Is there a space at Salt Creek, Strands, Doheny, the harbour or Capo? A board kept by the people who just parked — read it without an account, sign in to add to it.
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Nobody publishes how full a Dana Point beach lot is. Salt Creek fills on summer mornings, the harbour's lots and traffic keep moving with the rebuild, and the only people who know whether there is a space right now are the people who just drove in.
So this board is theirs. Sign in, tap a lot, say what you found. Everyone can read it without an account. Reports fade off the board after three hours, because parking does.
Tap a car park to say how it is right now.
Off Ritz Carlton Drive. Pay-and-display, $1 an hour. The one that goes first on a summer morning.
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The free lot above Strands — which is why it fills.
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Inside the park gate, $15 a vehicle and $20 on summer weekends. Run by California State Parks, not the county.
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Including the new structure. Lots and the way in keep changing with the rebuild — follow the posted signs, and say here what you actually found.
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The Capo Beach lot off the coast highway, open 6am to 10pm.
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These are neighbours and beachgoers, not an authority. A report is one person's word about one moment: a lot that was full twenty minutes ago may not be now, and a lot nobody has reported today shows nothing at all rather than a guess. Nothing you post here reaches anyone who can open a gate, change a rate or fix a machine — for that, use OC Parks or the park you are standing in. And please don't report while driving.
Source: OC Parks and California State Parks lot pages; rates from the town's beach guide, checked August 7, 2026 (today).