How to Save Your Parking Spot in Google Maps to Find Your Way Back

If you have ever parked in an unfamiliar city, a large shopping mall parking lot, or a multi-level garage and then spent 20 minutes trying to find your car, Google Maps has a feature that solves this problem.

Google Maps lets you save your parking spot with a tap. After saving, a blue P marker appears on the map at the exact location where your car is parked. When you are ready to return, you tap the marker and get walking directions back to your car.

The feature also lets you add notes (like "Level 3, Section B") and set a parking timer so you get an alert before a paid parking meter expires.

On iPhones, the parking spot feature works when Google Maps is connected to your car through Bluetooth or CarPlay. When you disconnect from your car's Bluetooth, Maps may automatically ask if you want to save your parking location. On Android, this automatic prompt works similarly.

You can also save your parking spot manually at any time — before or after you get out of the car — which is useful if your car does not have Bluetooth.

Saved parking spots are stored only on your device and disappear after 24 hours, or when you delete them. They are not shared with anyone else.

This feature works best in areas where Google Maps has detailed location data. In very remote areas or underground garages where GPS signals are weak, the saved location may be slightly off.