Downtown Aberdeen provides free parking for customers and visitors. Each of the parking spaces along Main Street isfree 2-hour parking. There are also parking spaces available on side streets. Other parking lots throughout theDowntown area also have free parking. Downtown Aberdeen wants to be accommodating to those shopping, diningand visiting our beautiful Downtown!

You’ll find free parking that extends beyond 2 hours in a handful of public parking lots, including lots near the publicsafety building, the fire station and the intersection of Washington Street S and 2nd Ave SE.

As a way to accommodate those who work and live Downtown, a leased parking system has been established. Thisprovides a convenient way for people to have a reserved space for them at all times. Eight parking lots in Downtownhave spaces for lease.

As of 1/1/2023, all downtown city-owned parking lots are managed by the Aberdeen Police Department. You can secureyour annual permits by visiting their site
https://ctitt-aberdeen.cticloudhost.com/. Otherwise, permits for shorter periodsof time can be purchased in-person at the Aberdeen Police Department parking division.
We want to thank the PoliceDepartment and the City of Aberdeen for taking this over in 2023 and streamlining the process for online registry. Weappreciate everyone’s patience and understanding during this transition time.

Much of the Downtown district is part of the commercial zone where parking is prohibited when a snow emergency is declared. Parking on outlying streets is additionally prohibited based on the city’s snow removal schedule.

Downtown parking lots are designated to be cleaned of snow the second night of snow removal operations. Signs prohibiting parking are posted in the lots at least 12 hours prior to the loading and hauling of the snow. Vehicles parked in the lots after clean-up starts will be ticketed and towed. Vehicles that are ticketed are fined a minimum of $40 – a skosh more than typical parking fines, so avoid these! Owners who need to locate their towed vehicles may contact the Police Department at 605-626-7000 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Did you find a pretty little orange parking fine on your windshield? Don’t sweat it, it happens to the best of us. Luckily even when you mistakenly park in the wrong spot for too long, it’s usually not expensive. You have 72 hours from the time the ticket was issued to pay the fine.

If the City of Aberdeen issued you a parking ticket, you can make your payment in any of the following ways:

• Drop it in any of the yellow ticket drop boxes throughout the downtown area
• Drop it in the 24-hr. ticket drop box located in the main entrance to the Police Department
• Mail it in: Parking Division, Aberdeen Police Department, 114 2nd Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401
• Drop it off with the Parking Division of the Aberdeen Police Department, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm

More questions about parking fines? Visit the city’s FAQ page on the topic.