Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Forum rules
- This is a mountaineering forum, so please keep your posts on-topic. Posts do not all have to be related to the 14ers but should at least be mountaineering-related.
- Personal attacks and confrontational behavior will result in removal from the forum at the discretion of the administrators.
- Do not use this forum to advertise, sell photos or other products or promote a commercial website.
- Posts will be removed at the discretion of the site administrator or moderator(s), including: Troll posts, posts pushing political views or religious beliefs, and posts with the purpose of instigating conflict within the forum.
-
- Posts: 16
- Joined: 1/27/2012
- Trip Reports (0)
Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Just FYI. They're doing things a bit differently this year, so early season reservations are already open. As of this writing, the last weekend in June is already sold out...
From the web site: https://aspenchamber.org/plan-trip/trip ... servations
Maroon Bells reservations are released on a rolling basis:
March 1, 2023 - Reservations for May & June available
April 1, 2023 - Reservations for July & August available
May 1, 2023 - Reservations for September & October available
From the web site: https://aspenchamber.org/plan-trip/trip ... servations
Maroon Bells reservations are released on a rolling basis:
March 1, 2023 - Reservations for May & June available
April 1, 2023 - Reservations for July & August available
May 1, 2023 - Reservations for September & October available
-
- Posts: 532
- Joined: 3/7/2009
- Trip Reports (0)
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
I read the FAQs on the web site. There's an interesting exception to the restrictions on private vehicles: if you have a child under 2 years old in a legal car seat, then you can drive in even during the restricted hours.
Maybe a Rent a Kid business opportunity?
Maybe a Rent a Kid business opportunity?
Every village has at least one idiot. Successful villages choose someone else to be their leader.
- justiner
- Posts: 4415
- Joined: 8/28/2010
- 14ers: 58 8
- 13ers: 138
- Trip Reports (40)
- Contact:
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Where's the cheapest/free place to park, to ride a bike up?
- Stratosfearsome
- Posts: 287
- Joined: 6/27/2015
- 14ers: 58 2 33
- 13ers: 244 9 3
- Trip Reports (10)
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Call it Baby Bells™ ?DaveLanders wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:44 am I read the FAQs on the web site. There's an interesting exception to the restrictions on private vehicles: if you have a child under 2 years old in a legal car seat, then you can drive in even during the restricted hours.
Maybe a Rent a Kid business opportunity?
Nobody climbs 14ers anymore, they’re too crowded.
- Cool Hand Luke
- Posts: 189
- Joined: 3/14/2011
- 14ers: 58 1 5
- 13ers: 105
- Trip Reports (6)
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Typically Aspen Middle School on Maroon Creek Road has been open to the public for free day use parking. The school was doing construction last summer, so parking was not open to the public. I believe the construction should be finished for this summer.
Unfortunately there are so may e-bikes operating unsafely and blocking traffic, including emergency vehicles, on Maroon Creek Road that it is probably just a matter of time until bicycles are regulated on Maroon Creek Road.
- nmjameswilson
- Posts: 320
- Joined: 9/7/2018
- 14ers: 58
- 13ers: 15
- Trip Reports (0)
- Contact:
-
- Posts: 781
- Joined: 6/9/2010
- 14ers: 56
- 13ers: 218
- Trip Reports (3)
- Contact:
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
You know how you're not supposed to leave kids in parked cars? This seems like a two-sided market, a perfect opportunity to become a middleman and extract money from rich people on both sides.
- CheapCigarMan
- Posts: 571
- Joined: 12/10/2014
- 14ers: 58 2
- 13ers: 108 2
- Trip Reports (1)
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Just called Aspen.
They are still planning to open Maroon Creek Road May 15th.
He mentioned that if you are planning to camp there to purchase your camping permit first. Then in your camping reservation confirmation email you will receive a link to purchase a parking permit.
They are still planning to open Maroon Creek Road May 15th.
He mentioned that if you are planning to camp there to purchase your camping permit first. Then in your camping reservation confirmation email you will receive a link to purchase a parking permit.
I should be on a mountain
-
- Posts: 4
- Joined: 8/16/2023
- Trip Reports (0)
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Are you talking about the Aspen Recreation center? I was planning to park there and then walk to the shuttle.nmjameswilson wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:33 amI had friends park at the Rec Center and they had no issues however I do not recall if parking was actually "allowed".
- nmjameswilson
- Posts: 320
- Joined: 9/7/2018
- 14ers: 58
- 13ers: 15
- Trip Reports (0)
- Contact:
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Yes but again though we had no issues parking there I cannot recall if it is officially allowed.sanmiguel wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:27 pmAre you talking about the Aspen Recreation center? I was planning to park there and then walk to the shuttle.nmjameswilson wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:33 amI had friends park at the Rec Center and they had no issues however I do not recall if parking was actually "allowed".
- BillMiddlebrook
- Site Administrator
- Posts: 6918
- Joined: 7/25/2004
- 14ers: 58 46 19
- 13ers: 172 44 37
- Trip Reports (2)
- Contact:
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
No overnight parking is allowed at the rec center. It's signed.
"When I go out, I become more alive. I just love skiing. The gravitational pull. When you ski steep terrain... you can almost get a feeling of flying." -Doug Coombs
- nmjameswilson
- Posts: 320
- Joined: 9/7/2018
- 14ers: 58
- 13ers: 15
- Trip Reports (0)
- Contact:
Re: Maroon Bells Parking 2023
Day parking however is allowed correct?BillMiddlebrook wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:58 am No overnight parking is allowed at the rec center. It's signed.