Parking in Fort Worth

Can you park on this Fort Worth block — and for how long? Here's how the city's meters, street sweeping and permit zones work, plus local tips — and you can check your exact address free.

What to know about parking in Fort Worth

Downtown Fort Worth and the Sundance Square core are fairly manageable — metered street spots are plentiful and turn over — but competition tightens sharply during events and in the dense West 7th and Near Southside districts. The Stockyards is the real headache on weekends, where free street spots on East Exchange Avenue fill fast and most visitors end up in paid lots. Overall it's easier than most big Texas cities.

💡 All city street meters are free after 6pm on weekdays and completely free all day Saturday and Sunday.

Local tips for parking in Fort Worth

• City meters run 8am to 6pm Monday through Friday only, so street parking is free after 6pm and all day Saturday and Sunday.
• Pay meters with the FW PARK app (powered by ParkMobile), which links your session to your license plate and zone number.
• In Sundance Square, use Garages #3 and #4 for 2.5 hours of free validated self-parking on weekdays — bring a tenant receipt or business card to validate.
• For the Stockyards, grab free street parking along East Exchange Avenue early; once it fills you're into the paid district lots.
• Sundance Square garages are free after 5pm on weekdays and all day on weekends — cheaper than feeding street meters during dinner.

Common Fort Worth parking mistakes to avoid

• Enforcement scans plates against the FW PARK/ParkMobile system, so an expired session or mistyped plate/zone gets you ticketed even with no paper receipt.
• West 7th and other entertainment districts switch to higher event rates on concert and game nights.
• Stockyards free street spots on East Exchange are extremely limited on weekends — arriving mid-morning usually means paying for a lot.

How to pay for parking in Fort Worth

Fort Worth's on-street meters are paid with ParkMobile — enter the zone number posted on the meter or pole, or pay at the kiosk. Open ParkMobile →

What LegitPark shows for Fort Worth

LegitPark reads all of this per block from official city data (and driver-scanned signs) so you don't have to decode the pole.

Parking rules on every Fort Worth street

Even where the posted rules vary, these state-law basics apply almost everywhere:

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  Fire hydrant
  No parking within 15 ft (10 ft in some states) of a hydrant.
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  Crosswalk & corner
  No parking on a crosswalk or within ~20 ft of one at an intersection.
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  Stop sign & signal
  No parking within ~30 ft of a stop sign, yield, or traffic light.
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  Driveways
  Never block a driveway — public or private — even partially.
• 🟥
  Painted curb
  Red = no stopping. Yellow = active loading only. White = quick pick-up/drop-off.
• 🚌
  Bus stop & transit
  No parking in a marked bus stop, transit zone, or taxi stand.
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  Bike lane
  No stopping or parking in a bike lane at any time.
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  Accessible spaces
  Never use a disabled space or block its access aisle/ramp without a valid placard.
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  Direction & distance
  Park with traffic, within ~12 in of the curb; no double-parking.
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  Blocked zones
  No parking on a sidewalk, in an intersection, on a bridge, or within 50 ft of a rail crossing.

Fort Worth parking FAQ

Check your exact Fort Worth spot

Rules change block to block. Drop a pin or search your address and LegitPark shows the meter, time limit, street-sweeping and permit rules for that spot.