The resort’s page doesn’t say which season these rules are for. They were current on the page when we checked.
What it costs
General day parking at the gondola base is free. A Reserved Parking Pass gets you a guaranteed spot in the VIP lot until 11am, but the parking page doesn’t list its price.
How to park free
- Leave the car in Banff and ride the free Sunshine Shuttle, which picks up at hotels, the Town Parking Lot behind the Mt. Royal Hotel and the Brewster Bus Depot.
Book or pay
If the lots are full
If the main lot fills, attendants send you to extra parking along the access road or the Healy Creek lot near the highway, and Sunshine runs a shuttle from there to the gondola base.
Good to know
- Banff Sunshine is inside Banff National Park, so you need a Parks Canada pass to visit. A daily pass costs C$12.25 per adult or C$24.50 for a family or group of up to seven in one vehicle, and an annual Discovery Pass costs C$83.50 per adult or C$167.50 per family. Youth 17 and under get in free. These are Parks Canada’s posted 2026 fees.
- Overnight parking in the main lot is discouraged, and camping isn’t allowed in any lot.
Prices are in Canadian dollars.
Where this comes from
- https://www.skibanff.com/plan/getting-here/parking, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.skibanff.com/plan-stay/getting-here/free-shuttle, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.skibanff.com/getting-here, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/visit/tarifs-fees, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/visit/passer-passes, 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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