Parking:
Parking in Cooperstown is limited, and paid parking is in effect Memorial Day Weekend through Columbus Day.
The Doubleday Field Parking Lot offers an all-day paid option for $15.00.
On-street parking is limited to 2 hours in many locations and costs $2.50/hour in the downtown area. An app available at passportparking.com offers an alternative to paying at the parking kiosks.
Consider the trolley system as an alternative!
Trolley Parking:
Park in one of our three free perimeter Trolley Lots and avoid driving in the congested downtown area of the Village.
Blue Lot: Off Route 28 just south of the Village of Cooperstown (traveling north from Oneonta, NY)
Red Lot: Off Route 28 North (Glen Avenue) at Maple Street (traveling south on Route 28 from Route 20)
Yellow Lot: On Route 80 at the upper parking lot of the Fenimore Art Museum (traveling south on Route 80 from Route 20)
Accessible parking is available in the Blue Lot and the Red Lot, and Village trolleys are ADA compliant and can accommodate mechanized and standard wheelchairs.
Trolley Schedule:
The Village of Cooperstown is happy to announce that trolley service will be returning during the summer of 2023.
The trolley will run daily –
May 26 through September 3, and on Sept. 16
From 8:30am – 7:30pm
Trolley Stops:
The trolley will leave the Blue Lot at the south entrance to Cooperstown on the half hour and hour beginning at 8:30am. The trolley will arrive at the Yellow Lot at approximately quarter past and quarter to the hour beginning at 8:45am.
- Blue Lot
- Chestnut St. at Elm St. (East)*
- Red Lot
- Main St. in Railroad District*
- Doubleday Field
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Lake St. at Lakefront Park*
- Lake St. at Otesaga Hotel (North)*
- Fenimore Art Museum*
- Yellow Lot
- The Farmers’ Museum*
- Lake St. at Otesaga Hotel (South)*
- Chestnut St. at Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center*
- Chestnut St. at Elm St. (West)*
- Chestnut St. at Mohican Motel*
- Chestnut St. at Grove St.*
*flag stop
Trolley Passes:
Daily Individual Pass: $2.50
Children under 5 ride free
Season Individual Pass: $20
Season Family Pass: $35
Season Student Pass: $10 (under 18 years old)
Season Senior Citizen Pass: $15
Daily passes are available from the trolley driver, cash only.
Daily passes may also be purchased with a credit or debit card at convenient kiosks located in the trolley parking lots or in front of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. A convenience fee will be added.
Season passes can be purchased by cash or check at the Village Office at 22 Main Street, Cooperstown.
NOTE: July 21 – 24, 2023 is the Hall of Fame Induction Weekend and an All-Day Pass will be available for $5 per person, payable by cash only, on the trolley. Please bring exact change.
Contact information:
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the trolley, please contact Leatherstocking Trolley by telephone at (607) 227-9497.
