Downtown Traverse City Parking

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Parking at TC RiverHouse

There are many options for Parking and Transportation here at the River House, we will address the 3 most common parking arrangements available here. Click the links above to look further below on this page for more detailed information on parking and transportation.

(Recommended) You may park in covered parking at the City Larry C. Hardy Parking Deck located across the street 300 yards away for $4 per day. Safely park it and forget it!
You may park in the street ( non metered ) parking for all day parking other than from the hours of 3am to 6am.
You may park in the city parking lot located directly across the street, this is free for overnight parking, but it is metered for long term parking during the day from 8am-6pm Note: lot is not metered on the weekend from 6pm Friday night to 8am Monday morning, Full time parking permits are also available for this lot
On site in certain circumstances (contact owner)

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Parking Downtown is Easy!

Whatever your downtown destination, a parking space is readily available. One and two hour meters are located close to retail establishments, most with a free 30 minutes for those quick trips!

City parking lots are marked with bright blue and white signs.
A number of public lots are available around the city. You will find public lots behind the businesses on Front Street downtown. Larger lots are on the north side, between Grandview Parkway and Front Street. Smaller lots are found along the alleys south of Front Street, between Front and State Streets. There are also parallel public parking spaces along most of the streets downtown.

The Larry C. Hardy Parking Deck on State Street offers 540 parking spaces. Enter by following the large signs between Park and Boardman on Front Street (adjacent to the WTCM Radio Center) or State Street (adjacent to the Park Place Hotel). Parking is $1 for the first 2 hours, and 40 cents per hour thereafter, or a maximum of $4 for up to 1 day

Long Term Parking Rates for 2008

Larry C. Hardy Deck rates:

Daily $4.00

Monthly $45.00

Quarterly $100.00

Annual $360.00

Surface Lots

Monthly $35.00

Quarterly $85.00

Annual $290.00

Purchase permits at Auto Parking Services 303 East State Street, or call (231) 922-0241

Transport Yourself

You will find many bike racks ready and waiting for you in downtown Traverse City and throughout the Open Space, the heart of activities and events during the year. Getting in and out of down town on your bike can be fun too. Check out the TART Trail Web Site (Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Inc.), and the home of the North American VASA.

>>cherriot route maps<<

The BATA Cherriot Public Transportation:

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Avoid parking altogether by utilizing Traverse City's public transportation, the BATA Cherriot shuttle bus system. The BATA Cherriot is a scheduled, fixed-route bus service that offers predictable, affordable transportation throughout Traverse City. Five routes operate on half-hourly runs weekdays, and hourly on Saturdays, beginning at 6:10 a.m.

Full fares are $1.00, senior citizens and persons with disabilities pay $0.50. Cherriots are equipped with wheelchair lifts and kneeling passenger entries, which lower the steps for boarding. Cherriots also have easy-to-use bike racks. Call 231-941-2324 or email batainfo@bata.net for complete information.

Other BATA Services

The CityRide provides intown curb-to-curb service for people who are unable to use the Cherriot due to disability or lack of accessibiliy to routes. Call 231-941-2324 or 800-443-8989.

The CountyRide provides weekday transportation throughout rural Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. Call 231-941-2324 or 800-443-8989.

The HealthRide offers curb-to-curb transportation in wheelchair equipped vans to hospitals and medical appointments. Call 231-941-2386 or 888-228-7743.

The Summer FunRide provides fixed-route services between the Leelanau villages of Northport, Suttons Bay and Leland from late June through Labor Day.

Cabs and Limos

T.C. Cab Company will also get you there – call 231-941-8294. Or travel in style with Grand Traverse Limousine, 1-800-350-4502.

Clinch Marina

If your traveling by boat or bringing one you can enjoy the new and improved Duncan L. Clinch marina at the Open Space just two block away.

Visitors can enjoy the new 500-foot walking pier for the public off the northeast corner of the city's Open Space, 66 transient boat slips and 64 seasonal slips, plus room for up to 30 additional craft to tie up to the two breakwalls.

Please contact the Duncan L. Clinch marina at 231-922-4903 for slip rental and docking information.