Public Parking Garage No. 2 now open for use in downtown Ocala

ContributedConstruction began on the garage last spring. Courtesy City of Ocala

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The long-awaited Parking Garage No. 2 is now open between W. Broadway Street and W. Fort King Street in downtown Ocala.

The garage, long vaunted as a major mitigator of downtown’s parking woes, opened Tuesday, September 8, 2026. It offers free parking for up to 800 vehicles within easy walking distance of the Historic Downtown Square, shopping, dining and events.

Construction on the facility began in the spring of 2025.

Motorists can enter the garage from either SW Second Avenue or SW Third Avenue.