Location of San Diego Whale Festival & parking

 PARKING AVAILABILITIES Near Whale Festival. We like to recommend that you take the trolley and walk. We are 1 block from Santa Fe station.

The closest parking will be at the USS Midway entrance on Navy Pier. The max charge is $10 per day.
North Harbor Drive is under some contruction, so be forewarned!
The following is a list of some of the additional parking options within five or six block walking distance of the  Whale Festival. There are many FREE and/or paid parking locations within this area, they
ust have to be hunted out and a map is attached to help locate them. Some of the paid lots are much cheaper than feeding a meter all day.

Between N. Harbor Dr. & Pacific Highway – Several free all day spots – some with restrictions and some red curbs.
Between Pacific Highway & Kettner – Several free all day spots – Some 9 hourmeters (.25/30 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Kettner & India – 5 or 6 free all day spots
Between India & Columbia – 2 hour meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm) – Some 15
min green curbs.
Between Columbia & State – Some free all day spots with restrictions

Between State & Columbia – Free 2 hr parking 8 am to 6 pm
Between Columbia & India – Some free all day spots – Some 2 hr meters (.25/12 min
8 am to 6 pm)
Between India & Kettner – One side 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm) – Other
side 4 free 2 hr parking 8 am to 6 pm
Between Kettner & Trolley tracks – One side has 6 free all day spots – Other side has
3 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)

Between State & Columbia – Free 2 hr parking 8 am to 6 pm.

Between State & Columbia – One side free all day parking – Other side free 2 hr
parking 8 am to 6 pm.
Between Columbia & India – One side free all day parking – Other side 2 hr meter
(.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between India & Kettner – One side 4 15 min spots and 7 free all day spots – Other
side 3 free all day spots.
Between Kettner & Trolley tracks – 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm) – Some 15
min meters.

Between Union & State – Both sides free all day.
Between State & Columbia – One side free all day – Other side 2 hr meter (.25/12
min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Columbia & India – Restricted both sides
Between India & Kettner – One side has 4 free all day spots – Other side 2 hr free
parking 8 am to 6 pm.
Between Kettner & Pacific – One side has 6 free all day spots – Other side 30 min
free & 15 min free 7 am to 8 pm.

Between State & Columbia – Both sides have 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Columbia & India – Both sides have 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between India & Kettner – One side has 8 free all day spots & 2 2hr meters (.25/12
min 8 am to 6 pm) – Other side has 3 free all day spots.
Between Kettner & Pacific – Both sides have 2 hr free parking 8 am to 6 pm.

Between State & Columbia – Both sides have 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Columbia & India – Both sides have 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between India & Kettner – 2 free all day spots on left side.

Between State & Columbia – Left side has 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)

Between Grape & Fir – Left side is free all day parking – Right side free 2 hr parking
8 am to 6 pm.
Between Fir & Elm – Left side is free all day parking.
Between Elm & Date – Some free 2 hr parking 8 am to 6 pm.
Between Date & Cedar – Some free all day parking – some free 2 hr parking 8 am to
6 pm – Lots of restricted parking.
Between Cedar & Beech – One side free all day parking – Other side 2 hr meter (.25/
12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Beech & Ash – One side only has 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Ash & A – Both sides has 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)

Between A & Ash – Both sides have 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)

Between Ash & Beech – 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm) – A couple of free all
day spots – some loading zones.
Between Beech & Cedar – Both sides have 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Cedar & Date – Right side free all day parking spots – Left side has 2 hr
meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Date & Elm – Right side has some free all day spots with some free 2 hr 8
am to 6 pm spots – Left side is free all day parking.
Between Elm & Fir – Both sides free 2 hr parking 8 am to 6 pm.
Between Fir & Grape – Free all day parking both sides.

Between Grape & Fir – Right side 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm) – Left side
all loading zones.
Between Fir & Date – 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Date & Cedar – 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Cedar & Beech – 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Beech & Ash – 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm) both side with some
loading zones.

