Find parking in Waterloo

Find free and paid parking options in Waterloo, including street parking and uptown lots.

On this page

1. Street parking
2. Find accessible parking
3. Find paid parking uptown
4. Find free parking uptown
5. Park longer than 2 hours
6. Short-term parking rates
7. Find more parking options

Street parking

You can park on most residential streets in Waterloo for up to 3 hours, unless signs say otherwise.

There is no street parking:

• overnight from 2:30 to 6 a.m., unless you register your vehicle for overnight parking
• during snow events
• if your vehicle blocks sidewalks, driveways, hydrants or fire routes

For more street parking rules, visit our parking rules and bylaw page.

Find accessible parking

If you have an accessible parking permit, you can park for free in all municipal lots, except the Parkade. Learn more about accessible parking.

Find paid parking uptown

Find paid parking in these municipal lots:

• Waterloo Town Square North Lot
• Waterloo Town Square South Lot
• Erb Lot (formerly called Museum Lot)
• Temporary Lot B
• Station Lot
• City Centre Lot

For longer-term parking options, vist our monthly parking permits page.

Find free parking uptown

Most municipal lots in uptown offer 2 hours of free parking on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Evening and weekend parking is free.

To park between 2:30 and 6 a.m., you must register for overnight parking.

Use our uptown parking map to find free, paid and permit parking.

Park longer than 2 hours

Use the HonkMobile app to stay longer than 2 hours in uptown during the day. It costs $3.50/hour.

The HonkMobile app:

• registers your licence plate with our enforcement system
• works from anywhere
• lets you extend time without returning to your car

Short-term parking rates

Prices include HST.

Find more parking options

• Register for overnight parking
• Find accessible parking
• Get a monthly permit