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Visiting Telluride during the fall is one of the most beautiful places you will ever visit, and we can’t wait for you to experience all that these majestic mountains have to offer. Whether you are a car owner, vendor, volunteer, sponsor or festival attendee, let our lodging partners find the lodging option that will work best for you! Follow the links below for all lodging booking options!
Parking

The Town of Telluride and Telluride Mountain Village are small communities with limited parking accommodations.  Information about parking for participating car owners bringing trailers or car haulers will be provided in the confirmation packet once tickets are purchased.

Please note that most lodging options will not be able to accommodate any trailer parking.

Other RV options:

  • RV parking is extremely limited in the Town Park campground and typically sold out for the year by early spring. Absolutely NO CAMPING in cars or RVs is allowed within the Town of Telluride city limits, this includes any parking lots or in the Lawson Hill Ball Field areas.
  • For information regarding other RV options in the area, please visit: (Town of Telluride) https://www.telluride-co.gov/181/Campground or (Surrounding Areas) https://www.telluride-co.gov/

If you are planning to attend The Concours on the Golf Course or any other festival event in Mountain Village, please park in one of the two parking garages in Mountain Village listed below.

Please note that there will be NO PARKING along Mountain Village Blvd or next to the Concours venue (Visher Drive or the Golf Course Member Parking Lot) and the Festival is NOT responsible for parking tickets incurred.

The parking lots below accept cash, credit card or debit card (no pin numbers). All rates are subject to change at any time and signage will reflect this change.

GONDOLA PARKING GARAGE
Follow Town of Mountain Village and Festival signs along Mountain Village Blvd. This garage is located behind Town Hall Plaza next to the gondola terminal Station Village Parking, there are a total of 460 spaces in this garage.

Once parked here you will take the Station Village Gondola into the center of Mountain Village. Festival signs will direct you to the various venues as you step off the gondola.

If you are using this option to attend the Concours events, there will also be a Festival provided shuttle near the entrance to the Gondola that will take you directly to the Concours on the golf course during these hours:

SAT: 9a-4p and SUN: 9a-5:30p

  • FREE, 6a-2a
  • $25 overnight, 2a-6a, valid for 24 hours
  • Pay-and-Display: When an attendant is not present, use credit or debit card only (no cash); use pay-and-display method.
  • RVs and trailers: require two tickets at the rate of either $14 per day or $50 overnight, valid for 24 hours; parking on levels 1, 3 and 4 only
  • No overnight parking, 2a-6a on levels 4, 6 and 7 (open deck levels)

HERITAGE PARKING GARAGE
Located off Mountain Village Boulevard and across from Hotel Madeline, turn west to enter the garage.This garage is walking distance to all Mountain Village Festival venues.

There are a total of 116 spaces in this garage, most of which are located on the upper level. The hotel operator oversees the other 82 spaces with full valet services.

  • $2 per hour, first hour free
  • $35 maximum charge for 24-hour period
  • Pay-and-Display: motorists purchase time, take a receipt, and display it on the cars dashboard.
  • Meters are located adjacent to each of the elevator vestibules within the garage.
  • Credit card or debit card (no pin number), no cash
  • No trailers
  • 7’6″ clearance

The Town of Telluride provides very limited free or paid parking options. Unless you are staging your vehicle on Colorado Avenue for Cool Cars on Colorado, we recommend all festival guests park in the Town of Mountain Village and use the Free Gondola to attend the various Autumn Classic festival venues.

Town of Telluride Parking Information:

  • Free all-day parking is available to visitors at the Carhenge parking lot on West Pacific Street. The lot is serviced by the regular Galloping Goose transit loop. No overnight or RV parking allowed.
  • Metered zones and free two-hour parking are available throughout the business district. Meters are one per block. Users can purchase a receipt for up to three hours of parking at a rate of $1.00 per hour, with a minimum cash purchase of $0.25 and a minimum debit or credit card purchase of $1.00. Meter receipts should be placed carefully on the driver’s side dash board face up so that Code Enforcement officers can clearly read them.
  • RV camping is NOT ALLOWED within the Telluride Town limits other than the limited number of RV spots in Telluride’s Town Park which is first come, first served. No reservations are allowed.

Parking Enforcement

  • All parking is enforced from 8a-6p, Monday through Saturday.
  • Sundays are excluded from parking enforcement.

Public Transportation within Telluride Town Limits:

The Town of Telluride runs a regularly scheduled free bus, The Galloping Goose, around town. This bus makes regular stops at the Courthouse on main street, the Oak St Gondola Station, the Carhenge parking lot located across from Clark’s Market and any street corner along the route. This bus runs from 7a-9p, 7 days a week. More service information can be found posted at all regular stop locations.

Public parking during festival operating hours will be provided at several venues. The Autumn Classic will not provide overnight parking to the public. Please use the parking options provided by the Town of Mountain Village at the Gondola Parking Garage or inquire about parking options at your place of lodging.

Festival Provided Daytime Public Parking Options:
Please park in the free Gondola Station Parking Garage behind the Mountain Market. This garage is free to park in during the day. On Saturday this is the best option if you are planning to attend the Concours on the Golf Course. To access Concours, park in the Gondola Station Parking Garage and take the Festival provided, free shuttle to the Concours area. There is NO attendee parking at the Concours.

Public parking during festival operating hours will be provided at several venues. The Autumn Classic will not provide overnight parking to the public. Please use the parking options provided by the Town of Mountain Village at the Gondola Parking Garage or inquire about parking options at your place of lodging.

Festival Provided Daytime Public Parking Options:
Please park in the free Gondola Station Parking Garage behind the Mountain Market. This garage is free to park in during the day. On Saturday this is the best option if you are planning to attend the Concours on the Golf Course. To access Concours, park in the Gondola Station Parking Garage and take the Festival provided, free shuttle to the Concours area. There is NO attendee parking at the Concours.

 

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