How to Save and Find Your Parking Location in Google Maps

Sometimes it can be challenging to locate your parked automobile, especially if the parking lot is full. Although there are specific apps that can assist you locate your parked car, why use one when you already have Google Maps on your phone? It allows you to easily get back to your car after saving your parking spot.

Google Maps can assist you with all of your parking needs, whether you're trying to find a local parking place or want to store your parking position for later use. We'll demonstrate how to save and locate your parking spot on Google Maps in this article. So let's get started without further ado.

Although we took the screenshots for this article using an Android phone, you may follow similar instructions on an iPhone as well.

HOW TO USE GOOGLE MAPS TO FIND NEARBY PARKING LOCATIONS

On busy city streets, finding a parking space can occasionally be difficult. In such circumstances, Google Maps can guide you to neighbouring parking lots in a few simple steps. 

Let’s see how it works.

STEP NO.1: On your iPhone or Android, launch the Google Maps app.

STEP NO.2: Tap on More after scrolling through the top cards.

STEP NO.3: Select Parking under Services at the bottom of the page. Each parking spot in your neighbourhood will be shown on Google Maps.

STEP NO.4: You can use Directions to find a parking spot after choosing a place and tapping on it.

You can save the location of your parking place in Google Maps after discovering a space.

HOW TO SAVE A PARKING LOCATION IN GOOGLE MAPS 

You must bookmark the parking position after you've parked your car, which is simple to do in Google Maps. What you need to do is as follows.

STEP NO.1: Go to the Google Maps app on your phone and open it.

STEP NO.2: To change your location, tap the blue dot icon on the map. If you still can't find it, tap the crosshair symbol next to your location in the right corner.

STEP NO.3: Choose the Save parking option from the card that displays at the bottom.

That's all there is to it. Your present position will be noted on Google Maps as the parking spot. Please take note that you can only save one parking place at a time. Google Maps will therefore replace your old parking location if you go on to save another one.

HOW TO MODIFY OR SHARE THE LOCATION OF YOUR PARKING IN GOOGLE MAPS

You can always manually alter your parking position if you relocate your car to a different parking space by following the instructions below.

STEP NO.1: Find and select your saved parking spot in the Google Maps app.

STEP NO.2: Click the More info link at the bottom.

STEP NO.3: Switch locations by tapping it. The red marker should now be moved to the new parking space, and you should hit OK to preserve it.

If you decide you don't need your saved parking location anymore, you can delete it from the same menu.

Additionally, you can inform someone of where you are parking by sending them a text, email, WhatsApp message, and other methods.

You can make notes to Google Maps on your Android phone so you can later use them to locate your vehicle. If you're paying for parking with a metre, you can also set a timer. By doing this, Google Maps will be able to notify you and prompt you to move the car before your parking time runs out.

HOW TO USE GOOGLE MAPS TO FIND YOUR PARKED VEHICLE

It's also not too difficult to find the parking spot you previously saved. There are several approaches you might take. The first is shown here.

STEP NO.1: Select Parking location from the search drop-down menu in the Google Maps app by tapping the top search bar.

You must hit the Directions symbol in the bottom right corner of Google Maps on an iPhone and then choose Parking location from the subsequent screen.

STEP NO2: From the option that appears, tap on Directions and choose Start.

After that, follow the on-screen instructions to get to your parking spot.

The Google Assistant on your phone can also be used to locate a parked vehicle. By using the wake phrases "Hey Google" or "OK Google," you can ask the Google Assistant to perform this action. If you ask Google Assistant where your car is when it appears, it will respond with the address of the parking spot. To find your parking space, use the "Navigate to my car" option.

USE GOOGLE MAPS TO FIX YOUR PARKING PROBLEMS

It can be quite helpful to know how to save and locate your parking spot on Google Maps. It's yet another feature that sets Google Maps apart from competing navigational software.

What do you think of this feature, then? Are you able to use it?

We hope that information provided in this article is helpful and easy for you to follow.