parking area vs park

parking area and park both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parking area	Yes	No	No	No
park	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, parking area and park are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of parking area include car park, parking lot.

parking area (noun)	park (noun)
a lot where cars are parked	a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
	a gear position that acts as a parking brake
	a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
	a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
	a lot where cars are parked

parking area (verb)	park (verb)
	place temporarily
	maneuver a vehicle into a parking space