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Complete parking guide to Martha's Vineyard: free lots, time limits, beach stickers, ferry lots, park-and-ride strategy, EV charging, and how to avoid the 4,500+ tickets written every summer.
Martha's Vineyard has no street parking meters and only a handful of paid lots. That sounds like free parking, but time-limit enforcement writes thousands of tickets every summer. In the summer of 2018, by the parking clerk's count reported in the Vineyard Gazette, Oak Bluffs alone wrote 4,507 parking tickets, almost as many as the other towns combined.
So what parking really costs here is mostly tickets, and they tend to go to people who didn't know the local rules. Every parking area in all six towns is covered here, along with the mainland ferry lots, EV charging, the park-and-ride lots and what changes after Columbus Day, all rechecked on October 2, 2026.
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For getting around in general, see our car-free Martha's Vineyard guide.
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Much of the summer setup winds down in the fall, though a few rules run all year. This is how it looks from mid-October, as checked with the towns and the ferry lines on October 2, 2026.
| Place or rule | From mid-October |
|---|---|
| Circuit Avenue, Oak Bluffs | Unchanged: 1 hour, 9 AM to 5 PM, every day of the year (town bylaw) |
| Edgartown overnight street parking | Check the posted signs before leaving a car overnight |
| Edgartown Park and Ride (Dark Woods Road) | Still free, but the Route 11 shuttle ended September 7 |
| Tisbury Park and Ride (Vineyard Haven) | Unchanged: free up to 3 days, then $2 a day for every day; the Route 10 bus meets the boats all year |
| Beach stickers | Lucy Vincent's sticker season ended September 15 and Squibnocket's on Labor Day |
| Aquinnah Circle | The 90-minute limit is a seasonal rule (enforcement started June 22 in 2026); the town hasn't posted an end date |
| Long Point, West Tisbury | Winter entrance off Deep Bottom Road, no reservation; deer hunting by permit Monday to Saturday from the first Monday in October through December |
| State Beach | Dogs allowed October 1 to March 31; all four tires on the pavement, all year |
| Woods Hole (Steamship lots) | $25 a day through October 31, $20 from November 1 |
| Hyannis (Hy-Line lots) | $15 on site and $10 off site from October 14 to November 23 ($30 and $20 in Columbus Day week and from November 24 to December 7); Hy-Line's Vineyard boat stops after October 25 |
| New Bedford (Seastreak) and Falmouth (Island Queen) | Both lines finished their regular seasons on October 12, and Seastreak's valet and Whale's Tooth lot with them; Seastreak sails New Bedford to Vineyard Haven again November 25 to 29 for Thanksgiving, with dockside parking at 49 State Pier for $20 a calendar day |
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Edgartown has the most aggressive parking enforcement on the island. Seasonal Community Service Officers patrol downtown in summer. The town doesn't publish an end date for the summer time limits, so in the fall the posted signs are the rule.
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Street parking time limit | Posted on the signs |
| Lot parking time limit | Posted on the signs |
| Overnight ban | Check the posted signs |
| Overtime fine | $25 in the Gazette's 2018 list; the ticket shows the current amount |
| Ticketing season | The town publishes no fixed dates; follow the posted signs |
| Accessible-space violation | $100 |
The small municipal lot on Church Street, one block off Main Street next to the Old Whaling Church, is free, with its time limit posted at the lot. It doubles as the downtown VTA bus hub and has public restrooms. It has roughly 20–30 spaces and fills early on summer mornings.
A timber bus shelter in Edgartown with the trees still bare and the restrooms right behind it. The downtown VTA hub is on Church Street, and the lot there fills early on summer mornings.
Pease Point Way has on-street parking only, no lot, with the standard 1-hour street limit in summer. It's also the road to the Chappy Ferry: cars turn right onto Simpson's Lane to reach the ferry line on Daggett Street.
The commercial intersection near the Edgartown Post Office and Edgartown Pizza has free parking with longer limits, roughly a 10-minute walk from Main Street.
