Find My Parked Car
Built and maintained by
Daniel Battaglia, Founder & CEO, Parksy
Free parked-car locator that works right in your browser — no app download, free to use.
Tap once when you park. Walk back to your exact spot later with live distance, a compass arrow and turn-by-turn directions.
Your car is parked here
Previous spots
Want it automatic?
The free Parksy app saves your spot by itself when you leave the car and sends lock-screen meter alerts — even with the app closed.
Get the Parksy appHow it works
Park & tap "Save My Spot"
Your phone's GPS position is stored privately in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Add a photo or note
Optional — "Level 3, Bay 42" beats GPS inside multi-storey car parks. Set a meter timer so you never overstay.
Walk back with confidence
Open this page again — it shows live distance, a compass arrow pointing at your car, and one-tap walking directions.
Top 5 alternatives to Parksy Find My Parked Car
A researched comparison, last checked 16 August 2026. Every point below is verifiable on each tool’s own site.
Apple Maps parked car
Built into iPhone Maps
Drops a pin where you parked when you disconnect from CarPlay or Bluetooth.
- Pro: Automatic pin drop with walking directions back, requiring no manual steps.
- Con: The automatic drop needs a CarPlay or Bluetooth connection, and it is iPhone only.
Google Maps saved parking
Built into Google Maps
Save your parking spot, with room for notes and a photo.
- Pro: Manual saves support photos and notes, and it auto-saves on iOS via Bluetooth, USB or CarPlay.
- Con: Auto-save is iOS-only — on Android you must remember to tap “Save your parking” every time.
Find My Parked Car
Dedicated App Store app
A single-purpose app for saving your spot and navigating back to it.
- Pro: One-tap save plus turn-by-turn navigation back to the car.
- Con: Requires a separate app install, and this listing is iOS, iPad, Watch, Mac and Vision only.
ChatGPT
General AI assistant
Helps you reason through where you parked from a description or a photo.
- Pro: Useful for working backwards from what you remember or happened to photograph.
- Con: No GPS and no persistent location memory — it cannot store coordinates or navigate you back.
A photo of the bay or level number
The method most people already use
Photograph the bay number and find it again in your camera roll.
- Pro: Free, universal, and works on any phone with no setup at all.
- Con: No navigation back to the spot, and you have to find the photo again among the rest.
Parksy runs in your browser on any phone and needs no install, where three of the five alternatives above are iOS-only or iOS-first.
What people ask about finding a parked car
How do I find out where my car was towed?
Contact the local council, police non-emergency line or the operator of the land it was parked on — whoever removed it holds the record. Have your registration plate, the location you parked and the approximate time to hand. Many councils publish an online impound search. The longer a vehicle sits in an impound, the higher the daily storage charge usually climbs, so it is worth calling the same day.
What is the best way to remember where I parked?
Capture something the car park cannot change: the level and bay number, the nearest lift or exit letter, or a landmark you will walk back towards. A photograph of the bay sign takes a second and survives a flat battery on any app. Saving the spot to a tool that records the coordinates adds walking directions on top.
Does GPS work inside a multi-storey car park?
Often poorly. Concrete decks block the satellite signal, so a saved pin inside a multi-storey can be out by a level or more. That is why noting the level and bay number matters more indoors than the coordinates do — use both where you can.
Can I find my car without installing an app?
Yes. Saving your spot in a browser-based tool, dropping a pin in the maps app already on your phone, or simply photographing the bay number all work without a new install.
Frequently asked questions
Can I find my parked car without an app?
Yes. This page works in any mobile browser — tap "Save My Spot" when you park and your GPS location is stored on your phone. When you come back, open the same page and it shows the distance and walking directions to your car. No app download or account needed.
How do I find my parked car with Google Maps?
In Google Maps you can tap the blue location dot and choose "Save your parking". It works, but it is easy to forget, gets overwritten, and has no photo, notes or meter timer. A dedicated tool like this one saves your spot with one tap and adds a photo of the bay, a note (e.g. "Level 3, Row B") and a meter-expiry alert.
Does Apple Maps remember where I parked?
Apple Maps can mark your parked car automatically, but only if your iPhone is connected to CarPlay or car Bluetooth, and it often misses street parking. This page works on any phone, in any car, including rentals and borrowed cars.
How accurate is the saved location?
As accurate as your phone GPS — typically 5 to 20 metres outdoors. We also show the accuracy radius when you save, plus you can attach a photo and a note like the level and bay number for multi-storey car parks where GPS is weak.
Is my parking location private?
Your spot always works straight from your own browser, no account needed. If you are signed in, your last 10 spots (including any photo and note) also back up securely and privately to your Parksy account, so you can find your car from any device — they are never published or shared, and you can delete them from this page any time. Sharing a spot is always an explicit action via the Share button.
What if I parked in an underground or multi-storey car park?
GPS is unreliable indoors, so save your spot at the entrance before you drive in, or as soon as you walk out to street level. Then add a photo of the nearest pillar sign and a note like "P2, Bay 114" — the photo and note are usually more useful than GPS indoors.