How much is parking in downtown Denver?

Downtown garages commonly run $3 to $5 per hour, $20 to $30 for a full day, or roughly $150 to $250 per month for a contract. Street meters are cheaper hourly but capped in duration. Rates fall sharply outside the core.

What is the event multiplier?

Near Ball Arena, Coors Field, and Empower Field, garages raise prices on game and concert days, often doubling or tripling. The event multiplier in this tool scales the base rate to reflect that surge pricing.

Is monthly parking cheaper than daily?

Usually yes if you park more than about 10 to 12 days a month. A $200 monthly contract beats $25 per day once you exceed eight days. The tool projects both so you can compare your own usage.

Do these rates include tax?

Denver applies sales tax and a parking facility tax to commercial parking, which can add roughly 15 to 20%. The base rates here are pre-tax typical figures, so add a margin for the final charged amount.

Why does the district matter so much?

Parking price tracks demand. The Central Business District and Ballpark areas are the most expensive, Cherry Creek is mid-to-high, and neighborhoods like Capitol Hill or outlying districts are far cheaper or free on-street.

Denver Parking Cost Estimator

This estimator projects what parking will actually cost you in Denver based on the neighborhood, how you park, and how often — turning a per-use rate into realistic monthly and annual figures.

How it works

Each district has a typical base rate per parking type. The tool projects from a single use to monthly and annual totals:

per use   = base rate × hours (street) or 1 (daily) × event multiplier
monthly   = per use × visits per month   (or the monthly contract rate)
annual    = monthly × 12

Hourly street parking multiplies the rate by hours; daily garage parking is a flat per-day rate; monthly contracts are a fixed figure regardless of visits. The event multiplier scales rates up for game and concert days near the stadiums.

Example and tips

Twelve downtown visits a month at $25/day come to $300/month, while a $220 monthly contract in the same area is cheaper — so frequent downtown parkers should switch to a contract once they pass roughly nine days. Outside the core, the same usage can drop below $100/month. Remember Denver adds parking and sales taxes of roughly 15 to 20% on commercial parking, so pad the estimate when budgeting the real charge.