I know this thread is a little old, but definitely check out/join Whiteblaze. I am also section hiking the AT over the next X number of years, and I joined WB partly just to ask questions like the one you just asked. I have gotten very good answers to them by the way.

I typically plan only for the section I have coming up, and worry about parking at that point in time as things can change. I haven't had any issues with parking yet as I usually plan around a road crossing I know I can park at (i.e. from looking at maps and asking about the road on WB). There are other options too such as shuttles (there are people that live all up and down the AT that will shuttle you to and from the AT).


Edited by Berserker (01/08/09 01:27 PM)