It's the Edgartown lot for day visitors who want to avoid downtown tickets.
In summer you can leave the car here, ride the free bus downtown and spend the day without watching the clock. Route #11 is free whatever the VTA's general fares are. Between September 8 and the shuttle's return the next summer, the lot is still free but there's no bus loop into town.
A public, time-limited lot sits on the stone wharf next to the Chappy Ferry slip at 53 Dock Street. There's no dedicated Chappy Ferry parking on the Edgartown side; the vehicle line forms on Daggett Street and runs back onto Simpson's Lane. On the Chappaquiddick side there is a lot where visitors can park and walk back to town.
The Dock Street lot by the harbor on a Saturday in October 2026, full by midday during the Derby.
Oak Bluffs writes the most parking tickets on the island (4,507 in the summer of 2018, by the parking clerk's count). All public parking there now is free, time-limited street parking, with no meters and no paid lots. In 2024 the town began pursuing a paid lot of more than 30 spaces on Uncas Avenue; we have not confirmed that it has opened, so Oak Bluffs Town Hall is the place to ask.
Free angled spaces on a residential street running down to the Sound, a short walk from the town beaches. Oak Bluffs writes the most tickets on the island, so the time-limit signs are worth a look.
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Circuit Avenue (business district) | 1 hour, 9 AM to 5 PM, every day, all year (town bylaw) |
| Other downtown streets | As posted on the signs |
| Overtime fine | $20 |
| Accessible-space violation | $100 |
The Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority terminal (1 Seaview Avenue) has no parking; the SSA says so in its FAQ. If you're bringing a car over on the ferry, plan on street parking elsewhere in town.
The Oak Bluffs Steamship terminal on Seaview Avenue: drop-off and pick-up only, no parking.
Ocean Park has free on-street parking along Ocean Avenue and Seaview Avenue and no formal lots. Overnight parking is reportedly possible in some spots along Ocean Park and on nearby residential streets (Massasoit Avenue near the Catholic church), but it's worth asking locally before you risk a ticket.
Ocean Park from a VTA bus window in September: the free spaces run along Ocean Avenue with the park on one side and the cottages on the other.
The lower section has parallel parking (converted from diagonal in 2022) and the upper section has diagonal spaces. The limit is one hour, 9 AM to 5 PM, every day of the year; it's written into the town bylaws, so it doesn't switch off after Columbus Day. Lake Avenue switched to diagonal parking in 2022, adding 13 spaces, and is worth a look when Circuit is full.
Circuit Avenue on a November night in 2025, cars along the curb and the shop fronts lit. The one-hour daytime limit here, 9 to 5, runs all year.
Free on-street parking along Seaview Avenue serves Inkwell Beach and the waterfront. There's no dedicated lot, and it's an easy walk from the ferry terminal.
Seaview Avenue toward the terminal in summer, cars along both sides: the free on-street spaces that serve Inkwell Beach.
Unlike Edgartown and Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs has no park-and-ride lot; a park-and-ride lot proposed on Pacific Avenue in 2015 was never built. The main VTA hub is at Ocean Park, and Route #13 (Edgartown–OB–Vineyard Haven via Beach Road) is the most useful connector.
Tisbury (Vineyard Haven) has the island's one real long-term lot, the Park and Ride, and downtown it has a pay-by-the-hour town lot on Beach Street. Elsewhere downtown, street parking is free and time-limited.
Tisbury Park and Ride sign at the Public Works entrance in Vineyard Haven.
A Route 10 bus leaving the Tisbury Park and Ride at golden hour, past the town water tanks. The sign by the tanks marks the commuter and free parking row.
The Tisbury Park and Ride late on an October afternoon: long rows of work vans and pickups, with the tall tanks at the far end of the lot.
If you're camping at Martha's Vineyard Family Campground or staying at an Airbnb without dedicated parking, this is where you leave your car.
The Route 10 timetable at the Park and Ride stop: the summer sheet for April 10 to October 3, 2026. One bus serves both the departing and the arriving boats, so it helps to read the times closely.
