Parking Options

The City of Aspen offers both fee-based and FREE parking options.


HOW TO PAY

For quick paid parking access pay using Text2Park, the PayByPhone app, or use one of our conveniently located pay stations. 

TEXT2PARK:

  • For Downtown: Text ASPEN1 to 25023
  • For Residential: Text ASPEN2 to 25023

PayByPhone:

  1. Download PayByPhone app
  2. Enter location: Downtown (2400), Residential (2401)
  3. Choose duration
  4. Confirm payment

Via Pay Station:

  1. Follow prompts
  2. Enter license plate #
  3. No need to display ticket on dash

The following parking apps are no longer compatible with Aspen Parking: Flowbird and WayToPark. We recommend you erase them from your phone to avoid confusion. 

DOWNTOWN PARKING

Parking rates vary by season and hour of day. Parking is enforced 10:00 a.m. to 5:59 p.m. 

Peak Season Rates
June – September & December – March
Monday – Saturday (Max 4 hrs/day) 

  • 10:00 a.m. – 10:59 a.m. • $4/hr
  • 11:00 a.m. – 2:59 p.m. • $6/hr
  • 3:00 p.m. – 5:59 p.m. • $4/hr

Off Season Rates
April – May & October – November
Monday – Friday (Max 4 hrs/day) 

  • 10:00 a.m. – 10:59 a.m. • $2/hr
  • 11:00 a.m. – 2:59 p.m. • $4/hr
  • 3:00 p.m. – 5:59 p.m. • $2/hr


FREE Downtown Parking Options:

  • FREE 15-minute parking available via PayByPhone (one per day)
  • FREE between 6 p.m. – 2:59 a.m., 7 a.m. – 9:59 a.m. (no parking 3-7 a.m. to allow for street cleaning & snow plow)
  • FREE Sundays & Holidays (see below for qualifying days)

FOR QUESTIONS: call 970.429.1761 or email parking@aspen.gov

RESIDENTIAL PARKING


Residential zones are just outside of the downtown core, offering a convenient parking value. Pay using Text2Park, a pay station, day pass or the PayByPhone app.

Rate: All Day • $8

FREE Residential Parking Options:

  • FREE for First two hours daily (only one 2-hr. session/day/zone.)
  • FREE between 6 p.m. – 9:59 a.m. (watch signs for exclusions)
  • FREE Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays (see below for qualifying days)


RIO GRANDE PARKING GARAGE

Located off Mill, north of Main. Provides all day covered parking that can be purchased by the hour or day. Discounted passes are also available. For more information on the Rio Grande Parking Garage click here.

Hourly Rates:

  • 0-1 Hours • $2
  • 1-2 Hours • $4
  • 2-3 Hours • $6
  • 3-24 Hours • $12 Daily Max

Pass Options:

Passes can be purchased and refilled for the following amounts:

  • $30.00 = 5 exits/days
  • $60.00 = 10 exits/days
  • $120.00 = 20 exits/days

After initial purchase, these passes are self-refillable at one of the two Pay Stations.

FREE Rio Grande Parking Garage Parking Options:

  • FREE 30 minutes in Garage
  • FREE between 5 p.m. – 5 a.m. daily
  • FREE Sundays & Holidays (see below for qualifying days)

OTHER FREE PARKING OPTIONS

Brush Creek Park & Ride: 
(At the intersection of Hwy 82 & Brush Creek Rd.) 

  • FREE bus service provided to and from Aspen. Visit RFTA.com or call 970.925.8484 for schedules.


Carpools: 
(Parking Kiosk - Brush Creek Park & Ride)

  • FREE parking for carpools of two or more adults displaying a carpool permit
  • Permits are available weekdays, from 6:00 a.m. – noon

*Qualifying Holiday Days for FREE Parking

  • New Year's Day
  • Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Washington's Birthday
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day