The Upper Paradise lot is intended for short-term parking and it usually fills before noon on weekends. The Lower Paradise lot is intended for stays longer than two hours. Paradise Shuttle helps reduce congestion and air pollution by providing free transportation between Longmire and Paradise. Stops are also made at Cougar Rock Campground, Narada Falls (when traveling to Paradise), and Comet Falls (when traveling from Paradise). Shuttles stop at each scheduled location every 45 minutes on Fridays and every 15 – 25 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays from mid-June through early September. The Shuttle does not run Monday through Thursday. Service begins at Longmire at 10am, and the last bus leaves Paradise at 7pm.
Additional free shuttle service between Ashford (outside the park, entrance fee still applies) and Longmire is available Saturdays and Sundays. Buses depart every 25 minutes beginning at 9:15am until 10:30am, and then every 75 minutes beginning at 11:30am. The last shuttle leaves Ashford at 4:30pm, with the final bus leaving Longmire by 7:50pm.