Car Parks in the Cairngorms National Park
We want to ensure that everyone who gets outdoors is safe and adheres to Government Guidelines around physical distancing.
Use this list of car parks, their capacity, and likeliness to be busy, to help you plan ahead when visiting the Cairngorms National Park. Some local car parks may have restrictions in place.
Areas in Glenmore and Deeside have been very popular and parking is very limited – please have a backup location if you are thinking of visiting these areas.
Please respect the interests of residents and land managers by using car parks and not parking on the road or blocking driveways and forestry tracks.
Please remember to Tread Lightly in the Park, bring hand sanitiser, rubbish and dog waste bags, and please take all your litter home.
Last Updated: 12:08 July 3 2020 – We endeavor to keep this page as up to date as possible.
Looking for information on the status of public toilets in the Park – please visit our Public Toilets in the Cairngorms National Park web page.
| Car Park | Location | Status | Capacity of Car Park | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Muick | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 70 cars | Balmoral Ranger Service |
| Muir of Dinnet | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 15 cars | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| Cambus o'May | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 30 cars | Forestry Land Scotland |
| Glen Tanar | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 35 cars | Glen Tanar Trust |
| Dinnet | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 20 cars | COAT |
| Crathie Primarily for Balmoral Castle visitors | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 150 cars | Balmoral Ranger Service |
| Keiloch, Invercauld Estate | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 40 cars | Invercauld Estate |
| Callater Car Park | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 20 cars | Invercauld Estate |
| Sean Spittal | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | 8 cars | Invercauld Estate |
| Linn of Dee | Deeside, Aberdeenshire | Open | National Trust of Scotland | |
| Glenmore | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open | 290 cars Sugar Bowl - 40 cars Allt Mhor - 33 cars Hayfield - 50 cars Allt Bhan - 12 cars Visitor Centre - 28 cars Beach Car Park - 92 cars Lochside - 19 cars Loch Morlich - 32 cars | Forestry Land Scotland |
| Glenmore - roadside car parking | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open | "Ski Lane" between village and snow gates - 140 cars Glenmore shop - 5 cars | Highland Council |
| Cairngorm Mountain | Badenoch & Strathspey | Coire Cas (main) and Coire na Ciste car park open | 660 cars | Cairngorm Mountain |
| Loch Garten | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open | 55 cars | RSPB Scotland |
| Loch Garten - Mallachie & Garten Wood | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open | Mallachie - 15 cars Garten Wood - 7 cars | RSPB Scotland |
| Glen Tilt | Perthshire | Open | 20 cars | Atholl Estates |
| Glen Feshie (Achlean car park) | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open | 15 cars | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| Uath Lochans | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open | 12 cars | Forestry Land Scotland |
| Frank Bruce, Feshiebridge | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open | 17 cars | Forestry Land Scotland |
| Feshiebruach | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open | 12 cars | Forestry Land Scotland |
| Loch an Eilien | Badenoch & Strathspey | Open - toilet closed | 96 cars | https://rothiemurchus.net/ |
| Laggan Wolftrax | Badenoch | Open | 50 cars | Forestry Land Scotland & Laggan Forest Trust |
| Pattack Falls | Badenoch | Open | 12 cars | Forestry Land Scotland |
| Glen Clova | Angus | Open | 100 cars | Angus Council |
| Glen Doll | Angus | Open | 100 cars | Forestry Land Scotland and Angus Alive |