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Parking
- Cost
- Free
- Village View weekends/peak (3 or fewer occupants, before noon)
- $20 / day
- Lower Village Preferred Paid Mon–Fri non-peak
- $25 / day
- Lower Village Preferred Paid weekends & peak
- $50 / day
- Reservation
- Required
- Carpool
- Free
Castle Peak lots are free, first-come, with a shuttle to the village. Village View lots are free midweek but need a reservation on weekends and peak days. Lower Village Preferred is paid and also reserved on weekends and peak days.
Book parkingThe mountain
- Base
- 1,929 m
- Summit
- 2,624 m
- Vertical
- 695 m
- Season
- Opens Nov 20, 2026
- Last season
- Dec 6, 2025 – Apr 5, 2026
Northstar California is in Truckee, California (Sierra Nevada). Its base is at 1,929 m and its summit at 2,624 m, a vertical drop of 695 m. It's on the Epic Pass. Parking is free but needs a reservation. Northstar California opens November 20, 2026.
Season passes
Epic Pass