Parking in Lake Arrowhead: Village, Trailheads & Snow Days (2026)

Mountain parking is the difference between a good day and a ruined one. This page covers the four lots that matter: Lake Arrowhead Village (the year-round anchor), Snow Valley on a snow day, the chronically overflowing Heart Rock trailhead, and Lake Gregory in swim season. Fill times below are for weekends โ€” weekdays are almost always fine.

Lake Arrowhead Village Parking

Free Fills late morning on summer weekends

Free, but the close lots go by late morning on summer weekends. Here's the lot layout and the workarounds.

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Snow Valley Parking

Reserve ahead on peak dates $25โ€“40 peak / free non-peak No overflow option

The ski-day gotcha: peak dates require a pre-purchased $25โ€“40 parking reservation โ€” no day-of sales, no overflow lot.

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Heart Rock Trailhead Parking

~10 spaces only Full by 9am spring weekends Adventure Pass required

~10 spaces, Adventure Pass required, full by 9am on spring weekends. Read this before you drive up.

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Lake Gregory Parking

$10/day max 3 lots โ€” one usually open

$2 first hour, $10/day max via ParkMobile across three lots. Which lot to pick and when the beach lot fills.

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