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27 verified parking spots in Germantown, Nashville: 9 free, 3 validated and 15 paid. Nothing is listed until we've reviewed it, and locals help keep it current.
Free on-site lot at Butchertown Hall, more free spaces on 4th Ave
Butchertown Hall says parking is free, with an on-site lot steps from its door and more free spaces along 4th Ave N at Morgan Park. The page doesn't give a time limit. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the restaurant at 1416 4th Ave N.
Where On-site lot, 1416 4th Ave N
Source: butchertownhall.com
Free for disabled plate or placard holders, first come, first served
The Nashville Sounds say ADA parking is provided in a lot at Rep. John Lewis Way N and Harrison St, first come, first served. It's free for anyone with a state-issued disabled person license plate, placard or decal. The spaces don't have access aisles, so if you need room for a ramp or a wheelchair, plan for that. The lot is purple on the Sounds' parking map, and the Sounds say every lot on that map has ADA spaces too. The page doesn't say whether this lot is open on non-game days, and it separately says the State of Tennessee lots aren't available Monday to Friday before 5:30pm. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the intersection.
Where Rep. John Lewis Way N and Harrison St
Source: milb.com
Free lot for customers, and it has no QR code
The cafe has its own free lot for customers, and there is no QR code in it. It sits between two paid lots, so the thing to get right is which one you pull into. If you are scanning a code to pay, you are in the wrong lot. There is also street parking out front. The restaurant told us this directly by phone on 8/5/26.
Where Restaurant lot (exact location not confirmed)
Free lot a half block past Henrietta Red, look for the signs
Henrietta Red says it has its own free lot just past the shops at The Square. Heading north from Jefferson St, pass the restaurant on the corner of 4th Ave N and Madison St, keep going a half block, and the lot is on your right. Look for the signs. If it's full, Henrietta Red points to free street parking around Germantown. The page doesn't give a time limit. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the restaurant, not the lot.
Where Lot a half block north of 4th Ave N and Madison St, past the shops at The Square
Source: henriettared.com
2 hours free for market customers
The Market lot and the shared State Museum lot on Rosa Parks Blvd give market customers two hours free. There's also free two-hour parking along 6th and 7th Ave beside the market and the museum. Surrounding state lots are free Saturday and Sunday, except lot 29 and the Sounds garage. The shared lot is small and fills fast on weekends, and the State Museum itself suggests another way to get there on weekends. The museum's page adds that there are four accessible spaces about 210 to 220 paces from its entrance on a flat sidewalk, two of them van accessible, and that large and oversized vehicles can park if they take adjoining vertical spaces. Museum's page read 11/3/26.
Where Market lot + State Museum lot
Source: nashvillefarmersmarket.org
No lot of their own, so it is street parking or the paid lot on Taylor
Their website says there is no dedicated parking lot. It lists free street parking throughout the neighborhood and a paid lot on Taylor St. Plan for the walk. Rolf is dinner only, open at 5 nightly, which is exactly when the residential curbs around here start filling with people who live on them, so the closest spots go early on a Friday or Saturday. Two backups if the curb is picked over: the PMC lot at 1220 2nd Ave N and Park Happy lot 168 on 6th Ave N, which ran $4.67 all in for the first hour in August. We have not confirmed who runs the Taylor St paid lot or what it charges, so read the sign before you scan anything there. Terms read off rolfanddaughters.com on 2026-08-18. Pin is the restaurant, not a parking space.
Where 700 Taylor St, street parking in the surrounding Germantown blocks
Source: rolfanddaughters.com
Free street parking, no posted limits
Sauced is a small wine bar on 6th Ave N in Germantown, and the good news is you can usually park on the street right there for nothing. We walked the block on 8/15/26 and found no posted restrictions, no meters and no permit signs. It is a narrow residential street lined with houses, so spots fill up in the evening and you may end up a block or two down, which in Germantown is a pleasant walk. Sauced does not open until 5pm on weekdays and 3pm on weekends, so the street is at its tightest exactly when you want it. If the curb is full, Park Happy lot #168 sits about half a block north and runs $4.67 all in for the first hour. Checked on foot 8/15/26.
Where 1221 6th Ave N
Source: Local confirmed
Free after 5:30pm on weekdays, all day weekends
State-owned surface lots by the ballpark. The Sounds' own parking page is clear that the state lots are not available Monday through Friday before 5:30pm, so treat this as an evening and weekend spot only, not a 5 o'clock one. Free all day on weekends and state holidays. Fills fast on Sounds game nights.
