Parking Locations – City of Santa Monica
DON’T GET STUCK LOOKING FOR PARKING IN SANTA MONICA ON RACE DAY!
If you are planning on taking a pre-race Shuttle from Santa Monica, you must reserve your space!
Parking will sell fast, if you don’t pre-buy parking, you will not be able to park in City of Santa Monica lots.
The City owned parking lots have convenient access to the Finish Line and shuttle pick up location and will available for advance sales starting on July 15th. Parking will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis with the closest lots to the shuttle and finish area being sold first.
ARRIVE EARLY! Even though you are pre-paying your parking it is still important to arrive early. The last shuttle bus leaves for Dodger Stadium at 5:30am. Please arrive a minimum of 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time to allow for enough time to park and walk to the shuttle pick up area.
Your paid reservation receipt will provide specific driving directions to the lots and walking directions to the shuttle pick-up location adjacent to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
Purchase your parking permit online and be guaranteed a space. These reservations are only for runners who will be using the shuttle system. There are no in and out privileges with these reservations.
All City of Santa Monica-owned parking facilities will be closed overnight between Saturday March 19 and Sunday, March 20. Only those who have pre-purchased parking will be allowed access to the location specified on the parking pass. On Sunday March 2oth many Downtown Parking Structures will be closed until 7:00 AM to allow for parking for spectators later in the day. Additionally, please keep in mind that Santa Monica has extensive residential preferential parking regulations which prohibit or limit parking in residential neighborhoods. The City of Santa Monica strongly encourages you to pre-purchase your L.A. Marathon parking to ensure you have a place to park and are able to catch the shuttles to Dodger Stadium.
Please understand that the parking rates are set by the City of Santa Monica and the Marathon receives no compensation.
CLICK HERE to reserve your space online.
For questions regarding the online parking system, please call (805)963-9400.
Race Day Park and Drop Off Procedures – Dodger Stadium
Updated 2011 Parking Info coming soon
Shuttle Information
Due to the point-to-point nature of our Stadium to the Sea course, we will be offering complimentary PRE-RACE runner shuttles from the Santa Monica to the starting line at Dodger Stadium. The runner shuttles will stage and leave from Main Street between Olympic Dr and Pico Blvd (in front of Santa Monica City Hall).
You must reserve a space on the shuttles by 11:59 pm on Friday March 11 to guarantee transporation to Dodger Stadium. New for 2011! You will be able to reserve a shuttle space during the online marathon registration process.
Important Notes:
Pre-race shuttles in Santa Monica
- Shuttles to the start line from Santa Monica are free and are for registrants only. Race numbers are required to ride. Family and friends will not be allowed to board the shuttles
- All registered runners can take one of the free pre-race shuttles from Santa Monica (Main Street between Olympic Dr. and Pico Blvd.) to the start at Dodger Stadium. On March 20th, shuttles will start at 3:00 a.m., and the last shuttle will leave at 5:30 a.m. The shuttle bus staging area on Main St. is one half mile from the finish line in Santa Monica.
Other shuttle information (Downtown Hotels)
- Information about the Downtown Hotel shuttles will be posted later in 2011
Post-Race Runner Pick Up Area
The City of Santa Monica has designated 1700 Main Street as the post-race pick up zone. Friends and family can pick up their runners on Main Street between Olympic Drive and Pico Blvd. in front of City Hall. This is the same location that runners will board the shuttle busses earlier in the day.