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Parking
- Cost
- Free
- Reservation
- Not required
- Carpool
- ✓
Parking is free, no reservation needed. Use the Main/Lower lots first. Paradise (upper), a ski-in/ski-out lot, has a shuttle on weekends, holidays and when full; Crest overflow is 1.8 miles up the pass, also with a shuttle. Shuttles run from Paradise and Crest until about 5pm on weekends, holidays and overflow days. The Lower Lot has six EV charging ports (three dual-port stations), available 7am–5pm in season via the EV+Charging app. Staff direct parking from 7am. On busy days, arriving between 9:30am and 1:30pm means the Main/Lower lots will likely be full.
The mountain
- Base
- 3,269 m
- Summit
- 3,643 m
- Vertical
- 374 m
- Season
- 2026–27 opening not announced yet
- Last season
- Dec 2, 2025 – Mar 29, 2026
- Lifts
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Monarch Mountain is in Salida, Colorado (Sawatch Range). Its base is at 3,269 m and its summit at 3,643 m, a vertical drop of 374 m. Parking is free and needs no reservation. Monarch Mountain hasn't announced its 2026–27 opening date yet. It typically opens around November 20.