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Pay for Parking

Download the Blinkay App to pay for parking >
(Use the Blinkay mobile app as alternative to the pay machines or web app linked above)

There is only one public pay zone in Banff downtown, requiring payment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The fee is $7/hour from November 1 to April 30, and $12/hour from May 1 to October 31.
Payment can also be made using the app below, or at any Town pay station for any Town parking lot or on-street pay parking.

Thank you for investing in Banff!

Every parking payment helps keep Banff safe, accessible and well-maintained. Revenue from Pay Parking can only be used to fund programs in the following areas:

Wildfire risk reduction
Transit enhancements
Roadway and parking lot improvements
Cycling, walking, hiking, scooter and skateboard projects

Thank you for supporting the community and helping us preserve the town for residents and visitors alike.

Parking in Banff

In summer, all parking lots in downtown Banff are usually full by 10 a.m. Use of the large Train Station Public Parking lot is strongly advised. This lot is only an 8 minute walk to downtown, where Roam Public Transit connects with all attractions in and around Banff and even connects to Canmore and Lake Louise.

Commercial tour buses have special parking regulations and are required to use the Legal Bus Routes (PDF) when travelling to their destinations in the Town of Banff.

In residential areas, unless otherwise posted, vehicles may not park for more than 72 hours, according to the Alberta Traffic Act.

Parking for Residents

To park for up to 3 hours free in the downtown paid zone, residents are required to have a Resident Parking Permit. The virtual permit also allows residents to park in the resident-only streets around the downtown paid zone.

Visit Resident Parking Permits for details and an application form. Residents can call 403.762.1294 or email [email protected] for assistance during business hours.

Find RV parking and other specialty parking in Banff

Motorhomes/caravans/campers/RVs should not drive into downtown Banff. There is no motorhome/camper/RV parking in downtown Banff, and parking is extremely limited on the south side of the river. RV drivers are encouraged to park at the Train Station and walk or cycle into downtown, or park at the campground and take a free Roam Transit shuttle into town.
Use Banffparking.ca, a mobile site designed for use on smartphones, for maps and available spaces, free lots and parking rates for your passenger vehicle, or motorhome/RV.
Accessible (Disabled) Parking Spaces Downtown Map (PDF)

Banff is a walkable community, and most things are within a 10-minute walk. Find out more about Getting Around in Banff.

Parking in Banff National Park

Check Banff Now for real-time parking and traffic information for lots and roads in the national park.
Buy your national park Parks Pass online

Free Shuttle for Campers

In summer months, people camping in the Tunnel Mountain Campgrounds and Two Jack Lake should leave their vehicle at their campsite and take the free Roam Public Transit shuttle to downtown Banff, where they can get supplies, book tours and dine out, or take transit to any of the other attractions in and around Banff and through the national park.

Explore Banff National Park

Find out how to get to Banff, the best ways to get to Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, Roam Transit information, cycling routes and more at http://explorethepark.ca/

No Yellow Curbs

In the Town of Banff, we don't paint our curbs yellow to indicate where you can't park. The only place you'll see curb paint is by the Fire Hall, where the 'no parking' area is indicated with red paint.

Rules of the Road
There are a number of parking regulations that are common throughout Canada so they are generally not noted by signs. For example, it is illegal to park:

within 5 metres on the approach to a stop sign or a yield sign
within 5 metres of any fire hydrant
within 1.5 metres of an access to a garage, private road or driveway or a Motor Vehicle crossway over a Sidewalk
within 5 metres of the near side of a marked crosswalk
on a side of a road facing the opposite direction of motor vehicle traffic on that side
in excess of 72 consecutive hours on any roadway

Motorists must be responsible for learning the rules of the road and parking.