{"id":5920,"date":"2018-10-17T14:11:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T18:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsa.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=5920"},"modified":"2018-10-17T14:23:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T18:23:27","slug":"parking-in-salem-ma-five-quick-tips-if-youre-taking-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/17\/parking-in-salem-ma-five-quick-tips-if-youre-taking-the-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking in Salem, MA &#8212; Five quick tips if you&#8217;re taking the car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parking in Salem can be chaotic this time of year and I&#8217;ve been seeing this question asked in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/thingstodoinsalem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook group<\/a>\u00a0almost daily. Today I wanted to share just a few fast tips if you&#8217;re planning on taking your car into the city. Feel free to share your own tips below in the comments if you have any!<\/p>\n<h2>Use Passport Parking to pay on the go<\/h2>\n<p>Many lots around Salem are set up on Passport Parking which is an app on your phone. Download it, make an account, connect a credit card to it and you can pay on the go. Make note of your zone number (posted on the kiosk in the lot) and search it in the app.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5918\" src=\"http:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/passportparkingapp.jpg\" alt=\"things to do in salem, passport parking mobile app salem ma\" width=\"337\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/passportparkingapp.jpg 337w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/passportparkingapp-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/passportparkingapp-24x13.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/passportparkingapp-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/passportparkingapp-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Get into Salem early and then don&#8217;t move the car<\/h2>\n<p>Get in early and don&#8217;t move from your spot unless you really have to. Chances are, it will be really difficult to find another.<\/p>\n<h2>Have a back up (or two) in mind<\/h2>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t land a parking space in the lot you wanted, I&#8217;d suggest having a back up or two in mind. I&#8217;d also roughly know where the back up lots are in relation to each other so you can navigate over to them without getting lost.<\/p>\n<h2>Make note of rate changes<\/h2>\n<p>Prices may change based on peak season, so be sure to know what you&#8217;re signing up for. <a href=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/11\/salem-ma-parking-rates-adjustment-for-fall-crowds-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two of Salem&#8217;s garages are currently more expensive<\/a> than normal due to rate increases. It would suck to get hit with a larger parking fee than you were expecting, so just be aware of what you&#8217;re signing up for.<\/p>\n<h2>Check out www.parkinginsalem.com<\/h2>\n<p>If you need more information on lots, rates, garages, passes, maps of where you can park etc. I&#8217;d suggest checking out <a href=\"http:\/\/parkinginsalem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ParkinginSalem.com<\/a>. 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Today I wanted to share just a few fast tips if you&#8217;re planning on taking your car into the city. 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