If your planning to just eat at the snack bar and NOT go to the beach do you still have to pay for parking? I love thier clam cakes and chowder but I don't think it's fair to pay for parking if all your doing is going out to eat.

one hour free parking for customers of snack bar or Save the Bay aquarium (use parking lot just past rotunda) Snack bar also provides curbside ( or beach blanket) delivery

There are parking spots on the side of the road.i think it's because if they charge to park that's what it's for weather you use the beach or not does not madder because you can park on the street and they don't charge to go on the beach or into the snack bar it's just for parking so if you don't mine walking a little you can park other places.