Premiere parking spots for carpoolers at Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows through the POW Parking program
Premiere parking spots for carpoolers at Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows through the POW Parking program

Protect Our Winters (POW) Carpool Parking at Palisades Tahoe

We have partnered with Protect Our Winters (POW) to offer free, premium parking to guests who carpool to the resort with 3 or more occupants per vehicle. The POW Carpool Parking area is available on a first-come, first-served basis.


POW Parking Details
The Village at Palisades Tahoe: 800 designated spaces located in the main parking lot, with the entrance being off of Squaw Valley Rd near PlumpJacks.
Alpine Lodge Base Area: 75 spaces located adjacent to the base lodge, available until full on weekends. Alpine also has premium paid parking available.

The POW Parking program aligns with the resort’s mission to reduce its carbon footprint, raise awareness about how transportation contributes to climate change, and promote carpooling and efficient transportation within the region. We want to make sure that we are using our parking resources in a way that makes sense for our business, our guests, and our environment. We sincerely appreciate all of the guests who are taking advantage of this program and hope to continue to see the successful growth of carpooling at our resort. Traffic has a major impact on our guests, and POW Parking is one of a number of ways we are working to take cars off the road.


POW Carpool Parking Frequently Asked Questions

WHO CAN PARK IN POW CARPOOL PARKING?

  • Any vehicle with 3 or more people can park in POW Carpool Parking for free on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Two parents & a baby count as three passengers and are eligible for POW parking.
  • Handicapped individuals with proper placards are eligible for POW parking.
  • At this time we do not allow zero-emission vehicles to park with less than 3 people in the lot, but we are looking into how we can incorporate that into the program.
  • Cars with 2 seats only may park in POW parking if both seats are filled, as can motorcycles.


WHERE IS POW CARPOOL PARKING LOCATED?
POW Carpool Parking is located in a prime location, spanning the entire lot directly north of The Village at Palisades Tahoe, between Village East Road (Adjacent to the main lobby of the Village at Palisades Tahoe) and the terminus of Squaw Valley Road (adjacent to PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn). At Alpine, POW Parking is located in the first row near the Subway chairlift.

AM I GUARANTEED A PARKING SPOT IF I CARPOOL?
The 800 spaces at the Palisades base area and 75 spaces at the Alpine base area will be open to carpool vehicles with three or more occupants until they are all filled. Once the premium parking areas meet daily capacity, all vehicles will be directed to the main parking lots. At Alpine, you can also pay $40 in advance or $50 day-of to park in the premium paid parking area.

HOW MANY POW CARPOOL PARKING SPOTS ARE THERE? AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SPOTS?
We have about 5,000 parking spots at Palisades and 1,600 at Alpine. 800 at Palisades and 75 at Alpine are designated for carpooling.

HOW DOES POW CARPOOL PARKING BENEFIT ME?
If you come to Palisades Tahoe with a total of 3 or more people in your car you will have access to premium parking that is close to the base area and lifts. You will also have access to a free 8-passenger golf cart service to help get your group and your gear to the base area.

HOW LONG HAS PALISADES TAHOE BEEN RUNNING THE POW CARPOOL PARKING PROGRAM AND WHAT HAVE THE RESULTS BEEN?
In 2016, we partnered with Protect Our Winters to offer free premium “POW Parking” to reward guests who elect to carpool to Palisades Tahoe, with a goal to reduce traffic and the resort’s carbon footprint. Guest participation in the program has increased annually. In the past, the POW Carpool Parking program has removed about 7,200 cars from the road annually. In the 2018-19 season, 98% of guests parking in the POW Carpool lot have actually been carpool vehicles with 3+ individuals.