About ParkSpotter
ParkSpotter is an independent, ad-supported parking guide for 20 of the largest cities in the United States. We exist for one reason: to make it dramatically easier to find a reliable place to leave your car when you arrive somewhere new.
Where the data comes from
Every facility on this site originates from the OpenStreetMap dataset, queried through the public Overpass API. OSM is the world's largest open geographic database and contains parking records contributed and refined by tens of thousands of volunteers. We pull amenity=parking nodes and ways for each city's downtown core, then organize them by neighborhood, type and access category.
Because the data is open, you can verify any listing on this site by clicking through to the original map record. If you spot an error or a missing facility, please consider creating an OSM account and updating the source — your edits will appear here on the next refresh.
How rate estimates work
OpenStreetMap captures the existence of a parking facility (location, name, type, hours, operator, fee/access flag) but it does not store live pricing. ParkSpotter therefore generates a structured rate estimate for each facility, using a deterministic formula tied to the facility's stable ID. This produces consistent per-facility figures for hourly, daily and monthly cost — useful for relative comparisons, but always confirm posted rates on arrival before committing to a long stay.
Editorial policy
ParkSpotter publishes editorial recommendations and contextual links throughout the site. Some of these are revenue partnerships; others are independent recommendations. We do not accept payment to alter facility listings, ratings or rate estimates — those remain anchored to the underlying OSM data and our published formula.
Coverage area
We currently cover 20 US cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Austin, San Jose, Jacksonville, Fort Worth, Columbus, Charlotte, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver and Nashville. Each city is broken into ten curated neighborhoods, with every parking facility assigned to the nearest one.
Get in touch
ParkSpotter is a small editorial project. To suggest additional cities, request a correction, or submit feedback on a specific facility page, please open an issue on OpenStreetMap or contact us through the recommended-resources block in the sidebar.