Standard Ticketing Alert: Enter the monument through the Gateway Arch Visitor Center, which faces Fourth Street and the Old Courthouse. The Gateway Arch legs are exits only. Please allow at least 30 minutes to go through security. Tickets sell out early and often, advance reservations are strongly recommended.
- Hours & Pricing
- Directions & Parking
- Sample Itinerary
- Tram Ride to the Top
- Riverboat Cruises
- Virtual Reality Theater
- Old Courthouse
- Activities & Attractions
- Tour Operators
- Field Trips
- Private Events
- Group Pricing
- Submit Photos
Parking Options
Gateway arch preferred parking program at stadium east parking garage.
Preferred parking at a discounted rate ($10 for first five hours) is available at the Stadium East Garage. For stays lasting longer than five hours, the current posted rate will apply. Refunds will not be granted for stays lasting less than five hours.
- Location : 200 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102
- Purchase pre-paid parking with no validation required : iparkit.com/TheArch . Make sure to select dated and times when you pre-pay to match your visit.
- If parking is not pre-paid, validation is required by scanning/stamping your parking ticket at one of two validators located inside the Visitor Center at Gateway Arch National Park. Validators are located in the West Entrance lobby just outside the restrooms and on Level 1 next to the Explore St. Louis Information Desk.
- Important note: On dates with St. Louis Cardinals’ home games, downtown St. Louis event days, and other Busch Stadium event days discounted Arch parking MUST be purchased by 11:59pm on the date prior to the game. If parking is not pre-paid, event parking rates will apply and parking tickets cannot be validated. Please check the Cardinals schedule and plan ahead for Arch parking.
- Blackout dates, including Cardinals Opening Day, might apply for discounted rate pre-paid parking.
- Stadium East Garage has a height clearance of 6’8″.
Additional parking locations in downtown St. Louis, visit explorestlouis.com
Accessible Parking: While there is no on-site parking available, passenger drop-off/pick-up is available on 4th Street across from the Old Courthouse, between Market & Chestnut. Accessible parking is available (first come, first served) on Market Street between Memorial Drive and 4 th Street and on Memorial Drive between Walnut & Market Streets and Chestnut & Pine Streets. Additionally, accessible parking is available at Stadium East Garage .
Riverboats at the Gateway Arch Parking
The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch are located on the Mississippi River, accessible from the cobblestone levee at 50 S. Leonor K Sullivan Blvd. (St. Louis, MO 63102). Riverfront parking is available for a fee (card only) and is not operated by the Gateway Arch or Riverboats at the Gateway Arch. To access the riverfront parking, take Chouteau Ave. east to Leonor K Sullivan Blvd. north. For maps and directions, go to gatewayarch.com/riverboatdirections . DO NOT USE GPS NAVIGATION due to recent street closures along and near the riverfront.
Note: Parking availability is subject to weather and river conditions. When the levee is closed, visitors are encouraged to use the Stadium East Parking garage located at, 200 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102. Scroll down for more information.
DO NOT USE GPS NAVIGATION | GPS use is NOT recommended due to recent street changes near the Gateway Arch Riverfront.
Please Note: Due the slope of the levee, the paved pathways on the cobblestones leading to the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch are not ADA compliant.
Riverfront Parking - if the levee is closed
At times when the riverfront cobblestone levee is closed due to Mississippi River levels, parking will be unavailable on the Riverfront. Visitors will be encouraged to use the Stadium East Parking garage located at, 200 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102.
Preferred parking at a discounted rate ($10 for first five hours) is available at the Stadium East Garage. For stays lasting longer than five hours, the current posted rate will apply. Refunds will not be granted for stays lasting less than five hours.
- Pre-purchase parking with no validation required : iparkit.com/TheArch If parking is not pre-purchased, validation is required by scanning/stamping your parking ticket at one of two validators located inside the Visitor Center at Gateway Arch National Park. Validators are located in the West Entrance lobby just outside the restrooms and on Level 1 next to the Explore St. Louis Information Desk
- Important note: On dates with St. Louis Cardinals’ home games, discounted Arch parking MUST be purchased by 11:59pm on the date prior to the game. If parking is not pre-paid, event parking rates will apply and parking tickets cannot be validated. Please check the Cardinals schedule and plan ahead for Arch parking.
Accessible Parking: While there is no on-site parking available, passenger drop-off/pick-up is available on 4th Street across from the Old Courthouse, between Market & Chestnut. Accessible parking is available (first come, first served) on Market Street between Memorial Drive and 4 th Street and on Memorial Drive between Walnut & Market Streets and Chestnut & Pine Streets. Additionally, accessible parking is available at Stadium East Garage .
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