Update your ParkMobile app now, because pay-to-park season has begun Delaware beaches.
How much? During what hours? Where exactly? Can I use a credit card? What is the meaning of life?
Don't get overwhelmed, we have answers to all your questions below. Well, mostly.
Lewes
Parking meters are in effect May 1 to Oct. 14 in Lewes. Only two areas are metered: downtown and the beaches.
Downtown parking is $1.50 per hour from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Most spaces have a three-hour maximum.
Beach parking, at both Savannah and Johnnie Walker beaches, is $2.50 an hour from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with an 11-hour maximum.
Lewes has free parking in lots at Franklin and Schley avenues, the end of Cedar Avenue at Roosevelt Inlet, Otis Smith Park, the Little League park and the library. The Schley Avenue and Otis Smith Park lots have electric vehicle charging stations.
Meters can be paid using cash, credit card or ParkMobile.
See a map of Lewes parking areas and get more info at ci.lewes.de.us.
Rehoboth Beach
Parking meters and permits are in effect citywide May 15 to Sept. 15. Head-in parking only.
Meters run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. They're $4 an hour citywide. You can pay use a credit card or quarters at multi-space meter stations or use the ParkMobile app.
Rehoboth Beach has two metered parking lots, on Christian Street and behind the fire department on Rehoboth Avenue.
Parking permits are not valid in metered areas.
In non-metered areas, parking permits are required between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Seasonal, transferable parking permits are $325 or $25 daily. They're also available for a week or weekend.
You can purchase a permit (and pay your parking tickets) at the city parking department, located at 30 Lake Ave. It's open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. There are also two permit kiosks, at 408 Rehoboth Ave. and in the 700 block of Bayard Avenue.
Scooter operators must pay a meter or have a parking permit, as well, and must park in designated scooter spaces throughout town.
An electric vehicle charging station in located in the parking lot behind the fire department.
Get more info at rehobothbeachde.gov.
Dewey Beach
Parking meters and permits are in effect in Dewey Beach between May 15 and Sept. 15. The exception is Monday nights from 5 to 11 p.m., excluding holidays, when parking is free.
You can use your parking permit throughout town, except in front of coin-metered spaces. A seasonal permit is $300, with discounted rates available for property and business owners and business employees. Daily permits are $30, with weekend and week-long permits also available. Meters are $4 an hour.
Where to purchase permits:
Bethany Beach
Bethany Beach parking meters and permits are in effect May 15 to Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. through 4, 8 or 11 p.m., as designated by signs.
Parking spaces on Garfield Parkway have a two-hour time limit. Some spaces throughout town are for those with a resident or business parking permit only, so carefully read signs.
You can pay to park using quarters or a credit card at a pay station or using ParkMobile.
Daily ($40), three-day ($120), five-day ($200) and weekly ($380) permits are available to purchase online. Parking permits are not valid on Garfield Parkway or in resident or business parking areas.
See and parking map and get more information at townofbethanybeach.com.
South Bethany
Daily parking permits are required in South Bethany May 15 to Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and noon to 6 a.m., where posted.
The $20 daily permits can be purchased at the credit card-only, 24-hour kiosk outside town hall at 402 Evergreen Road. Permits are non-refundable.
More info at southbethany.delaware.gov.
Fenwick Island
Parking permits are required in Fenwick Island between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., May 15 through Sept. 15.
Permits are $4 hourly, $25 a day, $150 a week and $500 for the season. Pay using ParkMobile.
Park only along the white lines; parking is prohibited along yellow lines. You must park in the direction of traffic.
Parking closest to the beaches requires a special permit provided to residents only. Pay attention to the signs.
More info at fenwickisland.delaware.gov.
Shannon Marvel McNaught reports on southern Delaware and beyond. Reach her at [email protected] or on Facebook.