To protect the resource and ensure a quality experience, the road to the Maroon Bells Scenic Area is closed to inbound private vehicles from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM between May 22nd and October 18th. During this time, visitors with parking reservations must arrive either before 8:00 AM or after 5:00 PM. However, you can still depart the area during this time.
Choose one of the following reservation options that best suits your needs.
Day Visit - Trailhead Parking
Arrive Anytime
Depart Before 4:30 PM
| Per Vehicle: | $10 |
(No cost for season pass holders, reservation still required.)
Full Day - Midnight to Midnight - Trailhead Parking
For those planning extended hikes, such as those climbing one of the 14ers. Not intended for short day visits.
This is not an overnight reservation, and not intended for overnight multi-day trips, you must depart the parking lot before midnight.
Arrive Anytime
Depart Before Midnight
| Per Vehicle: | $10 |
(No cost for season pass holders, reservation still required.)
Evening - Trailhead Parking
Arrive After 5:00 PM
Depart Before Midnight
| Per Vehicle: | $10 |
(No cost for season pass holders, reservation still required.)
Overnight - Trailhead Parking
For those spending the night in the backcountry or hiking to Crested Butte. Valid for the duration of your visit, as many nights as needed. You must arrive on the first day of your reservation, and once you leave, you will not be permitted to re-enter with the same reservation.
Sleeping overnight in your car is prohibited.
Arrive Anytime
| Per Vehicle: | $10 |
(No cost for season pass holders, reservation still required.)
Maroon Bells Season Pass
Passholders are still required to make a parking reservation. The pass covers the $10.00 entrance fee, but the $2.40 service fee will still apply. Not valid for shuttle reservations.
Valid for the calendar year the pass is purchased in.
Price: $25