Tisbury's town lot on Beach Street, at the old fire station, is the one downtown lot you pay for: $2 an hour from 8 AM to 8 PM, every day, with a 4-hour maximum. It's free from 8 PM to midnight, and overnight parking isn't allowed. Pay at the kiosk at the start of the lot or in the ParkMobile app (zone 16655).
The Vineyard Haven Steamship Authority terminal is for drop-off and pick-up only. Its few long-term spaces are kept for medical emergencies, with the Terminal Manager's approval and documentation.
First light at the Vineyard Haven terminal in the off-season, the ferry in the slip and a VTA bus waiting. The terminal is for drop-off and pick-up; its few long-term spaces are only for medical emergencies.
The Stop and Shop lot near Five Corners, the busiest stretch of downtown Vineyard Haven.
Main Street, Water Street, and Union Street have street parking limited to 1–2 hours, and the signs get enforced here too. Vineyard Haven restaurants now pour beer, wine and cocktails (the old BYOB era ended years ago), but the town still has no liquor store, so retail bottles come from Edgartown or Oak Bluffs.
Five Corners is the island's most notorious intersection: five streets meet right off the ferry, with stop signs and no traffic light. There's no dedicated public parking, and in summer the traffic backs up. MassDOT has flagged it for improvements, and in 2026 it was designing a drainage fix for the flooding there. In peak summer hours it's worth finding a way around it.
Owen Park has a small free lot and on-street spots near the harbor, within walking distance of downtown and the ferry and right by Owen Park Beach. It's a good fallback when Main Street is full.
The Stop and Shop lot at 50 Water Street is private customer parking, so leaving the car there while you walk around downtown can get you a violation.
The lot at Tisbury Marketplace belongs to its shops and to the Beach Road restaurant. The sign on the fence reads After 4 PM Restaurant Parking Only, with Tisbury Marketplace customer parking only, no overnight parking and towing below it, so it is not a place to leave the car for the ferry.
Beach Road, the dinner restaurant at 79 Beach Road, in October. The green sign by the fence keeps the lot for restaurant guests after 4 PM and for marketplace customers before that, with no overnight parking.
The short-term spaces at Aquinnah Circle, by the cliffs overlook and the shops, have a 90-minute limit (it used to be 30 minutes). Aquinnah police enforce it in season, along with the resident-permit spaces around the circle; in 2026 enforcement started June 22. Ninety minutes covers the overlook, the shops and a snack. Questions go to Aquinnah Town Hall (508-645-2300).
The town lot on Moshup Trail charges $35 per day, credit card only; in 2026 it started charging on June 15.
The beach itself is free to access. The fee is only for parking, and people who walk or cycle in pay nothing.
Menemsha has about 75 free public spaces on Basin Road by the beach and the fish markets, no sticker needed. Check the posted time limits by the fish stores before you leave the car. In peak summer the lot fills by early to mid afternoon.
Sunset bus: In high summer the Route 12 Sunset Bus runs from the Tabor House Road lot (in 2026, June 19 to August 30: every 20 minutes from Menemsha Beach from 5:25 PM, the last bus 30 minutes after sunset). The rest of the year VTA Route #4 runs to Menemsha. See our guide to sunset spots on Martha's Vineyard and the Menemsha guide.
West Tisbury has no paid lots and no meters, and Alley's General Store has informal free parking. It's a rural town, and away from the beaches parking is rarely an issue.
