Beginning Sunday May 31, parking at the Booth Lake Trailhead will be closed to reduce crowding on the Booth Lake Trail in East Vail. The closure will extend through the fall. There is also no parking in the surrounding neighborhood or at Booth Creek Park. In addition, the Vail Mountain School lot is closed in cooperation with the Town of Vail. Violators in any of these areas will be towed. Hiker drop-off and pick-up by private vehicles at the trailhead parking lot is allowed and restroom facilities are available at the trailhead.  

The trailhead is served by the East Vail route of the free Town of Vail bus system with service originating from the Vail Transportation Center. Buses are currently operating on the spring schedule with service to East Vail beginning at 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. followed by service every half hour until 6 p.m. when the schedule returns to hourly service. Buses will transition to the summer schedule June 8 with regular service from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. Visit vail.gov/bus to check the summer bus schedule for specific times. Details on hiking options throughout Vail are available at www.discovervail.com/hike.  

The hike can also be accessed via bike with bike racks as well as a Shift Bike station at the trailhead. To learn more about the Shift Bike e-bike share program, visit shift-bike.com. Hikers with dogs are encouraged to coordinate pick-up and drop-off at the trailhead or find an alternative hike to the Booth Lake Trail, as only service dogs are allowed on town buses. Backpackers can make use of overnight parking at the Vail Village, Lionshead or Red Sandstone parking garages. For more information on parking locations as well as daily and overnight rates visit www.vail.gov/parking.  

For additional details, visit the Vail Welcome Centers or call 970-477-3522.