Between Ash & Beech – Left side 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm) – Right side
has 4 free all day spots with some loading zones.
Between Beech & Cedar – Right side has 8 free all day parking spots – Left side has
5 free all day parking spots.
Between Cedar & Date – Left side free all day parking spots – Right side has 2 hr
meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
Between Date & Fir – Both sides have 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm) – Left
side also has 5 free all day parking spots.
Between Fir & Grape – 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)

Between Grape & Cedar – One side only has 2 hr meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)

NORTH HARBOR DRIVE

Numerous meters from Seaport Village along Harbor Drive to the Fish Market Restaurant (averaging 2 hr .25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
From Anthony’s to Grape St. on the water side – 2 hr. meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
From Broadway to the first Holiday Inn Tower on that side: 3 hr. meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
In front of Hazelwoods & Ruth’s Chris: 2 hr. meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)
From Ash St. to Grape St. on the County side: 2 hr. meters (.25/12 min 8 am to 6 pm)

Directly in front of County Admin. Bldg.: 14 2hr. free parking spots.
From Grape St. to Coast Guard Station on water side: There are approx. 44 2 hr. free parking spots.
From the Coast Guard Station to the end of Spanish Landing: There are three large parking lots with 4 hr. free parking.

NEW $10 parking on North side of
County Administration Building.

1) Corner of State & Cedar : 2 hrs. - $5.00; 12 hrs.- $7.00 until 5 pm; after 5 pm - $3.00
for 9 hrs. Cash or credit cards accepted.
2) Corner of State & Ash: Mon.-Fri. 2 hrs. - $5.00; 12 hrs. $9.00; Sat./Sun 12 hrs. $5.00.
Cash or credit cards accepted.
3) Corner of State & A: 2 hrs. - $10.00; 6 am to 6 pm - $14.00; Nights and weekends – 6
pm to 6 am - $5.00.
4) Corner of Columbia & Date: 2hrs. - $6.00; 2-10 hrs. - $10.00; 7 days
5) Corner of Kettner & Beech: 1 hr. - $6.00; 1-10 hrs. - $9.00; 5 pm to 2 am - $5.00
6) Corner of Kettner & Cedar: 1 hr. - $6.00; 1-10 hrs. - $9.00; 5 pm to 2 am - $5.00
7)Corner of Broadway and N. Harbor Dr.: 1 hr. $5.00; up to 10 hrs. - $10.00; every 24 hr.
period - $15.00.
8) There is a large pay lot at Seaport Village
9) At the Midway: 1 hr. – $5.00; up to 4 hrs. - $7.00; 4 to 10 hrs. -$10.00; 24 hrs. $12.00
Cash or credit.
10) At the County Admin. Bldg.: Weekends and holidays only – price varies each
weekend but averages $10.00 for the day.

There is a large all day and night free parking lot at the Old Town Trolley Station. From there it is 3 stops to the County/Little Italy stop and the fare is $2.50 for adults and
seniors is $1.25.

The San Diego Whale Festival FACTS AT A GLANCE:

Date:  Sat., January 26, 2013    Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cost: The Festive is FREE of Charge--All ages are welcome! Discounts are available for all waterfront businesses, just download "Discounts on Big Bay" on DEALS page.

Location: the  Port Pavilion at the Broadway Pier, on the corner of Broadway & N. Harbor Drive, downtown San Diego, on the Embarcadero

Entertainment:  James Gibson Band  11-12 noon, Moon Dog 12:15-1:30 Velvet Cafe 1:30-3pm

Special appearance: Flamenco with Roots Youth Dance Troupe at 11:00 a.m. Captain Sam Diego,  and Birch Aquariums interactive Gray Whale.
 SURPRISE at 1:15 pm

FREE for the kids: Train rides, giant inflatable obstacle Course, face painting, give aways, Interactive Inflated GRAY whale from Birch Aquarium, tour the SEAL Tour boat and Old Town Trolley and Kyxy Prize wheel and meet Energy 103.7 FM. Visit over 50 Exhibitors!

Festival Food: there will be food, water, soda and other nonalcoholic beverages available for purchase on festival grounds.

Parking will be around the vicinity of Broadway St. and N. Harbor Drive, (see map for suggested paid lots). Participants are encouraged to ride Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner to participate in Big Bay Whale Days. The San Diego Santa Fe Depot is a short walk to the Whale Festival. For reservations visit www.amtrakcalifornia.com or call 1-800-USA-RAIL.

Restrooms: are available in Port Pavilion

Dogs: on leash are allowed

Sponsors: Port of San Diego and the San Diego Port Tenant Association members including the USS Midway, Hornblower Cruises & Events, Seaport Village, Maritime Museum of San Diego, Anthony's Fish Grotto, Flagship Cruises & Events, Old Town Trolley and IVIC, San Diego Tourism Authority, Next Level Sailing and Holiday Inn on the Bay Hotel.

For more information call 619-725-8853.