RAL to introduce a new parking booking system
RAL will introduce a new parking booking system for the 2020 season, to try to to help ease traffic congestion during peak times.
If you’re staying at the hut and arrive during the day (before 5pm 10am), you will need to book a park.
The booking system will be open to the public by Wednesday 8 July, in operation by Saturday, 11 July and is free of charge this season.
If you arrive at Whakapapa after 5pm, There will be 400 overnight spaces, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Car park one will no longer be available for overnight parking. Overnight parking is displayed in red on the map below.
Update 6 July 2020
After a lot of feedback, RAL have decided to delay the launch by a couple of weeks and to restrict the parking booking system to the ten busiest weekends. Bookings are only required for peak weekend mornings from 25 July to 27 September.
How to book a car park
Read more on RAL’s “help” website:
https://help.mtruapehu.com/hc/en-us/categories/360000132455-Car-Parking
Update 8 July 2020
Further information for clubs is now available on the Ruapehu Mountain Clubs Association website: