Parking in Downtown Canton
Planning a visit to Downtown Canton soon? Downtown Canton offers plenty of free parking to ensure all of our visitors have a smooth experience when they arrive. Check out our parking map below and read more about handicap accessibility, electric charging stations, and more that Downtown has to offer!
Free Parking
Street Parking
Street parking is available in downtown Canton on the following streets:
- North St. - 62 spots (including 1 handicap spot, excluding 12 more spots off-street in dark blue at the exit of North St.)
- W Main St. - 48 spots (including 2 handicap spots)
- E Main St. - 73 spots (including 4 handicap spots)
- S Church St. - 39 spots
- E Marietta St. - 23 spots
- Archer St. - 13 spots
- Railroad St. - 11 spots
Please note that street parking and surface lots on and around Main Street may be limited or unavailable on certain event days, such as First Fridays.
Cannon Park
Cannon Park shares a parking lot with the Historic Jones building and the Cherokee County Water and Sewage Authority. There's a total of 36 spots between the two lots and there are 4 handicap spots in the lot on the side of the Cherokee County Water and Sewage Authority and 2 handicap spots on the side of the Historic Jones building. These lots are highlighted in dark blue on the Parking Map.
Please note that Central Park on the parking map refers to Cannon Park.
Canton Downtown Parking Deck
This two level parking deck is one of downtown's newest improvements to providing parking spaces for downtown visitors. It has 102 total spots, including 4 handicap accessible spots as well. The bottom level is accessible from W Marietta St. and the second (or top) level is accessible from behind City Hall. The top level is partially covered by an 80kw solar array, which powers 10 electric car charging stations for public use. This deck is highlighted in orange on the Parking Map.
Canton Police Department
Along Elizabeth St. and behind the Police Department, there's 118 spots available, 5 of which are handicap accessible.
Please note that are there are sections of the parking lot that are limited to city employees only.