How long do you have to wait until you can drive or park on new concrete? The short answer is you can probably walk on concrete after 2-3 days and you can drive on it after 1 week. I stress the word probably because there really isn’t a hard and fast number that you can go by. However, these are general timelines that will keep you safe from damaging your fresh new concrete. If you want to learn a little more, I’ll go into some more detail to give you a better understanding of the concrete curing process.