The resort’s own pages disagree on some details. See what they say.
Do you need a reservation on your day?
A weekend reservation costs $20 in the Early Riser, High Noon, Last Chance and Upper Last Chance lots. The Admin Lot costs $40 every day, and The Beach (the ski-in, ski-out lot) needs a reservation every day at rates that vary. A season parking pass costs $229.
Jan 2, 2027 to May 2, 2027 (Saturdays and Sundays, 6am to 1pm)
The first wave of reservations opened Nov 1, 2026 at 10am. During the reservation season, more spots for the coming weekend are released every Monday at 2pm Mountain time.
- Parking is free Monday to Friday all season, first come, first served, in the Early Riser, High Noon, Last Chance and Upper Last Chance lots.
- Come with 4 or more people and your weekend reservation is free, though you still have to book it.
- On weekends, parking is free and needs no reservation if you arrive after 1pm.
- The Summit Stage bus is free from anywhere in Summit County, and its Swan Mountain Flyer serves A-Basin daily in peak season.
If weekend reservations sell out, take the free Summit Stage bus, ride Snowstang from Denver ($25 round trip, weekends and the MLK and Presidents Day holidays), or arrive after 1pm when parking is free.
- Every reservation carries a $100 no-show fee unless you cancel by 9am on the day.
- You can hold up to 4 reservations at a time and only 1 per day, and you’ll need a new account this season because last season’s accounts didn’t carry over.
- Parking without a reservation brings a $200 violation, cut to $100 if you pay within 10 days. Parking on Highway 6 gets you towed.
Release times
- Weekend parking reservations open: Every Monday at 2pm MT (More reservations released for the upcoming weekend). Next: see the calendar
Where the official pages disagree
arapahoebasin.com gives the weekend reservation season as Jan 2 to May 2, 2027 at the top of its parking page, but its carpool and EV sections say Jan 3 to May 3. Park A-Basin’s own pages all say Jan 2 to May 2, 2027.
Park A-Basin’s home page and the A-Basin EV section mention “weekends & holidays”, while the FAQ and parking basics say reservations are needed on Saturdays and Sundays only.
The FAQ says weekly releases happen “each Monday during the parking reservation period (January 2 - May 2, 2027)”, so it isn’t clear whether a Monday release happens before the first weekend (Jan 2–3). The calendar entry starts Jan 4.
Where this comes from
- https://www.parkabasin.com/faqs, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.parkabasin.com/parkingbasics, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.parkabasin.com/parkingpasses, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://parkabasin.com/, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.arapahoebasin.com/parking/, checked Nov 11, 2026
Rules change during the season. If the resort’s page says something different from ours, go by the resort.
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