Find & save parking locations

Important: You can only find parking near your destination in select US cities.

Before you drive, you can find places to park your car. After you reach your destination, you can save your parking location to help you find it later.

Save where you parked automatically

To help you find where you left your car, Maps automatically saves your parking location. It stays saved for 48 hours unless you remove it or start driving.

Step 1: Connect your device to your car

To get the most accurate location info, you can also connect your device to your car using Bluetooth, CarPlay, or USB. After you disconnect your device, Maps uses your location to save your parking spot.

Use Bluetooth

1. On your iPhone or iPad, turn on Bluetooth.
2. Pair your iPhone or iPad to your car.
3. Set your car's audio source to Bluetooth.

Use CarPlay or USB

Plug your device into your car.

• CarPlay should open on your car’s display.

Step 2 (optional): Turn on Motion & Fitness

Maps automatically remembers where you park using your phone’s sensor that detect if you’re driving or parking.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Settings Navigation.
3. Under "Automatically save parking," next to "Don't use Bluetooth?," tap Let maps use your motion to save your parking.
   • Make sure "Automatically save parking" is on.
   • When Maps detect that you’ve stopped driving, your parking location shows on the map with the pin labeled “You parked here.” You can also find it in the search bar.

Step 3 (optional): Manage your location services

To help Maps detect where you park, you can set “Location Services” to “Always.” This works even if the app runs in the background or your screen is off.

Learn how to set your location settings.

Save where you parked manually

To save your parking location, you can tap your location on the map.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap the blue dot that shows your location.
3. Tap Saved parking.

Tip: Your parking location stays saved for 48 hours unless you remove it or start driving.

Find where you parked

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. On the map, find the pin labeled “You parked here.”
   • If you can’t find the pin, tap the search bar Saved parking.
3. To get directions to your parked location, tap Directions .

Move your parking location

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. On the map, find the pin labeled “You parked here.”
   • If you can’t find the pin, tap the search bar Saved parking.
3. Under “Saved parking,” tap Change location .
   • To remove your parking location, at the bottom, tap .

Share your parking location with others

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. On the map, find the pin labeled “You parked here.”
   • If you can’t find the pin, tap the search bar Saved parking.
3. Under “Saved parking,” tap Share .

Turn notifications on or off

To get updates about your parking location info like where you parked, you can turn on notifications.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Settings .
3. Under “Notifications,” turn Saved parking locations on or off.