Parking at Sierra Nevada: where to park to ski

OpenStreetMap lists 5 car parks within 1.5 km of a lift base at Sierra Nevada. The closest to the slopes is Car park by Telesilla Parador I, 100 m from the Telesilla Parador I lift. The largest with a recorded capacity is Parking Los Peñones: 750 spaces.

Charges: 2 free, 3 paid and 0 with no data on the map.

Car parks at Sierra Nevada, closest to the lifts first

Distances are in a straight line to the nearest lift base, not by road. Spaces, price and type are those recorded in OpenStreetMap; where there is no data, we say so.

Is there free parking at Sierra Nevada?

Yes: OpenStreetMap marks these as free: Car park by Telesilla Parador I, Car park by Telesilla Virgen de las Nieves. Whether a car park is free can change from one season to the next; if there is a barrier or a pay machine, the sign wins.

How much does parking cost at Sierra Nevada?

We do not publish tariffs: no open source keeps them up to date, and a figure from memory is exactly the one that is wrong on the day you drive up. What we do know is which ones charge: 3 of the 5 car parks at Sierra Nevada are marked as paid. If they charge, the price is on the resort’s or the town’s website.

How many parking spaces are there at Sierra Nevada?

At least 1,263: that is the sum of the 2 car parks with a recorded capacity in OpenStreetMap. The other 3 have none, so the real total is higher.

Car parks at Sierra Nevada on Google

With opening hours where they publish them.

• Sierra nevada Aparcamiento Los Peñones | 2.300 m — Monachil, 18196 Sierra Nevada, Granada, España (990 m)
• Parking cubierto Plaza Andalucía — Grupo Explanada, 2, 18196 Monachil, Granada, España (1.1 km)
• Aparcamiento Las Sabinas | 2.100 m — 18196 Monachil, Granada, España (1.4 km)
• Parking barranco del rinconcillo — Güéjar Sierra, 18160, Granada, España (4.2 km)
• Andalucía Plaza, 4 Parking — C. de la Virgen de las Nieves, 1, 18196 Sierra Nevada, AL, España (1.1 km)
• Aparcamiento zona alta Sierra Nevada — 18196 Monachil, Granada, España (2.6 km)
• Parking Hoya de la Mora — 18196 Monachil, Granada, España (500 m)
• Aparcamiento — Urbanizacion Solynieve, 3, 18196 Monachil, Granada, España (1.1 km)

Datos de locales: Google

Tips for parking at Sierra Nevada

• On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the car parks by the main lifts fill up early: arrive before the lifts open or use the outer car parks and ride the shuttle or gondola.
• If you park at the foot of the slopes, leave the car facing downhill with the handbrake on lightly: in a hard frost the brakes can freeze on.
• Carry snow chains or fit winter tyres: in snow the access road can be closed to cars without them.
• Motorhome and coach parks are separate: overnight stays in car parks are not allowed unless signposted.
• Spain has no general winter-tyre rule, but where the chains sign is up on the access road you must fit chains or have approved winter tyres.

What about going without a car?

If you would rather skip the parking, see how to reach Sierra Nevada by public transport or transfer, and where to stay at the foot of the slopes.

• Sierra Nevada piste map
• Plan your day at Sierra Nevada: getting there, eating and sleeping
• Sierra Nevada webcams

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