Parking at Stratton

Stratton’s general parking lots are free. Season permit holders get reserved spaces in the main base lot and part of the Sun Bowl Lot from about 7am to 1pm, and on some weekends and holidays the whole parking garage is held for them. Stratton’s page doesn’t say what a permit costs or name the season, so check it again closer to opening.

• All general lots are free. Once the garage fills, attendants send you to Lot 1, then Lot 2, with shuttles to the skier drop-off at the main base.
• After 1pm, the permit area in the main base lot opens to everyone.

On busy weekends Stratton suggests going straight to Lot 1. If the main lots are full, park at the Sun Bowl Lot, about two miles past Lot 1, which has its own base lodge and lift. From New York City, the Stratton Jitney bus runs on winter weekends from $69 a person, with reservations required.

• Winter shuttles from Lots 1 and 2 run from about 6am to 5pm and less often after that, so Stratton suggests moving your car back to the main lot before 5pm.
• There are 10 to 15 skier drop-off spots by the main lot entrance. Unload quickly and then park.
• Overnight parking is allowed in all lots. Car and RV camping is limited to Lot 1 and the Sun Bowl, for up to three nights, and you must fill in Stratton’s check-in form first.