| Beach | Parking | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| South Beach (Katama) | FREE year-round, hundreds of spaces | No dogs, no permits needed |
| State Beach (Joseph Sylvia) | FREE roadside | All four tires on the pavement; no dogs Apr 1–Aug 31, none 9 AM to 5 PM in September, dogs OK Oct 1–Mar 31 |
| Inkwell Beach / OB Town Beach | FREE street parking (Seaview Ave) | Limited, arrive early |
| Owen Park Beach (VH) | FREE small lot + street | ADA accessible |
| Eastville Beach | FREE small lot | No fee, popular fishing |
| Moshup Beach (Aquinnah) | $35/day | Credit card only, free walk-in |
| Lambert's Cove | WT sticker required | Jun 15–mid-Sep, 7 AM–5 PM |
| Lucy Vincent (Chilmark) | Chilmark sticker required | Jun 1–Sep 15, 9 AM–7 PM |
| Squibnocket (Chilmark) | Chilmark sticker required | Jun 15–Labor Day, 9 AM–5 PM |
| Long Point | $25 a car mid-June to the end of August, advance pass | Free on foot or bike; off-season winter entrance, no reservation |
| Norton Point OSV | Edgartown sticker ($30 to $60 a day as last published) | 4WD, 15 psi; the drive ends at the breach |
| Lobsterville Beach | Residential permit only | Effectively inaccessible by car for non-residents |
Passes are sold at the West Tisbury Parks and Rec shed at the school, open daily 9 AM–noon with Friday/Saturday evening hours, and not online.
The lot is small and fills early on summer mornings. Our Lambert's Cove guide has the full beach details.
You need an advance daily pass, and tickets aren't sold on site. Passes are booked online through the Trustees, in two time slots: 9 AM to 2 PM and 2 PM to 7 PM. For free vehicle entry you can borrow a library pass (the Edgartown, Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury and Chilmark libraries hold them), and with one you don't need a reservation, according to the Trustees. From mid-September to mid-June the summer entrance is closed and you come in by the winter entrance off Deep Bottom Road, no reservation needed. From the first Monday in October through December, deer hunting is allowed there by permit, Monday through Saturday, so a bright hat or vest is a good idea on those days.
Norton Point is owned by Dukes County and has been managed by the Town of Edgartown, not the Trustees, since April 1, 2023.
You can't park at the Woods Hole Steamship Authority terminal; all passengers use off-site satellite lots with free shuttle service (our Woods Hole ferry parking guide walks through the lots and the shuttle). Our complete ferry guide covers booking, and if you're crossing with a rental truck, the moving-truck ferry guide covers where to leave one in Falmouth.
| Lot | Address | Size | When it's used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Avenue | 286 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth | The main lot | On a normal day (it was the lot listed as open on October 2, 2026); the shuttle ride is about 10 minutes |
| Thomas B. Landers | 22 Technology Park Drive, East Falmouth | The largest, about 1,900 cars | Overflow when Palmer Avenue fills |
| Cataumet | Route 28A, Cataumet | Overflow | The busiest days of the year |
The new Woods Hole terminal building opened on June 25, 2026, but there's still no passenger parking at the terminal itself, only short-term spots for pick-up and drop-off; the project's last phase, with the solar canopies, is still to come.
| Ferry | Parking | Rate (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Hy-Line (Hyannis) | On-site at 220 Ocean Street | $30 (May 14–Sep 8, Oct 8–13, Nov 24–Dec 7); $22 to Oct 7; $15 Oct 14–Nov 23; $10 from Dec 15 |
| Hy-Line off-site | 183 Iyannough Road | $20 peak; $10 Oct 14–Nov 23; $5 from Dec 15. Free shuttle to Oct 25 and Nov 24–Dec 7 |
| Seastreak (New Bedford) | Valet at State Pier | $30/day ($40 holidays), through Oct 12; dockside lot $20 a calendar day for the Nov 25–29 Thanksgiving sailings |
| Seastreak budget lot | Whale's Tooth, 532 Acushnet Ave | $15/day, free shuttle (2026), through Oct 12 |
| Island Queen (Falmouth) | 75 Falmouth Heights Rd | $20/day, cash only; last boat Oct 12 |
| Woods Hole Parking Garage (private) | 19 Railroad Ave, Woods Hole | $40/day, steps from the SSA terminal |
| Pied Piper (Falmouth to Edgartown) | Valet, 278 Scranton Ave, Falmouth | $45/day; 2026 season ended Labor Day |
| Rhode Island Fast Ferry | Dockside, 1347 Roger Williams Way, North Kingstown | $15/day; 2026 season ended Sep 27 |
The U.S. Department of Energy's station locator lists 39 public charging ports at 13 sites on the island (checked October 21, 2026). All but two are Level 2, the kind that adds roughly 20 to 30 miles of range an hour while you're parked. The two DC fast ports on that list are at the VTA's headquarters, 11 A Street in the Airport Business Park in Edgartown (CCS and CHAdeMO); a quick call to the VTA (508-693-9440) before you count on them is worth it.
