Parking in Toms River -- Downtown Area

Note: Hours for Sovereign Lot: 6pm to 2am weekday evenings,
1 pm to 2am Saturday evenings and all day Sunday until 2am.

More information:

FREE AND METERED PARKING Parking map
FREE PARKING is available in the lot marked at the middle left (Irons Street) and the Ocean County Garage marked at the middle right (Hadley Avenue) of the map below.

The Irons Street parking lot is a short block from the downtown via the entertaining historic walkway next to the Wachovia Bank.

The County Garage is approximately 3 blocks from the downtown. Use of the garage works best for downtown festivals and events and for splitting an evening between downtown dining and events at Toms River South High School. The garage is also convenient to the Historic Society Museum and the Seaport Society Museum.Sovereign Bank parking lot additional parking spaces were just added.

The Sovereign Bank parking lot was originally for employee and customer use only. It is now a mixed use lot, available to the public, free of charge, during specific hours seven days a week. Hours of operation are 6pm to 2am weekday evenings, 1 pm to 2am Saturday evenings and all day Sunday until 2am. The lot will give the public added parking for several restaurants and businesses in the vicinity of Washington Street and Main Street. The lot may be accessed via Hyers Street from Washington Street or from Sheriff Street off of Hyers Street or Courthouse Lane.

METERED PARKING is available at all of the other areas marked and in various street areas. Meters are enforced from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays. The parking rates are as follows:

All muncipal parking lots (except the Irons St. lot at the southeast corner of Irons St. and Water St.):
50-cents per hour, maximum three hours.
Irons St. Municipal parking lot (at the southeast corner of Irons St. and Water St.):
25-cents per two hours
Street meters: 25-cents per hour