Whether you shop, dine, do business or work in Fergus or Elora, finding safe, convenient parking is easy and readily available for your convenience.
Downtown Municipal Parking Lots
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There are five municipal parking lots located in downtown Fergus:
- St George Street W across from Fergus Curling Club
- St George Street W at the Fergus Curling Club
- Provost Lane at St Patrick Street W
- Menzies Lane behind the Fergus Public Library
- Queen Street W behind the Fergus Market Place
There are four municipal parking lots located in downtown Elora:
- Geddes Street at East Mill Street
- 1 MacDonald Square at the Centre Wellington Civic Centre
- 23 Metcalfe Street (located immediately north of the Elora LCBO building)
- 25 Metcalfe Street (located south of the Elora LCBO building and excluding the 30-minute time restricted parking reserved for LCBO customers).
- Margaret Street – located west of the Civic Centre (1 MacDonald Square), beside Hoffer Park.
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Municipal Parking Lots
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There are numerous municipal parking lots available in both Fergus and Elora.
The municipal parking lots available in Fergus are as follows:
- 145 St David Street- between St Andrew Street West and the Grand River
- 160 Provost Lane- between St Andrew Street West and St Patrick Street West
- 150 St George Street West- The Fergus Curling Club
- 155 St George Street West- Public Parking North Side
- 550 Belsyde Avenue East- Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex
- 450 Belsyde Avenue East- The Flannery Drive parking lot
- 330 Millburn Boulevard- The Scott Street parking lot
- 295 Queen Street East- Confederation Park
- 195 Scotland Street- Confederation Park
- 605 Gartshore Street- Forfar Park
The municipal parking lots available in Elora are as follows:
- 1 MacDonald Square- Centre Wellington Civic Centre
- Margaret Street - located west of the Civic Centre, beside Hoffer Park.
- 29 David Street West- The Elora Community Centre
- 25 David Street West- The Elora Curling Club
- 36 Water Street- beside the Elora LCBO
- 66 Patrick Boulevard
- 23 Metcalfe Street- (located immediately north of the Elora LCBO building)
- 25 Metcalfe Street- (located south of the Elora LCBO building and excluding the 30-minute time restricted parking reserved for LCBO customers).
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On Street Parking
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Free street parking is available in the downtown cores of Fergus and Elora. A 3-hour Downtown Parking Program has been implemented in 2021 and extended until 2023. For more information on our 3-hour on-street parking program, click here.
Parking is also available on all streets within the Township. Please obey No Parking signs where applicable.
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Parking By-Law Regulations
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Common Examples of Parking By-Law Infractions include, but are not limited to:
- Parked for more than 24 hours on a road or municipal parking lot
- Within 3 metres of a fire hydrant measured from the curb/edge of highway
- Within a designated Fire Route
- On or overhanging any curb, boulevard, or sidewalk
- Within 9 metres of an intersection
- Within 9 metres of a crosswalk
- Within 1 metre of a driveway
- In an accessible parking space, unless you have an Ontario Accessible Parking Permit displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle
- Parked facing the wrong way
The complete by-law and amendments can be found on our By-law page.
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Winter Parking
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The Township actively enforces the Traffic and Parking By-Laws, and Winter Parking Ban to ensure order and safety for vehicles, pedestrians and residents. The Township Parking By-Law prohibits parking on streets between 2:00 am – 6:00 am from November 1 – March 31 for snow clearance. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) enforces this under the Hwy Traffic Act, and vehicles will be ticketed, and or towed at the owner's expense.
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