We own and manage a number of car parks around the Yorkshire Dales National Park, as do local councils and other independent providers. Income from our car parks goes directly towards our work to keep the Yorkshire Dales a special place, including maintaining footpaths and conserving our wildlife.
Our car parks
You can use the links below to navigate to our car parks using Google Maps or what3words
- Aysgarth Falls – ///acquaint.fairly.qualify
- Buckden – ///inhabited.gullible.trend
- Clapham – ///outnumber.swim.bravest
- Grassington – ///extend.paving.protected
- Hawes (Dales Countryside Museum) – ///bespoke.handrail.gripes
- Horton-in-Ribblesdale – ///florists.famines.exhaled
- Kettlewell – ///control.handed.encodes
- Linton Falls – ///stooping.communal.wide
- Malham – ///strumming.offers.selects
- Stainforth – ///tribes.hardly.pounces
Toilets
Toilets are open 24 hours a day.
All our car parks have toilets, including a toilet with RADAR facilities with the exception of Linton Falls. Purchase RADAR keys from the Disability Rights UK website. Please park responsibly, within marked bays if they exist, keeping away from verges and leaving enough room for manoeuvre.
Changing Places toilet facility
We have three Changing Places toilets at our:
- Hawes National Park Visitor & Dales Countryside Museum
- Grassington National Park Visitor Centre
- Malham National Park Visitor Centre
A Changing Places facility is a step up from a standard disabled toilet. It contains extra equipment and space to allow people with profound learning disabilities, as well as people with physical disabilities such as spinal injuries, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis, to use the toilet safely and comfortably.
If you need to report any problems or issues about car parks or toilet facilities managed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, please contact us.
Car parking charges
Car park charges from Tuesday, 1 April 2026
- Up to 2 hours £3.80 (additional 1 hour when Blue Badge displayed)
- Over 2 hours £6.00
- Up to 24 hours £7.00
- Up to 48 hours £8.50
- 7-day long stay ticket £20.00 (valid in all National Park Authority car parks)
Parking charges apply to all users, but the two-hour ticket is valid for 3 hours if a Blue Badge is displayed.
If you need to make a late payment for one of our car parks, you can do via our online shop.
Our car park machines are card-only
If you wish to pay by cash for your car parking, you can do so inside the National Park Visitor Centre – located in Grassington, Malham, Hawes and Aysgarth Falls during opening hours.
We have electric vehicle charging points at all of our car parks.
Annual passes for residents and regular visitors
Buy your NEW! 2026/27 Annual Car Park Pass from our Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority online shop (valid from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027). The online price of £62 includes postage and packing.
If you are a resident, non-resident or a regular visitor to the National Park, you can purchase an annual permit, which can be used in any of our ten Yorkshire Dales National Park car parks.
Annual visitor/resident and business car park passes are valid from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. After 1 October, an annual pass can be purchased at a reduced rate of £32, and this will be valid for six months until 31 March. After 1 October, a business pass can be purchased at a reduced rate of £42, and this will be valid until 31 March. There are no further reductions or discounts based on when the pass is purchased, or on spaces being available in car parks.
NEW! Annual passes are available to buy online from our Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority online shop or from our National Park Visitor Centres at Grassington, Aysgarth, Hawes and Malham.
Business Passes are also available to buy online via our Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority online shop only.
A replacement business pass can be supplied for £5 to cover administration costs.
Camping and overnight occupation of vehicles
Overnight occupation of vehicles is prohibited in all National Park Authority-owned car parks. Camping and overnight occupation of motorhomes is also prohibited.
Give your car a break
Why not help the environment and have a carefree day out without your car? Much of the National Park is easily explored by bus, train, bike or boot. Take a look at our Travel information page.
Dark Sky Discovery
The car parks at Buckden, Malham and Hawes are designated as Dark Sky Discovery sites. Car parking charges at these sites do not apply between the hours of 7pm and 6am, if you are using the car park for stargazing purposes.
Gritting Statement
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is responsible for the management of ten public car parks in the National Park.
The Authority provides public car parks to assist the public to enjoy the National Park. It manages and maintains the car parks in a manner that enables, as far as possible, and within the resources available, the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians.
The car parks will remain open throughout icy and winter conditions, however, they will not be gritted or cleared of snow. The decision on whether to use the car park rests with the public. In order to assist the public assess the situation at any given time, each car park will display a standard ‘ice hazard’ highways warning sign together with the following information within the car park threshold sign:
‘Car park and paths not gritted, please take additional care’
The Authority reserves the right to close a car park as a result of extreme events.
Car Park Byelaws
Download the PDF relating to bylaws for Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority car parks.