Nearly all parking along city streets and surface lots located in the downtown area is free for an unlimited time period. The only exceptions are 2-hour parking limits in the Blount-Harvey Lot, the Chico's Lot, and on West Fourth Street between Washington Street and Evans Street and 1-hour parking on Greene Street between Dickinson Avenue and West Fifth Street. Additionally, there is a charge for parking in the 4th Street Parking Garage.

The city provides 10 surface lots and a parking garage in the downtown area. Each are shown in the map below. Additionally, on-street parking is available throughout downtown.