The City of Marietta announced a handy tool for finding a parking spot around Marietta Square. It identifies the free and paid locations to park in the square and the immediately surrounding area, and color codes the locations so you can tell whether it’s a free or paid spot.

Here’s the announcement from the city’s website reprinted below, containing the link to the handy map.

“MARIETTA – The City of Marietta is pleased to announce that it has made it easier to locate both free and paid parking lots on and around the Marietta Square.

“The Marietta Square is a thriving entertainment, restaurant, retail, service, specialty, and office use destination for local and visiting patrons. Square parking options available to the public include 3,237 spaces – three decks with 1,520 spaces, 336 on-street spaces, and 1,381 spaces within 26 private lots. Since November 2018, 497 newly available parking spaces have been added to the downtown for public use.

“This parking map information will benefit residents, visitors and business owners and make parking hassle-free. Please visit our website as you head to the Square to find the best parking spot for your visit.”

About the City of Marietta

The City of Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County. The latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau puts the population of the city at 60,867 which makes it the largest city in Cobb County by population.

However, the city is in a neck-and-neck race with fast-growing Smyrna, whose population was 56,666 at the last estimate.

Here are a few fast facts from the Census Bureau