2021 Parking Permits Available for Purchase - Please review page information.
The Marina office continues to remain closed to the public.
​In-person purchases are not available at this time.
To Purchase a Frequent User Pass - please click online parking pass purchase link below.
Only pass renewals can be processed over the phone in during office hours.
To Purchase a Night Pier Passes - Please email a copy of your valid fishing license and matching ID to marinainfo@desmoineswa.gov then call the Marina office to pay over the phone. 

Parking Rates

PAY ON EXIT
​​0-2 HOURS
2-4 HOURS
​ALL DAY
$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
Lost Ticket Fee - $6.00
**Cash Pay Stations
DO NOT give change.**
Location of Cash Pay Stations:
Machines at exit only take credit or debit cards.

​Marina & Beach Park
​Paid Parking Program


​ALL LOTS CLOSE AT 10PM​
Parking Lot Hours: 5am-10pm​
​Unless you have a valid overnight Marina issued permit properly displayed.
​
The ticket issued at the entrance(s) DO NOT allow any vehicle to be parked on site after 10pm.
2021 Frequent User Passes now for sale.

**Night Fishing Pier Passes will also REQUIRE a matching fishing license.**

Scroll down for how to use a:
1. Frequent User Pass
2. Tenant Pass
3. Coupon/Voucher
To purchase a new Frequent User day pass please click the below link and log in or create an account. ​
​New parking passes will be mailed to your listed mailing address within 7-10 business days. 
To receive a $2.00 discount for renewing a previously purchased pass you must call the Marina office during office hours.
Discounted passes NOT available online at this time. 
**​SAVING OUR MARINA**
Welcome to the Des Moines Marina and Beach Park,
​Gems of our City!
To ensure our Marina and Beach Park waterfront remain available as the wonderful recreational area at the heart of our city, Paid Parking goes into effect on Monday, June 12, 2017. We want residents and visitors to understand the reasons for this new fee and how it will work.

Background
  • Marina maintenance and operations are supported by a separate Enterprise Fund paid for by moorage fees. City property and sales tax do not contribute to this fund.
  • The State Department of Natural Resources charges the City $120,000 annually to lease the tidelands breakwater area. This charge equals 20% of the current Marina net operating revenues that is not available to reinvest in the Marina.
  • To maintain the integrity of critical infrastructure, the Marina bulkhead requires significant repair to prevent catastrophic failure. Costs for these repairs are estimated at $12 million.
  • While many Des Moines residents enjoy our waterfront, close to 70% of visitors to the Marina are non-residents.

Why Paid Parking?
  • Maintenance, repairs and infrastructure replacements require sustainable revenue sources.
  • The City has requested assistance from other public sources, but adequate support is unlikely.
  • Following a year of study, investigation and many community meetings, we have concluded that a paid parking system would be the most equitable for both residents and regional visitors to the Marina and the surrounding beach and park areas.
  • One significant benefit of regulating parking will be to control off-hour noise and visitors engaging in illegal conduct late at night.

The Marina parking lot also serves as a resource for Emergency Management operations, the north parking lot provides access for helicopter, boat and vehicle access critical to providing supplies and manpower to an emergency incident when necessary.
What Are the Parking Fees?​
​Marina Tenants: Designated parking is included in moorage fees for Marina tenants. Tenants have access to the North and South Lots only.
Parking Lot Access PASS Fee Schedule
Available for Purchase at the Marina Office
  • Des Moines Resident Pass - $30/ calendar year.
    ​Residents will have access to the North, South, and Beach Park lots between 5am-10pm daily (access devices will NOT work after 10pm, no overnight parking permitted). Valid drivers license required to purchase.
  • Non-Resident Pass - $60/ calendar year.  
    Non-residents will have access to the North, South, and Beach Park lots between 5am-10pm, daily (access devices will NOT work after 10pm, no overnight parking permitted). Valid drivers license required to purchase.
  • Overnight Fishing Pier Pass - $25/ calendar quarter or $100/ year 
    These passes have 24 hour access to the North lot     only. Valid fishing license, drivers license, and vehicle registration all in the purchasers name required.​ (1) PASS PER REGISTERED VEHICLE.
 
  • Farmer’s Market Days will validate parking for 2 hours, with a purchase. See Market booth for validation coupon.
  • Anthony's Homeport validates their customers. Take a ticket from the machine and bring it with you to be validated inside the restaurant.
    FREQUENT USER CARD HOLDERS: If you plan on visiting Anthony's after the parking lot closes at 10pm take a ticket. Your card WILL NOT let you out after 10pm but Anthony's will validate your ticket. ​
  • Quarterdeck will validate parking for 2 hours, with purchase. 
 
  • You can purchase your 2021 pass AFTER 12/15/2020.
  • Methods of payment accepted:  Visa/MasterCard. 
 
  • Disabled parking is free in the designated spaces available outside of the paid lot.

Paid Parking 'How To Video'

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HOW TO USE
​Frequent User Pass/ Tenant Pass

The frequent user pass is similar to an access card or Orca Card and has a computer chip inside it.
  • Do not take a ticket and do not insert the card into the machine. 
  • Wave your card in-front of the reader (circled in the picture to the right). The card needs to be within 2 inches of the reader.
    (Be sure your vehicle is close enough to the gate that you DO NOT need to get out of it. If you are too far away the sensor will not know a vehicle is present.)
  • You must scan your card upon every entry AND exit.
    (see picture for scanner location - even if gate is open.
  • Your card will not allow you to enter a second time until you exit the lot using the same card (and vice versa). 
​Parking Lot Hours: 5am-10pm​
​Unless you purchase a fishing pass your access card will not work before or after these hours.  
ALL LOTS CLOSE AT 10PM​

If you need additional assistance please visit the Marina office
​during office hours.
HOW TO USE A COUPON/VOUCHER
  1. Insert Coupon into machine where it says 'START HERE'
  2. Insert Ticket that you took when you entered the lot
  3. If any remaining balance is due you can pay with a Visa or MasterCard in an exit lane or pay with cash at one of the pay stations. 
(note: the Cash Pay Station will give you a receipt IF you select that option. Your receipt is not your ticket out. After you pay, keep your now validated ticket that you took on entry to use to exit.
You will have 10 min to exit lot after paying.
Exit Lane Pay Station
Debit/Credit/Pass
Entrance Lane
​Take Ticket or Use Pass
If you would like to know more about paid parking please read these articles published in the Des Moines City Currents.
Parking Update Aug 2017.pdf
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Why Paid Parking? Read Me
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From the Mayor
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FAQ's Paid Parking
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Pay Parking Project Photos

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PAID PARKING FLOOR PLAN
Marina Office Parking Lot
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Beach Park Entrance Lot
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Beach Park Parking Lot
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North Parking Lot
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South Marina Parking Lot
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Authority to Set Parking Fees Established by Ordinance No. 1674
For More Information Email | parkinginfo@desmoineswa.gov