Before you drive to Dodge Ridge: live Caltrans chain controls on SR-108, weather alerts, and the preferred lot, season permit and overnight rules.
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Dodge Ridge parking rules (full text)
- Reservations
- None. Preferred paid parking is first come, first served.
- Fee
- Preferred paid parking in the Motherlode Lot on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for $40 per vehicle. Overflow/road parking shown as Free on the lot-status board.
- Lots
- Main (Lower) Lot, Motherlode Lot, 5 Lot (Chair 5), Upper Overflow, Lower Overflow, 5 Road, In Road, Out Road (lot-status board on How to Get Here page).
- Season permits
- 26/27 Season Parking Permits are sold out. "Season Parking Permit spots will only be guaranteed until 11:00 am Daily" in the Main Lower and Motherlode lots; a portion of the Chair 5 lot is also reserved for permit holders.
- Overnight
- Season permits do not allow overnight parking. "Vehicles left overnight may be towed at the owner's expense."
- RVs
- Single overnight RV passes, price TBD per night, 4-night maximum; buy at Guest Services inside the Helm Family Lodge. No season-long RV pass.
- Arrival
- On busy weekends and holidays arrive between 8:00 and 9:00 AM, even for afternoon lessons, since parking fills quickly (Lessons page).
- Shuttle
- Resort says its shuttle system is changing; no details posted yet.
Source: Preferred Parking – Dodge Ridge. Always follow the resort’s posted rules.
Getting there
Typical drive: 45 min from Sonora, 2 hr from Modesto, 2 hr 45 from Sacramento, 3 hr 30 from the Bay Area. Check the Road and Chains lights before you leave.
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