Lee County updating parking system to provide ‘standardized experience’
Transition will begin May 1
Lee County Parks & Recreation is transitioning its paid parking locations to an updated parking system that allows residents and visitors to pay by text message, a mobile app, through a website or at a kiosk. The transition will begin May 1.
According to an announcement from the county’s communications office, the new system will “provide a standardized and user-friendly parking experience across all designated sites.” The parking vendor, Premium Parking, is utilized at various downtown Fort Myers locations.
The transition will include the county’s other managed sites including:
• Beach Parks: Lynn Hall Memorial Park and Bowditch Point Regional Park on Fort Myers Beach, Bonita Beach Park, Bonita Beach Access #1, Bonita Beach Access #10, Bowmans Beach, Turner Beach, and San Carlos Bay/Bunche Beach Preserve.
• Boat Ramps: Alva Boat Ramp, Davis Boat Ramp, Imperial River Boat Ramp, Lavender’s Landing, Matlacha Boat Ramp and Pine Island Commercial Marina.
• Regional Parks: Lakes Park, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Manatee Park, Hickey Creek Mitigation Park and Caloosahatchee Regional Park.
Payments can be made using the following methods:
• Pay by Phone: After scanning the QR code, users will receive a text message with a link to pay for parking. Alternatively, texting PARK to the designated short code will generate a payment link.
• Pay at Kiosk: Locate the Premium Parking kiosk in the parking lot, enter your license plate number, select the amount of time, and pay using cash, debit, or credit card. Kiosks do not provide change. Beach parks will initially only offer text-to-pay and online payment options until kiosks are installed at a later date.
• Pay Online: Visit www.premiumparking.com, locate the parking lot, enter your license plate number, and follow the instructions to complete payment.
• Mobile App: The Premium Parking app is available for download via the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
The $60 annual Lee County Parks & Recreation parking pass remains available.
For more details on parking changes, visit leeparks.org, call 239-533-7275, or email leeparks@leegov.com.