By Staff
May 15th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
Burlington has paid parking and reservation programs in three popular City parks to help with parking demand and use:
Beachway Park
LaSalle Park Boat Launch
Lowville Park
The city sets out the parking rules. Parking space has become limited due to the number of people who want to spend time in a park.
Beachway Park
During the summer, if you’d like to park at Beachway Park you must pay for parking on weekends from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Please watch our news and notices for information on when weekend payment is needed. The rate is $2.50 per hour or a flat daily rate of $20.
How to pay
Make sure you park in a designated parking spot and obey all parking rules and bylaws. Vehicles in violation will be ticketed or towed at the owner’s expense.
To pay, scan the QR code at a park payment sign with your smartphone or download the HONK mobile app. You can then choose the length of your stay and securely pay or top up your parking right from your phone. You can also use the HONK contactless payment station, located along the Beachway multi-use trail. If you download the app, you can search for a parking spot before you arrive.
There is a $0.35 transaction fee for each payment. Dashboard tickets are not needed, as each payment is linked to your licence plate number.
Beachway Park parking exemptions
If you are a Halton Region resident, you are allowed up to 10 free days of parking in the Beachway parking lots from May to September each year. Fill out our online Parking Exemption Form once you get to the beach and have a legal parking spot. This exemption waives the parking fee for the day but does not guarantee you a spot. If you do not have access to the online form once you arrive, you can find a City parking ambassador, wearing a bright yellow safety vest. They can help you fill out the form on a tablet. Once you have used your 10 days of parking exemptions, you must pay for parking.
Complete our Parking Exemption Form
If the lots are full
If the lots are full, please look for other parking. Parking is free in downtown Burlington on weekends and holidays. You can also use the drop-off zone, park elsewhere and meet your group at the beach. Consider walking, cycling or taking Burlington Transit.
LaSalle Park Boat Launch
If you’d like to park your boat trailer at the LaSalle Park Boat Launch in the LaSalle Park Community Marina or upper parking lot, you must pay a trailer parking fee. Fees are required from dawn to dusk seven days a week including holidays. The daily flat rate is $20.
How to pay
To pay, scan the QR code at a park payment sign with your smartphone or download the HONK mobile app. You can then securely pay directly from your phone. With the app, you can search for a parking spot before you arrive.
There is a $0.35 transaction fee for each payment. Dashboard tickets are not needed, as each payment is linked to your trailer licence plate number.
Lowville Park
During the summer and early fall, Lowville Park users looking to park their vehicle at specific times must make a free three-hour online reservation before to visiting Lowville Park. You will receive an access code so you can enter the park at the automatic entrance gates. Please watch our news and notices for information on when reservations are needed.
If you are walking or cycling to the park, you do not need a reservation.
Family arrives for a day at Lowville Park. There are now gates and reservations are required for weekends and holidays.
How to make a reservation
You can make an online reservation using Park Pass. You may book a free three-hour reservation, once per day, on:
Weekdays between 4 and 8 p.m.
Weekends between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
You may come and go during your scheduled three-hour timeslot. Parking outside of these times will be limited to the park operating hours and does not need a reservation. Please make sure you park in a designated parking spot, or your vehicle will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense. If you exceed your three-hour timeslot, you will be ticketed.
Fishing is pretty good – at least this group thinks so.
Reservations are not required at this time. If you slowly approach the gate and wait at the indicated spot, the entry arms will lift automatically.
Book a reservation
Changes and cancellations
We understand unexpected things can pop up. We have a late grace period, so it is okay if you are a few minutes late.
You can make changes or cancellations up to 48 hours before your arrival time. You can change your date, reservation name, licence plate and number of people.
We reserve the right to cancel park visits for COVID-19 orders, safety and/or adverse trail conditions. We may close trail networks if conditions are too wet and damage is unavoidable. We will notify you by email if your visit is cancelled.
