Trying to find a parking spot in NSB? It's tricky, but not impossible. Here are some tips.
Apart from its beautiful beaches, unique smalltown charm, and independent restaurants and shops, the New Smyrna Beach experience has a negative side: parking.
The city is a popular destination for many in Central Florida and the surrounding area, which makes finding a parking spot near the most visited places – Flagler Avenue and Canal Street – a difficult task.
The city is putting together a parking task force, which will look at ways to alleviate the parking situation in the city for both locals and visitors.
In the meantime, drivers have to do their best to find a spot if they can.
Here are a few public parking spots in town:
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Flagler Avenue
Flagler Avenue, the most popular street on New Smyrna’s beachside, does have a few public parking lots.
The South Pine parking lot is adjacent to the Coronado Civic Center, which is located at 150 N. Pine St. It has two entry points: one on South Pine Street and another on Columbus Avenue. Parking spots are not delineated – cars park on the mostly sandy ground and in between the trees. It is an approximately 10-minute walk to the beach.
The Jasmine Avenue parking lot is located next to Garden Arts shop on 407 Flagler Ave. There are also two points of entry: one on Flagler Avenue and the other on the 400th block on Jasmine Avenue. Parking spots are also on a sandy ground, and it is approximately a five-minute walk to the beach.
Canal Street
Like Flagler Avenue, Canal Street’s business district attracts daily crowds to its restaurants and shops and has a few public parking lots nearby.
The Julia Street parking lot is located right behind Corkscrew Bar and Grille on 235 Canal St. with two points of entry: one on Rush Street and the other on Julia Street.
The Sams Avenue parking lot is located on the intersection of Sams Avenue and Canal Street, right next the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, with points of entry on both streets.
The South Orange parking lot is located at the intersection of Downing Street and South Orange Street near Panheads Pizzeria.
Beachfront parking/ parking passes
Passes are available for those interested in parking right near the beach, though non-Volusia County residents will pay a fee.
Volusia County residents can apply for a parking pass online or at the New Smyrna Beach Police Department at 246 Industrial Park Ave., Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Non-residents pay a $20 daily parking fee or a $100 annual parking fee.
These are the five parking lots near the beach:
Grayce K. Barck North Beach Community Park, 1100 N. Atlantic Ave.
Esther Street Beachfront Park, 551 Esther St.
Flagler Avenue Boardwalk, 210 Buenos Aires St.
Marianne Clancy Park, 901 S. Atlantic Ave.
27th Avenue Beachfront Park, 3701 S. Atlantic Ave.
Parking is enforced at these locations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Fines for those without a pass are $35.
On-street parking along Flagler and Canal is free, and there are no set operating hours for the public parking lots.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: New Smyrna Beach parking: Here's a list of mostly free parking lots