Where State lots, Rev. Kelly M. Smith Way / west of James Robertson Pkwy
Source: milb.com
Free patron garage, get a library card at the front desk first
The Tennessee State Library and Archives gives patrons free parking in its garage. To use it you need a library card from the first-floor receptionist desk. First-time patrons can park temporarily in the parallel street spaces on Rep. John Lewis Way N, get the card, then move the car to the garage by the ramp on Jackson St, also called Junior Gilliam Way. On weekends, the same page says visitors can also park free in the state employee lots around Bicentennial Capitol Mall. The page gives no garage hours. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the building at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Where Garage ramp on Jackson St (Junior Gilliam Way), 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N
Source: sos.tn.gov
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Em & Mẹ is the Vietnamese café at 3rd and Monroe in Germantown. It validates 90 minutes in the PMC lot attached to the building; scan the QR code at the register. The café points you to the covered section. It doesn't say whether the 90 minutes are free or just cheaper, or what you pay after, so check the PMC screen. Street parking is the backup. Good for eating before a Sounds game, but the validation is for customers, not ballgame parking. Read 11/4/26 on the café's own page. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the café.
Where PMC lot attached to the building, 1244 3rd Ave N
Source: emandmecafe.com
1.5 hours validated in the connected garage, for customers
GelatoPazzo told us directly on 8/21/26 that the building they are in has a connected parking garage and that they validate an hour and a half of parking for their guests. The shop sits inside the Starling at 820 4th Ave N, right across from First Horizon Park, which is what makes this worth knowing. On a Sounds night that block is one of the harder places in Germantown to leave a car, and 90 minutes of validated parking in a garage attached to the building is a real answer. Validation is for customers, so buy something and ask at the counter. What we do not know yet: which entrance to use, what the garage charges once the 90 minutes are up, and whether game nights change anything. Closed Mondays, open 11am to 9:30pm the rest of the week. Pin is the shop, not the garage entrance.
Where 820 4th Ave N, inside the Starling building, connected garage in the same building
Source: GelatoPazzo, direct reply on TikTok 8/21/26
3 free hours for Indaco diners, lower level of the Modera Riverview garage
Indaco says complimentary parking is available for up to 3 hours in the Modera Retail Parking garage, on the right side of the Modera Riverview building. Validation applies to the lower level only, so follow the signs at the entrance, and scan the QR code when you walk into Indaco. The page doesn't say what you pay past 3 hours. Indaco's page read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is Indaco at 1408 Adams St.
Where Modera Retail Parking garage, right side of the Modera Riverview building by 1408 Adams St
Source: indacorestaurant.com
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$1.46 to $2.18 for an hour
Metropolis lot in Germantown, entrance at 1209 7th Ave N, open around the clock. Metropolis's page on 10/14 shows a range for each stay: $1.46 to $2.18 up to 1 hour, $3.65 to $5.47 up to 3, $10.94 to $16.40 up to 12, $14.58 to $21.86 for the day. It doesn't say what decides where in the range you land, so check the screen before you pay. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
Where Entrance at 1209 7th Ave N
Source: go.metropolis.io
Paid lot by First Horizon Park, rate not posted online
Metropolis lot near First Horizon Park, entrance at 1000 2nd Ave N. Metropolis's page lists the lot but no price, and no reservations here, so check the price at the lot. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the address.
Where Entrance at 1000 2nd Ave N
Source: go.metropolis.io
$2.18 to $3.28 for an hour
Metropolis lot in Germantown, entrance at 1413 2nd Ave N. Metropolis's page on 10/14 shows a range for each stay: $2.18 to $3.28 up to 1 hour, $4.38 to $6.56 up to 2, $7.29 to $10.93 up to 4, $10.94 to $16.40 up to 6, $14.58 to $21.86 for the day. It doesn't say what decides where in the range you land, so check the screen before you pay. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the address.
Where Entrance at 1413 2nd Ave N
Source: go.metropolis.io
$6 an hour, open 24/7
Pivot Parking's surface lot at 1306 Adams St, by the greenway. $6 an hour around the clock, per Pivot's own page, and you'll need your plate number. There's one entrance, on Monroe St, and you can only reach it coming from 2nd Ave N: drive toward Adams St and turn right into the lot, right after the greenway and the railroad tracks. Pivot doesn't list a daily max. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot address, not the Monroe St entrance.
Where 1306 Adams St, entrance on Monroe St from 2nd Ave N
Source: pivotparking.com
Paid self-park by First Horizon Park, no overnight
Self-park lot near First Horizon Park, entrance at 1015 2nd Ave N. Parking.com lists it as open 24/7 with no overnight parking. Neither parking.com nor Metropolis posts a price for it, so check the sign at the lot. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
Where Entrance at 1015 2nd Ave N
Source: parking.com
Ballpark garage, ~1,000 spaces
The Sounds' recommended garage for First Horizon Park, on Harrison St between Rep. John Lewis Way N and 4th Ave N. Not open to the public Mon-Fri before 5:30pm (state employee hours). Rate varies by event; prepay through the Sounds if there's a game, or you'll be crawling through game-day traffic looking for a spot.
