It’s a precious commodity in downtown areas, big and small. And it plays a major role in convincing people to come to Downtown Spartanburg for shopping, dining, or searching for something fun to do.

That’s right, we’re talking parking.

Downtown Spartanburg is home to available, accessible, and affordable parking options. Guests can typically find a spot in a city garage or surface lot easily, but let’s break down the parking situation in Spartanburg some.

GARAGES

In June 2024, the City of Spartanburg installed parking kiosks in all city-owned garages. At a cost of 50 centers per hour, our $4 per day until 5 PM on weekdays, the garages are affordable, easy to use, and offer plentiful spaces.

Tickets are required at all times, even during free parking hours.

The Kennedy Street Garage is home to 750 spaces offering easy access to:

• the Spartanburg County Public Libraries Headquarters
• the Montgomery Building
• Ciclops Cyderi & Brewery
• FR8yard

The St. John Street Garage also offers 750 parking spaces. Parking in the St. John Street Garage means the following popular attractions and residential options are easily-accessible:

• the Chapman Cultural Center
• USC Upstate’s George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business and Economics
• the Montgomery Building
• Blue Moon Bodega
• The Charles

The 650 spaces inside the Dunbar Street Garage are adjacent to East Main Street and within one-to-three blocks of:

• Morgan Square
• Ciclops Cyderi & Brewery
• FR8yard
• West Main Street mainstays
  • Main Street Pub
  • Rockers Brewing Co.
  • Little River’s Coffee Bar
  • the Hub City Bookshop & Press

The Magnolia Street Garage is also adjacent to Morgan Square, offering 554 total spaces. The Magnolia Street Garage is an easy walk to:

• the Children’s Museum of the Upstate
• Purre Barre
• UnderPin Lanes ‘n Lounge

Finally, the new garage adjacent to Fifth Third Park, home of the Hub City Spartanburgers, offers 655 spaces. Parking there is free during weekdays, evenings, and weekends, except for leading into and during Spartanburgers home games, where parking is a $10 flat fee.

STREET PARKING & SURFACE LOTS

Parking in street-spots and in the City’s surface lots is free after 5 PM, but may come with time limits during weekday/business hours.

On-street parking is available in certain areas of:

• West Main Street
• Broad Street
• Spring Street
• Magnolia Street
• King Street
• East Main Street

These spaces are first-come-first-served, and some have time limits enforced.

Downtown Spartanburg has several surface lots available even during some construction periods.

The lot at RedSail Technologies (formerly QS1) is reserved for employees during weekday/business hours, but the lot offers paid spaces – 169 in total – during evenings, nights, and weekends.

The parking lot near the former site of City Hall offers 138 spaces currently. Those spaces will adjust as needed as the City of Spartanburg and Spartanburg County’s Joint Municipal Complex is constructed.

For a detailed look at downtown parking, head to the City of Spartanburg’s parking options webpage.