View Full Version : free parking hacks/tips/tricks near DEN?
saltydecimator
10-24-2022, 17:34
i try to be cheap and avoid the hassle of trying to decypher what the folks on the bus are saying, anyone have any ways to avoid the situation?
Not a lot of free parking downtown. Some of the spots don't even allow you to re-feed the meter.
buffalobo
10-24-2022, 20:10
Good luck with that. Downtown parking is a pretty tight racket. Parking garages are $20/day minimum if in before 9am or earlier in some cases and $6,7,8/hour short term after "early bird" and meters are 2 hours max then you have to move 100 feet minimum.
Be prepared to be accosted by drugged out pan handlers and dodge human feces in elevator lobbies and stairwells in parking garages as well.
colorider
10-24-2022, 21:19
I have not visited downtown in about 4 years. The best tip I can give to avoid parking frustration and costs is to simply avoid going there. Unless, of course, you are going there for something that another area simply does not have. Like a special store, doctor visit etc. Parking is, and always been an act of frustration and a pain in the ass. And wallet. Drive in circles trying to find an open meter, or pay the ransom and park in a lot. Not sure of any free parking. From my wife's descriptions of downtown (works there), several parking meters may be available, but there will be a homeless person sleeping, shitting, shooting up next to it. So you won't want to park there.
TEAMRICO
10-24-2022, 21:22
Denver? Downtown?
No Thank you!
buffalobo
10-24-2022, 21:43
There are about a half dozen days per year that Denver turns meters off for "free" parking day, also some holidays and maybe Sundays.
ETA - https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.spotangels.com/blog/find-free-parking-in-denver/
Little Dutch
10-25-2022, 07:43
I was going to suggest parking a few miles away and calling for an Uber, but I checked the going rate in Denver and wouldn't recommend it.
14, 2022, 12:05 p.m. Denver has the third most expensive Uber rate in the United States, according to a new study of the company's ride-share prices around the world from NetCredit. The average cost of a 6.2-mile ride in the Mile High City? $33.19.
eddiememphis
10-25-2022, 08:10
Where are you trying to go and for how long?
There are a lot of places to park in and around downtown that are free, time regulated or metered. It's not as bad as a lot of people make it seem.
DEN (Denver International Airport) or downtown Denver? DEN I stay at a nearby hotel that offers a shuttle, breakfast and free parking. Downtown, I shop at Pacific Mercantile that offers parking with purchase.
funkymonkey1111
10-25-2022, 15:03
USAirport is where I go, and have never had a problem.
buffalobo
10-25-2022, 17:52
Where are you trying to go and for how long?
There are a lot of places to park in and around downtown that are free, time regulated or metered. It's not as bad as a lot of people make it seem.List some of those free spots, say within 2 blocks of Tabor Center, available from 10am to 2pm.
eddiememphis
10-25-2022, 21:03
List some of those free spots, say within 2 blocks of Tabor Center, available from 10am to 2pm.
Nothing free around there, those are almost all metered.
That is why I asked where he was going and for how long.
He was likely talking about the airport anyway and many missed it when he wrote DEN instead of DIA, which is how most civilians refer to it.
electronman1729
10-26-2022, 11:11
Run the parking payment ticket magnetic strip between two rare earth magnets. Hit the call button when the ticket dosent process, most of the time the attendant will just let you through.
Downtown? Get a handicapped tag or placard, or borrow one. Parking's free to gimps.
Airport? Sorry, we NEVER park out there, it's much too expensive and a huge PITA. But when we HAVE to, we just roam the garages by the terminal, you can always find a spot - somewhere. Take a photo or two of the location with your phone. The outlying lots? Hell no.
funkymonkey1111
10-27-2022, 16:13
So a guy from Ft Morgan with 53 posts in the past 14 years asks a question, garnering 13 responses, but hasn't been on the forum since he asked....
Looking pretty spam'ish, you are right.
(he is hacked)
-John
saltydecimator
10-28-2022, 07:46
DEN (Denver International Airport) or downtown Denver? DEN I stay at a nearby hotel that offers a shuttle, breakfast and free parking. Downtown, I shop at Pacific Mercantile that offers parking with purchase.
Ya sorry folks I didn?t make that clear at all 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I mean the airport
I stay away from downtown as well. Good pho place across from courthouse though. Well decent I guess. Took awhile. Which is weird for pho
But ya, I love flyin g frontier but it?s this mental block where it?s more expensive to park vs the actual airfare one way sometimes. Then you have car rentals on the other end sometimes?
saltydecimator
10-28-2022, 07:48
Run the parking payment ticket magnetic strip between two rare earth magnets. Hit the call button when the ticket dosent process, most of the time the attendant will just let you through.
Loooooooolz! Well that’s a step maybe too far for me. I been getting more ….. in my old age
saltydecimator
10-28-2022, 07:52
Nothing free around there, those are almost all metered.
That is why I asked where he was going and for how long.
He was likely talking about the airport anyway and many missed it when he wrote DEN instead of DIA, which is how most civilians refer to it.
Right. I didn’t monitor this as I didn’t expect any replies ��♂️
I used to live on western slope, then moved away for 4-6 years. Then came back in 2018 or so to the Far East. Need to go visit o ut west again if someone has a plane, ����I’ll buy lunch
One "trick" I had used in the past is to do a one day car rental with free drop off at the airport.
For a 3 week trip it was the cheapest way to get to the airport without taxi fees or parking.
BladesNBarrels
10-30-2022, 08:12
One "trick" I had used in the past is to do a one day car rental with free drop off at the airport.
For a 3 week trip it was the cheapest way to get to the airport without taxi fees or parking.
Like that!
It is like the story of a suburban New York businessman going on a European trip and was worried about parking his Rolls.
He went to the bank and borrowed $20,000 and he used the Rolls as collateral.
The loan officer parked the car in their VIP garage space while he was gone.
The interest on the loan was less than the cost of a parking garage while on his trip.
scratchy
10-30-2022, 09:02
For Downtown parking, use the ParkChirp app. I was getting indoor parking at 1919 Wynkoop for $10/day. For DIA, we use US Airport parking.
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