There is no Tesla Supercharger on Martha's Vineyard. The nearest are on the mainland in Mashpee, Wareham and Hyannis. One Tesla Destination charger (Level 2) is at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown for guests.
PlugShare shows real-time availability, and our EV charging guide has every charger town by town, plus the ferry rules for electric cars. Many municipal stations were transitioning from free to paid in 2023–2024.
A big lot filling up with cars, seen from aboard a VTA bus.
The island's two park-and-ride lots take care of most parking problems:
| Lot | Cost | VTA Route | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgartown Dark Woods Rd | Free | #11 (summer only; ended Sep 7 in 2026) | Downtown Edgartown (~8 min) |
| Tisbury High Point Lane | Free up to 3 days; longer stays $2 for every day | #10 (all year) | VH SSA Terminal (~5 min) |
Both shuttle routes are free whatever the VTA's general fares are. Add the fare-free VTA Routes #13 (beach road), #4 (Menemsha), #5 (Aquinnah), and #8 (South Beach) and you can cover the whole island without spending another dollar on parking or buses. Our bus route finder shows which bus gets you from the lots to each town.
A Vineyard Haven street on a summer day, cars parked along both sides and a stop sign at the corner ahead.
Five Corners on a storm tide, September 26, 2026: a detour sign out, cars waiting their turn and one pushing a wake toward the harbor. On a flood-warning day it is easier to take another way around or wait out the high tide.
Each town enforces parking through its own police department. All tickets are processed centrally by the Martha's Vineyard Parking Clerk in the Dukes County building at 9 Airport Road in Edgartown (open weekdays 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, 508-696-3842). Pay online via the Dukes County Parking Portal (Visa or Mastercard, 3% fee), by mail, or at the drop box outside the building. Unpaid tickets block Massachusetts registration and license renewals.
Seaview Avenue at dusk with every space taken. Oak Bluffs has no meters, so the posted time limits are what the town enforces.
| Town | Overtime | Accessible space |
|---|---|---|
| Edgartown | $25 | $100 |
| Oak Bluffs | $20 | $100 |
| Vineyard Haven (Tisbury) | $25 | $100 |
| Chilmark | $30 | $100 |
| Aquinnah | $25 | $100 |
| West Tisbury | $10 | $100 |
These are the overtime fines the Vineyard Gazette reported from the parking clerk's figures in 2018, the most recent town-by-town list we found; the amount owed is printed on the ticket itself.
Towing is uncommon for routine violations, overtime included. It mostly happens during events (Oak Bluffs Fireworks Night), in blocked fire lanes, or on private property.
There is no public overnight RV parking anywhere on Martha's Vineyard. The only option is Martha's Vineyard Family Campground on Edgartown Road in Vineyard Haven, and its 2026 season ran May 20 to October 1, so from October until it reopens there's no legal overnight spot for an RV on the island.
All three down-island towns have open-air bike racks: near the waterfront and Main Street in Edgartown, near Circuit Avenue and the OB ferry terminal, and near the SSA terminal and Main Street in Vineyard Haven. There are also racks at South Beach (both ends of Atlantic Drive) and Eastville Beach.
There are no secure bike lockers anywhere on Martha's Vineyard, so a U-lock (or a U-lock and cable) is a much better bet than a cable alone, and overnight the bike is safest at your lodging. Our complete bike routes guide covers the riding itself.
