PARKING

How parking impacts your Timp hike

  • Parking is limited at both trailheads
  • All vehicles that park to visit Timp must have a temporary Forest Service parking pass or national parks pass
  • The road by both trailheads is very narrow
  • Parking on the Alpine Loop road is prohibited except at one of the 15 designated turnouts.
  • A reservation is required to park at Timpooneke on weekends & holidays 
Image shows a screen cap of Recreation dot gov and the annual national park and federal lands passes

All vehicles need a paid parking pass

Get More Info & Buy Passes
Image shows a screen cap of the Recreation.gov website on the Timpooneke Timed Ticket entry page.

Reservations required to park at Timpooneke Trailhead weekends & holidays

  • Reservations required on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 12:00 am - 11:00 a.m.
  • Reservations can be made on Recreation.gov
  • You must have an account on Recreation.gov
  • $10 vehicle fee and $2 reservation fee - you can use America The Beautiful passes to cover the $10 fee
Get More Info & Make Reservation
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No parking along the Alpine Loop

  • The Alpine Loop is the road you'll take to get to the trailheads
  • It is extremely narrow
  • NO PARKING along this road
  • Even if you see other cars parked there, don't do it
  • Parking on this road blocks emergency vehicles
  • This potentially endangers visitors' lives
  • You will be ticketed ($100) & possibly towed
  • If you get towed, finding a ride out of the canyon will be difficult
Image shows vehicles parked illegally on the Alpine Loop road. They are parked in a small space that is for emergency parking only.

No parking in emergency parking only spots

  • Emergency parking is for emergencies
  • Not for hiking Timp
  • You will be ticketed & possibly towed
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Blocking emergency vehicles endangers lives

  • These are some of the emergency vehicles that need to be able to get through the Alpine Loop
  • The road is so narrow two standard size vehicles barely fit on it
  • Please do not endanger the safety of other visitors by parking illegally
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