The resort’s own pages disagree on some details. See what they say.
A season Preferred Parking Pass costs $300 and guarantees entry to the preferred areas until 10am. Preferred parking is in effect on weekends and holidays. Last season, drivers without a pass paid $30 a day to use the preferred area, and the resort hasn’t posted a 2026–27 day rate. Bear Valley’s site doesn’t describe the general lots.
Check Bear Valley’s own site before you go: www.bearvalley.com.
Season parking passes went on sale Mar 22, 2026 at 7am, online only, and the page still lists them as on sale.
- Spaces are reduced on stormy days because the resort doesn’t park cars against snowbanks, and the pass doesn’t cover overnight parking.
Where the official pages disagree
The parking page says permits can be collected starting November 9th, 2026, while the March sale announcement says pickup begins November 10th, 2026.
Where this comes from
- https://www.bearvalley.com/parking-shuttles, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.bearvalley.com/post/26-27-parking-passes-on-sale-sunday-march-22nd, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.bearvalley.com/post/25-26-winter-parking-passes-on-sale-september-22nd-2025, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.bearvalley.com/post/season-parking-passes-back-in-limited-supply, checked Nov 11, 2026
- We tried https://www.bearvalley.com/parking-shuttles but couldn’t read it, so we’ll check it by hand.
Rules change during the season. If the resort’s page says something different from ours, go by the resort.
Other resorts in California (outside Tahoe)
- Snow ValleyReservationParking ticket needed on paid dates: $25–30 · Running Springs, California
- Big Bear Mountain Resort (Snow Summit and Bear Mountain)PaidPaid upper lots $30–40 · free remote lots + shuttle · Big Bear Lake, California
- Dodge RidgePaidPaid main lots · free overflow · $40 preferred · Pinecrest, California
- Mountain HighPaidPaid: $30, free lower lot at West · Wrightwood, California
- Mt. BaldyPaidPaid daily parking · free with a season pass · Mt Baldy, California
- Mammoth MountainFreeFree · paid Preferred spots at each lodge · Mammoth Lakes, California
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