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Step 3 · CostTrip Cost CalculatorFerry, beds with the rooms tax, meals, getting around and activities in one price range. Only where the street signs allow it, so it's worth reading them before you leave the car. Your lodging's driveway is the easy answer, and for a longer stay the Tisbury Park and Ride in Vineyard Haven is free up to 3 days.
Rules and regulations sign at the Tisbury Park and Ride lot.
No street meters. The paid public lots we know of are Tisbury's Old Fire Station lot on Beach Street in Vineyard Haven ($2 an hour, 8 AM to 8 PM, 4 hours at most), Aquinnah's Moshup Beach lot ($35/day), the Trustees' Long Point and Wasque lots ($25 a car for non-members in season), and the Tisbury Park and Ride once you stay past 3 days ($2 for every day).
In peak summer the free Basin Road lot (about 75 spaces) fills by early to mid afternoon, so it pays to come early or by bus. Check the posted time limits by the fish markets. In 2026 the Route 12 Sunset Bus ran June 19 to August 30 from the Tabor House Road lot, the last bus 30 minutes after sunset; VTA Route #4 runs to Menemsha the rest of the year.
No. Neither the Woods Hole nor Vineyard Haven SSA terminals have long-term parking. Use the Palmer Avenue, Thomas B. Landers, or Cataumet satellite lots for Woods Hole ($25 a day through October 31, $20 from November 1), or the Tisbury Park and Ride after arriving on MV.
It depends on the month. Through October 12, Seastreak's Whale's Tooth lot in New Bedford is $15 a day; Hy-Line's off-site lot in Hyannis is $10 a day from October 14 until its Vineyard boat stops after October 25. After that the Steamship lots in Falmouth are the main mainland option, at $20 a day from November 1, and Seastreak's New Bedford dock lot is also $20 a day during its Thanksgiving sailings (November 25 to 29). On the MV side, Tisbury Park and Ride is free for up to 3 days.
Some do. Edgartown's Park and Ride shuttle stopped on September 7, and police now enforce a 24-hour limit in that lot; Seastreak's lots in New Bedford run through October 12, the same day as the Island Queen's last boat; and Woods Hole parking drops from $25 to $20 a day on November 1. Beach stickers aren't needed at Lucy Vincent after September 15 or at Squibnocket after Labor Day. Some rules never change: Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs keeps its one-hour limit (9 AM to 5 PM) all year.
At the Steamship's Falmouth lots it's $20 a calendar day from November 1, with the free shuttle to Woods Hole; the private Woods Hole Parking Garage by the terminal is $40. The other Vineyard ferries are done for the year by then, except Seastreak's Thanksgiving sailings from New Bedford to Vineyard Haven (November 25 to 29), with dockside parking at 49 State Pier for $20 a calendar day. If you're crossing a lot between September 15 and December 31, the Steamship's $350 off-season parking permit can pay for itself.
No. The VTA bus reaches all six towns and all major beaches. With bike rentals and the park-and-ride lots, a long weekend without a car is easy. See our complete car-free guide.
Our Trip Cost Calculator estimates ferry fares, lodging, dining, and transportation for any itinerary, and the trip planner builds a day-by-day plan around your ferry.
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Parking for the Woods Hole ferry: there is none at the terminal, so here are the three Steamship Authority lots (Palmer Avenue, Thomas B. Landers, Cataumet), the 2026 rates ($25 a day April to October, $20 otherwise), the free shuttle timed to every sailing, when to arrive, the annual and off-season permits, the drop-off rule and the cheaper Island Queen lot in Falmouth Harbor.
Every public restroom we know of on Martha's Vineyard, town by town: the two ferry terminals (open year-round), Kennebec Avenue in Oak Bluffs, Church Street in Edgartown, the Stop and Shop lot in Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury Town Hall, the Menemsha beach lot and the Aquinnah cliffs, which beaches have them (not State Beach), what is seasonal, and the fallbacks that work in winter.
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