We have paid parking and reservation programs in three popular City parks to help with parking demand and use:
Beachway Park
During the summer, if you'd like to park at Beachway Park, you must pay for parking on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays. You can sign up for our news and notices for information on when payment is needed. The rate is $2.50 per hour or a flat daily rate of $20 starting the long weekend in May until the last weekend in September.
How to pay
Make sure you park in a legal, designated parking spot and obey all parking rules and bylaws. Otherwise, you 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 pay or top up your parking right from your phone.
There is a $0.35 transaction fee for each payment. You don't need a dashboard ticket - each payment is linked to your license 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. 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.
Illegally parked vehicles will be issued tickets and/or towed. Drivers are reminded not to park illegally, especially on Lakeshore Road shoulders and the grass boulevard over the pipeline as they will be towed.
For more information about parking at Beachway Park, visit burlington.ca/paypark.
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
If you're planning to visit Lowville Park during the summer and early fall, please be sure to make a free three-hour online parking reservation before you leave for the park. You will receive an access code, barcode or the automatic gate can read your license plate. For 2023, reservations are needed:
Weekends and Holidays
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Please follow posted signage.
If you are walking or cycling to the park, you do not need a reservation.
How to make a reservation
You must make your parking reservation before you get to the park. There are no Parking Ambassadors this year to help with reservations on-site. You can make an online reservation using Park Pass. You do not need a reservation during the week, with the exception of holiday Mondays, and the gates will remain up so you can drive through and find a legal parking spot.
Mobile reception in the area is relatively weak. Please keep a copy of your reservation accessible prior to arrival. Take a screenshot or write down the pin code including (#) – remember to use the # when entering the code.
You may book a free three-hour reservation, once per day, on:
- Weekends & holidays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
You may come and go during your scheduled three-hour timeslot. Please make sure you park in a designated parking spot, or your vehicle will be ticketed and/or towed at the owner's expense. If you exceed your three-hour timeslot, you will be ticketed.
If you do not have a reservation, scan the QR code on the park signage to make one. This will depend on whether there are any parking spots available. We strongly recommend making your parking reservation before you leave for the park to make sure you get a parking spot.
Move away from the entrance to complete your reservation and do not to block the entrance gates, Lowville Road or traffic.
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.