City Hall (269) 857-2603

Beach & Parks

Parking

Parking space is limited, but there are other great options when the lots are full.

Oval Beach day pass
$15, sold at the beach
Season passes
$75; $20 for City taxpayers, at City Hall
Lot full?
The Interurban, (269) 857-1418
Downtown
Most street spaces are limited to 3 hours.

Oval Beach Passes

Day passSold at the beach only$15
Season pass, City of Saugatuck taxpayersSold at City Hall only$20
Season passSold at City Hall and the beach$75
Failure to display a day or season passFine$25

Purchase your parking pass at Saugatuck City Hall or call with a credit card to have it mailed.

City Hall is at 102 Butler Street, (269) 857-2603. In season, a pass is needed from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Prices and hours from the City’s Schedule of Fees.

When the Beach Lot Is Full

During peak summer hours the Oval Beach parking area can reach capacity for short periods of time. The City encourages visitors to plan ahead and be aware of potential delays entering the Beach. Other options visitors may choose to enter the Beach are walking/hiking or biking.

The Interurban

Rides may be scheduled on demand as early as 15 minutes, or reservations may be made for a specific date and time in the future.

Call the Interurban at (269) 857-1418, or find its fares at saugatuckinterurban.org.

The Free Lot on Summer Weekends

The ITA has an agreement with the Saugatuck School District to use the 116-space high school parking lot during summer weekends. Motorists may park their vehicles in this lot at no charge and then walk or ride the Interurban to downtown Saugatuck.

From the study of remote parking and the Interurban done for the Parking Improvements Task Force.

Parking Downtown

  1. Spaces in the downtown study 1,868
  2. On the street in the business district 761
  3. Time-limited, most for 3 hours 561
  4. Accessible 10
Downtown’s parking spaces in the City’s parking study, each bar a share of the one above it

The downtown parking study identified 1,868 total spaces, including 761 on-street spaces in the CBD, of which 561 are time-restricted, most for 3 hours.

At present, only 10 of the city’s 761 on-street parking spaces in the CBD, or 1.3 percent, are accessible.

The 10 accessible spaces, block by block

Downtown parking demand is most severe from Memorial Day through Labor Day, with July and August representing the most constrained period.

Zone 1 reached 97 percent occupancy on Wednesday, July 15, leaving 30 spaces available at 6:00 p.m., and 100 percent occupancy on Saturday, July 18, with no available spaces at 6:00 p.m.

From the Parking Study by Walker Consultants for the City’s Parking Improvements Task Force, 2026.

The Parking Study

The purpose of the Parking Improvements Task Force is to identify and prioritize current parking-related concerns, issues, opportunities, and objectives held by residents, business and property owners, public safety officials, schools, and other community stakeholders.

Instead, Walker recommends a phased management strategy that uses existing assets more effectively

The study does not support immediately advancing the most expensive or disruptive options, such as a new parking structure or broad paid parking.

The Parking Improvements Task Force