Option 1: Racó de Mar car park (behind the promenade)
The big one behind the seafront: three minutes to the sand without going near a ticket machine. This is Canet’s move.
- Free (to be confirmed)
- a 2 min walk from the centre · 177 m
The Canet parking map
Canet d’en Berenguer is small and knows how to manage it: its Racó de Mar (Blue Flag year after year) has zona azul en el frente — run by GESCANET, payable with Moviltik — and a cushion of free car parks right behind the promenade. A 2 km, el pueblo va por libre: sin regulación. En el mapa, los recintos reales del término (lo del sur del puerto ya es Sagunto).
Where to park for free in Canet d’en Berenguer
Canet has a blue zone on the seafront, but an opaque one: the operator publishes neither hours nor tariffs. These three car parks are outside the ticket machine’s reach, which is what you’re after.
Option 2: North beach car park
The northern stretch, quieter, and the one that still has space in August when the middle of the beach is packed.
- Free
- a 9 min walk from the centre · 697 m
Option 3: Mid-beach car park
Halfway between the lighthouse and the promenade. A good compromise if you’re going to move along the whole beach.
- Free
- a 10 min walk from the centre · 713 m
Canet’s blue zone: what we know (and what we don’t)
Canet does have a regulated zone: it’s run by GESCANET and you pay at the machine or with Moviltik (the town was one of the first in the Morvedre to adopt the app, back in 2018 — confirmed by the operator itself and by Pavapark). What there no is, is any official publication of hours, tariffs or streets: our rule is not to invent, so when you park by the beach, the sign and the ticket machine are what count (or open Moviltik, which shows you the tariff for the zone). The practical pattern anyone can check on the spot: the regulated area lives on the Racó de Mar seafront y las car parks behind it fall outside it.
Canet’s trick: behind the promenade
The move is simple and it works all summer: ignore the seafront (blue zone, and full) and head straight for the car parks behind the promenade — a three-minute walk and nothing to pay. If you’re coming at midday in August, aim for the playa norte, which holds out longest. And save the faro (the oldest in the region, from 1904) for sunset, when the ticket machine no longer matters. The summer weekend market next to the promenade can swallow a whole car park in the morning — check before you drive in.
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Where is it easy (and where hard) to park?
- 🔴 The Racó de Mar seafront in summer: blue zone, and packed.
- 🟠 The village-to-beach run at midday: queues in August.
- 🟢 The car parks behind the promenade: free, three minutes away.
- 🟢 The village: unregulated all year round.
Where to park depending on your plan
For Racó de Mar
The car park behind the promenade (free, 3 min) — or the seafront with Moviltik if you’re loaded up and only staying a short while.
For the north beach
Its own car park, the roomiest in August.
For the lighthouse
Mid-beach car park and walk — the lighthouse is what rounds off the promenade.
For the village
On the street, unregulated, by the plaça de l’Ajuntament.
While you’re in Canet d’en Berenguer
The three most booked in the area. They are not the only ones.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a blue zone in Canet d’en Berenguer?
Yes, on the seafront: it’s run by GESCANET and you pay at the machine or with Moviltik. Hours and tariffs aren’t officially published — the sign and the machine are what count.
Where do I park free for the beach?
In the car parks behind the promenade (a 3-minute walk) and the north beach one, the roomiest in August.
How do I pay the blue zone from my phone?
With Moviltik, in use in Canet since 2018.
Is the village regulated?
No — the old town, 2 km from the beach, is free to park in all year round.
Is the lighthouse worth it?
It’s the oldest lighthouse still in service in the region (1904) and it rounds off the promenade — best at sunset, with the ticket machine already asleep.
With a blue badge?
Reserved bays on the promenade and in the car parks (RD 1056/2014), and exemption in the blue zone depending on the by-law — check the ticket machine. Card on display. A UK blue badge is recognised in Spain.