One of my favorite beaches in South Florida is Fort Lauderdale beach. I come here often and it is…read morenever as packed as South or Miami beach unless it's a major beach holiday or event happening. It's clean and taken care of and it's the right balance of nature, peacefulness yet close to some restaurants and other establishments. I usually park in the street meters and depending what area you park in there may or may not be a parking garage.

Fort Lauderdale Beach Park is definitely one of my favorite beaches. I used to work down the street…read moreand would try to make it there often. The parking lot is spacious but metered; the fees are minimal from what I recall. The beach is long and wide; it's also pretty clean everytime I visit. I've even done a yoga class there; it is pretty and serene. Since it's a touristy spot, it can be busy, especially during peak hours and when there are events going on. There are sidewalks along the road adjacent to the beach. It's a very walkable and pedestrian friendly area. The amenities are plentiful. There is a basketball court, boat ramp, grills, outdoor showers, picnic tables, playground, restrooms, and volleyball court. There are plenty of restaurants, bars, shops, and hotels nearby. When I have friends and family from out of town visit, this is one of the places I bring them. There are palm trees on the beach; definitely a good spot to lay out a beach towel underneath the shade. Overall, a great place and it's definitely worth a visit, from a local and tourist standpoint!

Parked here last night before heading to the Tipsy Boar. It was my first time parking in this…read moregarage as I have usually used the one @ Tyler & 19th.. found a space third from the bottom at the exit and backed in thinking nothing of it and left to go to dinner. When we returned 2 hrs later, there was a ticket under the windshield wiper. Perplexed, I grabbed it to read that I was apparently in violation of 70.004 Back In Parking Prohibited. I was confused because I didn't see the sign that was in all truth clearly displayed for me to see. I won't use yelp to grandstand about how I don't understand why that is a violation, but let me take a moment to tell you that when I looked closer to the ticket, the fine stated 0.00. Immediately thinking "oh ok, still what do I owe?", I noticed a QR Code on the ticket. I used my barcode scanning app to read it and it threw me a City of Hollywood link that allows you to search for tickets by number or plate. After putting in the ticket number, it flashes back a message telling me that this ticket has already been paid. I tried it again and even once by plate to get the same result and what I got from it was a warning "you obviously did not see the sign 2 spaces away from your space that prohibits parking like that. Don't do it again.". So.. thanks Hollywood for not banging me for $25 (even if I don't understand why back I parking is such a big deal down here lol), and having kept my vehicles in a nice spot each time I visit.

A large parking lot to use when staying at the Newport Hotel, or for the public to use ($20) when…read moregoing to Sunny Isles Beach. You pay the employee in the small hut as you drive in. He was very friendly. The place has a few potholes, you can see them easily after it rains.

We came to North Port fishing pier and this parking space is conveniently located right across the…read morestreet from it. It's $20 for the whole day lots of spaces.

This City of Hollywood parking garage located a block from the Hollywood Circle is a convenient way…read moreto park when going to the restaurants, shops, concerts etc. The price is very inexpensive for South Florida at $1 an hour. Government parking is a fraction of the price of private lots. Paid at the drive through exit machine using the entrance ticket on the way out.

Another Tropical Storm/Hurricane and I live in a flood area is an understatement. Good news about…read more1:30PM today the City of Hollywood opened up all their parking garages for their Hollywood residents to park for free. What does that mean? The second I got the email I had my son drive his car to the nearest garage. He picked a really high floor to park just in case. Than I drove him home in my SUV. We have had hurricanes previously that even my SUV wasn't safe. So I head to the garages and if they are full keep heading West to high ground. I am thankful to the City of Hollywood thus the five star review. Probably one of the few perks for living here. Unfortunately we had a Hurricane one year and a local car dealer took it upon himself to take all the spaces. It was highly publicized and the dealer fined. Thus if you chose this option today please make sure you have proof to get your car out. The latest is Tuesday AM. Stay Safe!

This is one of the cheaper parking options in the area, and is in a great location. It's walkable…read moreto the riverwalk and right next to revolution live. I went on Saturday night and it was a $15 flat rate. I will note there is only one entrance and one exit, so traffic can get backed up in there. Also, most parking spots are for compact cars so it can really be a tight squeeze and risky for someone not to hit your car with their car door, etc. Also, on one of the sides of the garage, they have a yellow line that they will ticket you if your car crosses it. Most people just park there anyways but I am always too scared to risk it. There's stairs to bring you down/outside and an elevator as well to bring you up/down.

This parking garage is very close to the Riverwalk and downtown businesses and government agencies…read more During regular days, they charge $2 for the first hour and then $1 for any hour thereafter. But during special events, they charge a flat rate of $15. The main problem is trying to get out when everyone is also getting out. It took us 25 minutes to get from level 5 to the street exit level. Lots of congestion. Not my first choice for parking during large events...

Word of advice...Do Not back in your vehicle during concerts or any big event, you WILL be stuck…read morefor a long time fighting to back out against a serpentine of vehicles leaving from higher parking levels. Mo issues parking here during the early daytime hours. Come here often to play poker and never any parking issues.

The Lucky Street parking garage is the 2nd parking garage at Hard Rock and an additional open…read moreparking lot is offered on the south side. Entry from State Rd 7. A word of advice, always parked backed in or you will have trouble getting out during busy concert events. Elevators and stairs are offered.

That one review was not joking. This is THE closest spot you can possibly get when parking near the…read morebeach. Amazing when you get a spot but the only downside is there is I KID YOU NOT 20 spots. If you want to get parking, pray that there is open spots. I was lucky. Payment is through an app on your phone, you can find it on a sign posted near by and for an hour it's around $5. It is a bit steep but so worth the close parking. As soon as you park you walk a few steps then you are at the beach.

Parking police sit and wait to give people tickets. They gave me a ticket for 4 minutes. I was…read morewalking to my car. These spots are $5.95 a cash cow for the city.

The Pompano Beach Pier Garage is located at NE 2nd Street between A1A and Pompano Beach Boulevard…read more It was built to accommodate the traffic from the Pompano Beach Fishing Village project. The project to build the garage commenced on June 24, 2015 and was completed on June 30, 2016. The five level parking garage has 609 parking spaces and 6,000 sq ft of retail space on the ground level that includes Salt Life to the west and How You Brewin Coffee Company to the east. The City's first Tourism Visitor Center is also located on the ground floor. Parking rates are quite reasonable, $1.80 per hour Monday through Friday and $2.50 per hour on the weekends. My favorite part of the garage is the art covering it. The outside is adorned by a series of twelve canvas-wrapped LED-lit aluminum sails. On the exterior of the southeast stairwell is the mural Reef Life from South Florida based street artist and muralist Taylor Smith, AKA DREAMWEAVER. This is not only a convenient and affordable place to park, it looks great too.