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.

Emergency Services

Please refer to this document for information about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) basics for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) practitioners: HIPPA Resource (PDF).

Hurricane Disaster Relief

Please refer to these documents for information about disaster relief. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) will open a Disaster Recovery Center as applicable.

• SCEMD and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Contact Information (PDF)
• FEMA Fact Sheets (PDF)

Here you will find links and information that is essential when preparing for and tracking hurricanes and other tropical depressions.

• Know Your Zone (we are Zone A) - is a public education campaign to inform the citizens and visitors of Horry County of the new hurricane evacuation zones and their vulnerability to storm surge. The Know Your Zone campaign was developed as a result of the information contained in the South Carolina Hurricane Evacuation Study (HES) for the Northern Conglomerate that was released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 2012.

• Hurricane Kit
• Storm Tracking
• Hurricane Information (PDF)
• Flood Facts (PDF)
• Evacuation Route (PDF)
• Horry County Hurricane Information Center
• Flood Protection Tips (PDF)
• Hurricane Guide 2024 (PDF)

• Emergency Information Form for Non-Evacuees
  • Fill out this form to give our emergency services information about you and your emergency contacts.
• Evacuation Zones
  • Know Your Zone is a public education campaign to inform the citizens and visitors of Horry County of the new hurricane evacuation zones and their vulnerability to storm surge.
• Shelters
  • Horry County Shelter Information
    • A Special Medical Needs Shelter is a temporary facility capable of providing special nursing care to individuals whose physical and/or mental conditions are such that they exceed the capability of the Red Cross shelters but are not severe enough to require hospitalization. For more information call 843-365-3126 or 888-934-3577 and ask to speak to someone regarding Special Medical Needs shelters.
    • All Horry County Shelters will open as soon as possible after an evacuation is announced. They are all operated by the Red Cross and do not accept pets of any type.
    • See a list of Horry County Shelters.
    • Shelters listed may not be opened, or may change during the approach of a storm. Tune to radio and television stations for current information. Visit the Horry County Hurricane Information Center for shelter directions. Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority, known as the Coast RTA, will provide rides to area shelters. Visit the Coast RTA for evacuation pickup points or download flyers for additional information.