hi, i'm going to wrightsville beach this weekend, anybody has any idea where can i find cheap/free parking? i know the parking meter spaces are 1.5$/h, but anybody has any idea when it'll be free? like before or after a specific time in each day? or any other parking suggestions? thanks in advance.

6/24/2008 10:21:52 AM

Take 20 rolls of quarters and make change for people at a steep markup.

6/24/2008 10:27:20 AM

good luck with that

6/24/2008 10:27:51 AM

I think sometimes you can find parking along one of the side streets before you get across the small bridge (right before you get to lumina ave.)

across from Surf City Surf Shop



[Edited on June 24, 2008 at 10:34 AM. Reason : asdf]

6/24/2008 10:33:23 AM

sounds like you might not have enough money for the gas to get there.

6/24/2008 10:45:06 AM

DROD900: good idea, thanks.

6/24/2008 10:53:54 AM

I parked before the bridge at a church that was offering parking for donations...

Should be able to find something around that area for free or at least for $5, and you walk across the bridge.

6/24/2008 10:55:57 AM

http://towb.org/Parking/tabid/61/Default.aspx

Maybe if you wanted to go to other beaches, their access is free, but for Wrighstville? Ha!

6/24/2008 10:56:45 AM

Actually you can park at the police department/park for free all day.

6/24/2008 11:02:25 AM

The free parking is at Carolina Beach homes.

You are gonna PAY at WB.

6/24/2008 12:47:12 PM

park at mcdonalds

works every time

6/24/2008 1:13:08 PM

park in my driveway go ahead....

but seriously, don't park at my house

6/24/2008 1:20:06 PM

Quote :

"The free parking is at Carolina Beach homes. You are gonna PAY at WB."

Not where I listed, its a hike but its not too bad. Carolina beach is all pay access as well.

6/24/2008 1:31:03 PM

Free Parking

* Town Hall - 321 Causeway Drive
* Boat Ramp Lot - Beside drawbridge at Intracoastal Waterway
* Along Old Causeway Drive

Paid Parking

1. On-street where at individual parking meters are located. Rate is $1.50 per hour.
2. In the public lots listed below, the rate is $1.50 per hour, or $8.00 all day.

* Jack Parker Lot - south end of the island
* South Lumina Lot - near Oceanic restaurant
* Wynn Plaza Lot - at corner of Waynick and Causeway Blvd
* Salisbury Lots (3) - at end of Salisbury Street (US74) at pier
* Ocean View Lot
* Moore's Inlet Lot - beside Holiday Inn
* North Lumina Lot - beside Duneridge
* North Lumina Lot - beside Shell Island Resort

3. On-street at paystations, on residential streets east of North Lumina Avenue (on the beach side) The rate is $1.50 per hour.

* Mallard Street
* Sandpiper Street
* Heron Street
* Shearwater Street
* Seagull Street
* Greensboro Street
* Oxford Street
* Fayetteville Street
* Asheville Street
* Augusta Street
* Charlotte Street
* Atlanta Street
* East and West Columbia Streets
* Stone Street

6/24/2008 1:32:41 PM

yeah i remember when i was a sophmore in college we could park on the bay side for free. Now all the fucking tourists flood the beach and they had to enact ridiculous $1.50/hr parking fees on the whole island.

For awhile it was nice when i had buddies working at the holiday inn so i could park there for free.

6/24/2008 1:56:27 PM

Shit roughly 2-3 years ago you could park on any street for free, those were the days.

6/24/2008 2:01:38 PM

fucking tourons.

6/24/2008 2:02:04 PM

Fort Fisher ftw.

6/24/2008 2:20:59 PM

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"Shit roughly 2-3 years ago you could park on any street for free, those were the days."

yes

Quote :

"Fort Fisher ftw"

Full of mexicans, ftw

6/24/2008 8:19:51 PM

ha. mexicans by the truckload come to freeman park(north end of carolina beach).

6/24/2008 8:57:18 PM

Quote :

"yeah i remember when i was a sophmore in college we could park on the bay side for free. Now all the fucking tourists flood the beach and they had to enact ridiculous $1.50/hr parking fees on the whole island."

6/24/2008 9:11:16 PM

25 cent is 10 minutes at wrightsville beach. (on meters and parking accesses). Hopefully you can bring enough quarters.

A lot of people just park near the soccer field/basketball courts on your left, and walk down the loop and over the bridge.

I usually just dig through my change jar and pay.

6/24/2008 9:11:42 PM

The church just past Surf City has always served me well. It's next to the parking enforcement office, ironically enough; right before the bridge b/t harbor island and the public docks. They request you not park there on Sunday mornings for obvious reasons, but beyond that you should be alright. Give the parking office the finger on the way by.

6/26/2008 3:30:08 PM

whats the thing where you can pay with a credit card over the phone, i keep forgetting to sign up for that

6/26/2008 6:21:28 PM

Its not even about paying, its about finding a parking spot in general. I was lucky enough to have friends that lived on the beach and I could park in their driveways. I would have shot myself if the face if I had to search for parking every day. And I'm not lazy, but I'll be damned if I was going to park before the bridge and walk.

6/26/2008 6:43:56 PM