Washington Park Beach Rules & Regulations
Parking and Permits
Pay for Parking Via ParkMobile
(How to Video or PDF)
- App
- Website
- Text
- Kiosk
Pay for Parking Citation (COMING SOON)
To Appeal: (COMING SOON)
Visit: (your appeal website)
Submit your license plate, citation number, and explanation.
Register for Annual Parking Permit Online (COMING SOON)
Parking Enforcement
Parking lots at Washington Park are monitored daily from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Vehicles occupying a parking space for longer than 15 minutes are required to have an active parking payment or permit. Failure to submit payment may result in a parking citation. Unpaid parking citations are forwarded to a collection agency if not paid within 45 days of issuance.
2026 Parking Fees
Parking fees may still apply after Labor Day, depending on staffing and weather conditions.
| Lots | Zones | Mon-Thurs Pricing |
Fri-Sun / “Surge” |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Lot |
Cars/Motorcycles Trailers/Rvs/Buses |
$5/hr
$10/hr |
$7/hr
$14/hr |
|
North Pointe Pavilion Lot Senior Center Lot Fedder’s Alley |
Cars/Motorcycles Trailers/Rvs/Buses |
$4/hr
$8/hr |
$5/hr
$10/hr |
| Zoo Lot |
Cars/Motorcycles Trailers/Rvs/Buses |
$3/hr
$6/hr |
N/A |
|
Special Event Parking |
$40 |
– | – |
2026 Discounted Daily Parking Passes
| Pass Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Permit With Shelter, Amphitheater, or North Pointe Pavilion Rental (All Day Validation) | $10 |
| Permit With Beach Wedding, Old Bandstand, or Oasis Rental (3hr Validation) | $6 |
| Thursday Night Band Concerts | $2/hr Parking in Fedder’s |
|
Zoo Field Trips
|
4 hour Validation
|
How to get an Annual Permit (“Sticker”)
Please bring your current vehicle registration card (the temporary, 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper copy will not be accepted). If you live outside of the civil city limits, but own property within the civil city limits, please bring your current vehicle registration card and a utility bill or tax bill with the address of the property you own. The name on the vehicle registration must match the name on the tax or utility bill.
Annual Permit Fees
| Sticker Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Michigan City Civil City Resident | Free |
| Michigan City Civil City Resident after July 3rd | $40 |
| La Porte County Resident | $40 |
| Michigan City Civil City Senior Center Member | Free |
| Senior Center Member (In-State or Out-of-State) | $28 |
| Indiana Resident (outside La Porte County) | $100 |
| Out-of-State Visitor | $150 |
| Replacement Sticker | $40 |
Annual Permit (“Sticker”) Policy
Michigan City offers seasonal parking permits (“stickers”) that provide access to Washington Park during the park season.
Annual Permit Policy:
-
Must Register for annual permit with Park & Recreation Department
-
Permits are non-transferable and non-refundable
-
Annual permits are now linked to your license plate number.
-
One permit per license plate.
-
Permit does not guarantee parking space on peak days
Extra Parking Information
(Click to access more information)