Council car parks

PARKING GUIDESurfers Paradise

Bruce Bishop Car Park, Surfers Paradise: $21 a Day Maximum, 533 Spaces, 2.08m Height Limit and Card-Only Payment (Gold Coast, QLD)

Surfers Paradise beach with the surf club watch tower and apartment towers behind

The most you can be charged at the Bruce Bishop car park in Surfers Paradise is $21 for a calendar day, with one entry and one exit. The City of Gold Coast runs the car park at 10 Beach Road, and it takes cards only: no cash is accepted, and only Mastercard and Visa work.

PARKING GUIDESouthport

Southport Council Car Parks: Carey, Athol Paterson and Cloyne Road Charge $3.20 an Hour, 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday (Gold Coast, QLD)

Path and picnic area at Broadwater Parklands, Southport

The City of Gold Coast’s Carey, Athol Paterson and Cloyne Road car parks in Southport all charge $3.20 an hour or $9.20 a day, and you pay between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday. Parking at all three is free outside those times, and charges apply on public holidays except Anzac Day.