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Paid parking will soon go into effect at Bonanza Flat area trailheads, a popular summer destination at the upper elevations of Park City.
On June 2 paid hourly parking will start at the Bloods Lake, Bonanza Flat and Empire Pass trailheads.
Park City Parking Manager Johnny Wasden said there will be a $5 per hour rate during the weekdays and an $8 per hour rate on weekends.
Wasden said they don’t plan to implement time limits on parking.
“We’re kind of letting the pricing control the turnover,” he said. “But if we do start to see long-term vehicle parking where folks are just kind of parking and staying put and paying those larger fees, we may impose time limits.”
Paid parking will also be in effect at a new small trailhead located at the intersection of Guardsman Pass Road and Pine Canyon Road, near the Little Joe Loop trail.
A free locals parking permit is available to residents of the 84060 zip code. That’s because taxpayers funded a $25 million bond to purchase and preserve Bonanza Flat in 2017.
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