This winter 2024/25, only the California Base Area parking lot will require reservations-based parking during weekends and peak periods. We have many choices for guests who join us, with a mix of paid and free options across our resort and within the community.

Parking at the California Base Area during the winter season will require reservations with a fee during Weekends and Peak Periods. We define peak periods as: Weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) Peak Periods dates These dates include: December 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (Please Note Not the 25th) January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 February 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 March 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 April 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20

At our California Base Area lot, reservations will be required and there will be a fee for vehicles with 3 or fewer occupants before 12pm on weekends, holidays, and peak periods. If you have 4+ people in a vehicle, you still need a reservation but there will be no fee to park during these times at the California Base Area. After 12pm on peak period days, parking will be free, and no reservations are required.

The California Base Area will remain free without need for reservations on Monday – Friday during the winter season (with the exception of peak periods). It will also be free (without reservations) after 12pm on weekends and holidays/peak periods. Parking will be free, still with a reservation on weekends and peak periods if you have 4 or more in your car. We highly suggest carpooling! Boulder Base Area and Stagecoach Base Area parking will remain free every day, including on weekdays, weekends, and peak periods.

Parking is unavailable on Ski Run Blvd, Saddle Rd, and Keller Rd.

In partnership with a third-party parking management company, our parking attendants will support this new parking system – including parking transactions as appropriate and carpool validations.

Reserve N Ski parking reservations open on October 15, 2024. At that time, reservations can be made via our website, parkheavenly.com.

We anticipate reservations to go quickly and recommend you secure a spot in advance, should you want to park at California Base Area on a Weekends and Peak Periods.

Each guest can hold five reservations at one time. Once a reservation has been used, guests can add another to their account to return back to five at any one time. There is no limit to how many reservations a guest can make throughout the course of the season.

Cancellations can be made for a refund until 8am the morning of the reservation.

If you no longer plan to use your reservation, you should cancel by 8am the day of your planned arrival for a refund; we ask that you cancel regardless of if you no longer plan to use your reservation. We reserve the right to restrict anyone’s ability to make future reservations if the reservation system is being abused or manipulated in any way.

No. Until reservations are sold out for any given day, you can make your reservation up to the time you arrive.

Yes, during Weekends and Peak Periods. There is an option to reserve an ADA spot for free. Enforcement on the day you park will be subject to verification of ADA plates or hang tag. Reservations for ADA parking spots are not required at any time at our Boulder and Stagecoach lots.

Yes, if your ski and ride school lesson is out of the California Base Area during Weekends and Peak Periods, you will need to make a parking reservation and there will be a fee for vehicles with three or fewer occupants; reservations are required for vehicles with four or more occupants during peak periods but will not be charged a fee. Additional ski and ride school meeting locations can be found at Boulder Base Area and the Gondola.

Yes, a reservation will be required Weekends and Peak Periods. We highly recommend and encourage carpooling with other race team families, and our Ski and Ride School team will send information to participating families prior to the 2024/25 season beginning.

When you make your reservation, add your private vehicle license plate number to make the reservation. When you receive your rental car, login to your account and change your license plate number to match your rental car plates.

No, employees will register their vehicle to reserve employee parking located in the lower parking lot at California Main Lodge.

We know that locating free lots outside of the main base area will reduce congestion by keeping cars from the busiest areas. To that end, we don’t see an immediate need to put this system in place universally, and we do want to continue to provide free parking options on Weekends and Peak Periods. We are always watching traffic patterns and evaluating our approach and will make changes to our parking plan as needed in the future.

At the California Base Area, parking during peak periods will cost $20 for 3 or fewer people. For 4+, it will be free. Boulder Base Area and Stagecoach Base Area parking will remain free every day, including on Weekdays, Weekends and Peak Periods.

Payment will be required ahead of time online when you make your reservation. If reservations are still available day of, you can make a reservation from the parking lot on parkheavenly.com. Payment is not required if you have 4+ people in your vehicle – in that case it is free, but a reservation is still required.

During peak periods, the California Base Area lot will require a $20 flat fee for three or fewer passengers in a single vehicle; four or more occupants will always park for free. Regardless of how many people are in a single vehicle, you must still make a reservation during Weekends and Peak Periods to secure your spot before 12pm. After 12pm during peak periods, the lot will be free, and no reservations will be required.

There are plenty of free lots at Heavenly if you are unable to accommodate four or more passengers in your vehicle. Drop-off lots/areas are also available should you want to drop off people in your party and then park.

Our objective is to improve guest experience and create a routine amongst our guests that encourages carpooling. We continually assess needs for reinvestment in parking and transportation efficiency and experience at our resorts, and revenue from paid parking will be prioritized accordingly.

We don’t anticipate major backups at Boulder or Stagecoach based on prior years and patterns but will continue to monitor and shift our approach as needed.

The format will be a free-flowing entry to the parking lot. Reservations will be checked by our third-party parking management partner.

Typically, no. Please obey all posted signage about where you can and cannot park, especially within neighboring areas of the resort. We are working with the city in partnership to improve the parking and traffic plan in the California Base Area, which includes the City of South Lake Tahoe’s enforcement plan.