Public Parking in LA - A Room to a View

Free parking and views across the urban matrix out to the ocean.

Parking in LA can definitely be a hassle, but it can also be a great opportunity to survey the landscape, or so I discovered this week in downtown Santa Monica.  As part of some business there this week, I ended up parking on top of one of the many public access parking garages, only to discover spectacular 360 degree views of the surrounding area.   Including pretty amazing views out to that asset of all Southern California assets, the Pacific Ocean.  Parking is free for two hours, or you can also just walk up to the top of the roof and enjoy views out to the ocean, Santa Monica Mountains, and downtown LA. 

On a clear day, you can see different nodes of LA urbanism.