Parking in Surfside Beach

You may pay Pivot Parking Tickets at https://surfsidebeach.citationportal.com

2026 Parking Registration Information: Pivot Parking Office Phone Number is 843-945-0747
Pivot Parking Hours: March 1 - October 31 | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed for lunch: 2 pm - 3 pm daily)
Off-Season:  Pivot Parking can be reached via email by clicking here ( [email protected] ) or by telephone at 843-945-0747

Only 200 parking passes for Non-resident, non-owner will go on sale on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. A limit of ONE vehicle per household at the cost of $250.00. The sale will take place at the Dick M. Johnson Civic Center at 8:00 am. We have a limit of 200 passes to sell. Customers will be given a card with a number between 1 and 200.
Please have the application form filled out, your vehicle’s current registration, and your driver’s license. We accept cash, checks, or cards.
We do not take American Express. CLICK HERE for the application.

• Resident (PDF)
• Non-Resident Property Owner (PDF)
• Non-Resident Non-Property Owner (PDF)

Paid parking in the Town of Surfside Beach public parking lots resumes on March 1, 2026, and continues through October 31, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Parking is free before or after these hours.
Premium Parking Lots will now be $3 per hour or $15 per day:

• Seaside Drive
• Yaupon Lot
• 3rd Avenue North
• 6th Avenue North
• 3rd Avenue South
• 4th Avenue South
• 5th Avenue South
• 6th Avenue South
• 13th South Beach Side
• Melody Lane

> Non-premium lots are $2 per hour or $10 per day.
>The Pier Lot will be $4 per hour with no Daily Max. NOTE: Resident parking decals/registrations are NOT valid in this lot.