Parking
The Colorado Convention Center offers onsite parking in a 1,000-space parking garage. The garage provides direct access to the Colorado Convention Center and the Denver Performing Arts Complex (DPAC).
The garage is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ALL visitors and guests attending ANY event or business in the downtown area. Please remember to arrive early to avoid possible event traffic and lines to use the automated pay stations.
Parking Rates
Up to 8 Hours: $12.00 (available all days and times)
Up to 12 Hours: $15.00 (available all days and times)
Up to 18 Hours: $17.00 (available all days and times)
Up to 24 Hours: $25.00 (available all days and times)
FREE Hybrid, E85, and Electric Parking
The Colorado Convention Center Parking Garage has designated three reserved parking stalls for hybrid, E85, and electric vehicles for up to 8 hours of FREE parking. These three free "Green" stalls are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are located on level P1.
Directions
1. Enter the parking garage via North-bound Speer Boulevard, just after Stout Street and before Champa Street. The Convention Center Parking Garage has its own designated Right Turn deceleration lane leading into the parking garage.
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2. Enter the parking garage via West-bound Champa Street, just before Speer Boulevard. It will be a left-hand turn from Champa Street that merges into the garage entry drive lane from Speer Boulevard. Please use caution when yielding to traffic entering the garage from Speer Boulevard.

Restrictions
- Vehicle clearance is 8'2" and the maximum vehicle length is 19'0"
- No trailers or oversized vehicles allowed.
- No in and out parking. If a vehicle departs the garage at any time, a new parking purchase must be made upon re-entry.
- There is no free parking at any time---violators are subject to City of Denver ticketing and towing at the owner's expense.
Handicapped Accessible Parking
Designated handicapped parking is available on all three levels of the parking garage. A valid State-issued handicapped placard or license plate is required. All disability parking is on a first-come, first-served basis and requires payment at the automated pay stations.
Pay-By-Space Parking Instructions
Simply park in any non-reserved spot, remember your vehicle stall number, and proceed to any pay station located on all levels within the parking garage.
- Select #1 for Event Parking
- PURCHASE PARKING -- Up to 8, 12, 18, or 24 hours
- Enter your VEHICLE STALL NUMBER
- Select Time Amount you will be staying for
- PURCHASE 8 hours
- PURCHASE 12 hours
- PURCHASE 18 hours
- PURCHASE 24 hours
- Use either Cash or major Credit Card (no coins permitted) to PAY for your stall number.
- A receipt will be printed that you may take with you. You DO NOT need to display this receipt on your vehicle dashboard.
When leaving the parking facility, simply start your car and drive away. There are no long lines and no one to pay when exiting. Parking fees are collected at our pay stations immediately after parking your vehicle.
Garage Map

To Get to Your Destination
All Areas: Ballrooms, Exhibit Halls, & Meeting Rooms at the Convention Center,16th Street Mall and Downtown Shopping District, RTD Light Rail Station
Park near the YELLOW ARROW to access ALL areas of the facility and Downtown. Select the SL (Street Level) button in the elevator cabs at this location. Once at street level, exit the elevator lobby and turn right. Proceed to the Big Blue Bear to enter the Convention Center.
If you have any questions, the office is located in the garage on level P1 or phone 303-228-8071.