Where Harrison St, between Rep. John Lewis Way N & 4th Ave N
Source: milb.com
$3.65 to $5.47 for an hour
Metropolis lot in Germantown, entrance at 96 Taylor St. Metropolis's page on 10/14 shows a range for each stay: $3.65 to $5.47 up to 1 hour, $7.29 to $10.93 up to 4, $10.94 to $16.40 up to 10, $14.58 to $21.86 for the day. It doesn't say what decides where in the range you land, so check the screen before you pay. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
Where Entrance at 96 Taylor St
Source: go.metropolis.io
First hour free in the Neuhoff covered garage, $6 after that
The covered garage at the Neuhoff, the old meatpacking plant turned shops and restaurants on Adams St by the river in Germantown. Fishmonger, at 1316 Adams St, told us by phone on 11/4/26 that this is the closest garage to them: the first hour is free and it's $6 after that. Fishmonger doesn't validate, so that's what you pay. Street parking around the Neuhoff is the other option. That's the restaurant's word, not the garage operator's, and it didn't say whether the $6 is per hour or flat, so read the sign on the way in. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the Neuhoff District, not the garage entrance.
Where Neuhoff District covered garage, Adams St
Source: Fishmonger told us by phone 11/4/26
$4.67 all in for the first hour
Gravel lot on the 6th Ave N block in Germantown, a short walk from Sauced and the Farmers' Market. Pay by scanning the QR or texting 168 to 615-777-9797. Seen on Park Happy's own checkout screen on 8/15/26 at 6:00pm, one hour was $3.00 plus $1.67 in taxes and fees, so $4.67 due. The fee breakdown at 6:01pm was a $0.99 technology fee, $0.29 sales tax and a $0.39 processing fee. The technology fee is a flat charge, so it stings most on a short cheap stay and matters less the longer you park. Park Happy adds fees on top of the posted rate, which is the opposite of how PMC and Metropolis price, so read the total before you tap pay. Rate card at 5:57pm the same evening, before fees: $3 for one hour, $12 for two, $17 for three, $22 for six, $59 for twenty-four. The first hour is a bargain and the second one is not, so this is an errand lot more than a dinner lot. Read the contract sign before you walk off. Payment covers one visit only, so leaving and coming back means paying again, and validated or free privileges are capped at one use per vehicle per day. Skip payment and they bill the full 24-hour rate of $59, with late fees of up to $50 after 72 hours and $25 more after 30 days. Improper parking runs to $200. Plate reader cameras may be running. If you don't like the terms you can leave within 5 minutes at no charge. Rate checked 8/15/26.
Where 6th Ave N block just north of Sauced (Park Happy lot #168)
Source: Local confirmed
Paid lot on Van Buren St, price on the sign
A PMC lot at 100 Van Buren St, open 24 hours. Pay by scanning the QR code on the PMC signs or by text, with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. PMC doesn't post the price online, so check the sign before you walk away. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot address.
Where 100 Van Buren St
Source: parkingmgt.com
Paid lot near the State Museum
Pay-by-phone (PMC Pay) surface lot in the heart of Germantown, by the State Museum and Farmers' Market. Rate varies, so check the sign before you pay. Solid fallback for when the free street spots are all taken, which on a nice weekend they will be.
Where 1220 2nd Ave N (surface lot)
Source: parkingmgt.com
Paid lot on 3rd Ave N, price on the sign
A PMC lot at 1236 3rd Ave N, open 24 hours. Pay by scanning the QR code on the PMC signs or by text, with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. PMC doesn't post the price online, so check the sign before you walk away. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin was placed from the map, not on site.
Where 1236 3rd Ave N
Source: parkingmgt.com
Paid lot on 3rd Ave N, price on the sign
A PMC lot at 1420 3rd Ave N, open 24 hours. Pay by scanning the QR code on the PMC signs or by text, with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. PMC doesn't post the price online, so check the sign before you walk away. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
Where 1420 3rd Ave N
Source: parkingmgt.com
Paid lot on 3rd Ave N, price on the sign
A PMC lot at 1500 3rd Ave N, open 24 hours. Pay by scanning the QR code on the PMC signs or by text, with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. PMC doesn't post the price online, so check the sign before you walk away. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
Where 1500 3rd Ave N
Source: parkingmgt.com
Paid lot at 6th and Taylor, price on the sign
A PMC lot at 6th Ave N and Taylor St, open 24 hours. PMC says it's near The Back Corner. Pay by scanning the QR code on the PMC signs or by text, with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. PMC doesn't post the price online, so check the sign before you walk away. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin was placed from the map, not on site.
Where 6th Ave N & Taylor St
Source: parkingmgt.com
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