The resort’s own pages disagree on some details. See what they say.
Do you need a reservation on your day?
At the California Base Area lot, a weekend or peak-day reservation costs $20 for 3 or fewer people and is free with 4 or more. The Boulder and Stagecoach lots on the Nevada side are free every day with no reservation.
Dec 12, 2026 to Apr 4, 2027 (weekends and peak periods)
Reservations for 2026–27 opened Oct 28 at 8am Pacific at parkheavenly.com. While spots remain, you can book right up to the time you arrive, even from the parking lot.
- Park at Boulder or Stagecoach Lodge in Nevada, which are free every day, weekends included.
- Come Monday to Friday outside peak periods, when the California Base Area is free with no reservation.
- Arrive after 11:30am on weekends and peak days, when the California Base Area is free with no reservation.
- Bring 4 or more people and your California Base Area reservation is free.
If the California Base Area is sold out, park free at Boulder or Stagecoach Lodge on the Nevada side. A shuttle runs between Boulder and Stagecoach, and the Kingsbury Route connects both with the Stateline transit center.
- Cancel by 8am on the day for a refund. Each no-show costs $50.
- You can hold up to five reservations at a time.
- Don’t park on the streets around Boulder or Stagecoach Lodge. The Heavenly Village garage by the gondola belongs to the City of South Lake Tahoe, which sets its rates.
Where the official pages disagree
The cutoff is 11:30am almost everywhere, but the shuttle section of skiheavenly.com says reservation parking at California Lodge runs “up to noon” on weekends and holidays.
skiheavenly.com still carries last-season lines: California Lodge parking is free “throughout the rest of the 2025/2026 season”, and “Reservations for the 2025/26 winter season are available” on ParkHeavenly.com.
Where this comes from
- https://www.skiheavenly.com/explore-the-resort/about-the-resort/getting-here-and-parking.aspx, checked Nov 11, 2026
- https://www.parkheavenly.com/parkingreservations, 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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