It is important to note that the City’s parking ordinances were implemented to encourage turnover of parking spaces to allow persons conducting business in the downtown area an opportunity to do so; and, also to encourage downtown employees and those needing long-term parking to park on the perimeter of the downtown area. We hope your visit to downtown Rapid City is a pleasant one.

  Downtown Parking Map
Rapid City Municipal Code Parking Ordinance
Title 10; Chapter 10.40; 10.44; 10.48

Ordinance No. 3969 effective October 10, 2003

HOURS OF ENFORCEMENT:

Hours of enforcement in the metered areas is 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The hourly zones are enforced from 7:30 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

LEASED PARKING:

Leased parking is available in several areas in downtown Rapid City. A valid parking permit must be properly displayed in any vehicle parked in an area designated as leased parking only. Violators will be issued a traffic violation and fined twenty-five dollars ($25). However, you may park in the leased parking lots free of charge after 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and, all day Saturday and Sunday.

LONG TERM PARKING METERS:

Long term parking meters are available in sections of the leased parking lots at 6^th and St. Joseph Streets and 6^th and Main Streets. The meters are ‘stackable’ for up to ten (10) hours based on the value of the coins deposited in the meter.

2-HOUR PARKING:

Parking in the two hundred through eight hundred (200-800) blocks of St. Joseph Street and Main Street is designated as two hour parking.

METERS:

Parking meters are in place in various locations on Columbus, Quincy, and Kansas City Streets from 5^th Street through 9^th Street and in the 900 block of St. Joseph and Main Streets. The meters are ‘stackable". The time limit for the meters varies by location and is posted on each meter.

LOADING ZONES:

Certain areas are designated as Loading Zones which are for the loading/unloading of passenger(s) and/or freight up to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes. Emergency flashers must be in continuous operation while parked in this zone. These restrictions also apply to parking in the alleys.

HANDICAPPED PARKING ZONE:

A valid permit or vehicle license plate must be properly displayed on any vehicle parked in space reserved for the physically handicapped. Violators will be issued a traffic violation and fined one hundred dollars ($100).

MOTORCYCLE PARKING ONLY:

These areas are reserved for motorcycles only.