bit.ly/cityparking
Downloadable Madison Area Map
Central Downtown: View Map & Get Directions
View Larger Map
NEW MULTI-SPACE METERS DOWNTOWN
The new meters allow customers to pay by credit card, debit card or coins, offering convenient payment options. See link above for a video on how to use the new meters.
City of Madison Lots and Ramps:
Open and enforced 24/7, Sundays and holidays included. Look for the green "P" signs. Cashiered/Pay Station/Pay-on-Foot spaces accept Visa, MasterCard and cash. Rates vary per ramp from 70¢/hr to $1.40/hr $5 max nights & weekends. Ramp meters accept coins only (75¢/hr to $1.25/hr). On-street meters are $1.50/hr. Special event rate ($4.00 pay-on-entry, cash or pre-paid coupon only) can apply in City ramps and Brayton Lot.
Special Event Calendar
- CAPITOL SQUARE NORTH, 218 East Mifflin St. Entrances at 100 N. Butler St., 200 E. Mifflin St., 100 N. Webster St. Cashiered / Pay Station / Pay-on-Foot Spaces.
- BRAYTON LOT, 1 S. Butler St. Entrance at 10 S. Butler St. Meters and Pay-on-Foot Spaces.
- Government East Ramp, 215 S. Pinckney St. Entrances at 200 S. Pinckney St., 100 E. Wilson St. Cashiered / Pay Station / Pay-on-Foot Spaces.
- LOT 88, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Entrances at 10 E. Doty St. & 10 E. Wilson St. Meters.
- STATE STREET CAPITOL RAMP, 214 N. Carroll St. Entrances at 100 W. Dayton St., 200 N. Carroll St., 100 W. Johnson St. Cashiered/ Pay Station / Pay-on-Foot Spaces / Meters.
- OVERTURE CENTER RAMP, 318 W. Mifflin St. Entrances at 300 W. Dayton St., 300 W. Mifflin St. Cashiered / Pay Station / Pay-on-Foot Spaces.
- BUCKEYE LOT, 214 W. Gorham St. Entrances at 200 W. Gorham St. & 200 W. Gilman St. Metered.
- STATE STREET CAMPUS RAMP, 430 N. Frances St. (Frances St. side), 415 N. Lake St. (Lake St. side). Cashiered / Pay Station / Pay-on-Foot Spaces.
Additional Downtown Parking
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MONONA TERRACE, One John Nolen Drive.
Cashier-operated parking structure; enter from West Wilson Street, just south of Carroll Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, or from the eastbound lanes of John Nolen Dr.
- CAPITOL SQUARE SOUTH RAMP (Dane County Parking Ramp) 113 S. Henry St.
Metered, enforced 24/7 including holidays. Bill changer near northeast stairwell on street level (floor 3).
- BLOCK 89: Underground ramp, hourly parking available. Entrance at 10 East Doty St.
- US BANK PLAZA: Ramp, hourly parking weekdays only. Entrance on S. Webster between E. Washington Ave. & E. Main St.
- TENNEY PLAZA: Ramp with hourly parking. Entrance on E. Main St. between S. Pinckney & S. Webster Sts.
- DAYTON-PINCKNEY RAMP: 118 N. Pinckney St. Hourly parking. Entrances on E. Dayton & S. Pinckney Sts.
- UNIVERSITY SQUARE: Ramp with hourly parking. Entrance on Lake St. between University Ave. & Johnson St.
University of Wisconsin Campus Parking
Public parking near east campus/downtown. (Lot restrictions, rates may vary per special event schedule).
- FLUNO CENTER (Lot 83),
601 University Avenue, enter off Frances St. Purchase parking from attendant, $10/day, $6/half day.
- GRAINGER HALL (Lot 7), 975 University Avenue, enter off Brooks Street between University and West Johnson. Metered parking and/or lot attendant.
- HELEN C. WHITE HALL (Lot 6), 600 North Park Street. Metered and/or attendant.
- MEMORIAL UNION (Lot 1), 790 Langdon Street. $1.50/hr metered parking.
- LAKE & JOHNSON RAMP (Lot 46), 301 N. Lake St. Metered parking available in lower level and off Frances St. entrance.