Before you drive to Bear Valley: live Caltrans chain controls on SR-4, weather alerts, and the shuttle and RV overnight rules.
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Bear Valley parking rules (full text)
- Reservations
- None mentioned.
- Fee
- Day parking fee not mentioned; shuttles are free. Overnight parking $20 per night.
- Lots
- Resort-base parking lot (served by Parking Lot Shuttle), RV lot behind the sand shack, and Bear Valley Village lot across from Sky High Pizza & Pub (Village Shuttle stop). The resort page does not name a 'Cub Lot'.
- Overnight
- Overnight parking only in the RV lot behind the sand shack, $20 per night.
- RVs
- RV lot behind the sand shack (overnight $20/night).
- Shuttle
- Parking Lot Shuttle loops continuously between the parking lot and the resort base on weekends and holidays ("preferred parking days"), 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. Village Shuttle runs daily between Bear Valley Village and the Resort Base, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM.
- Drop-off
- Village Shuttle mountain stop is outside the upper breezeway.
Source: Parking & Shuttles – Bear Valley. Always follow the resort’s posted rules.
Getting there
Typical drive: 1 hr from Angels Camp, 2 hr 30 from Sacramento, 3 hr 30 from the Bay Area. Check the Road and Chains lights before you leave.
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