I am sorry that this reply will not be of much assistance to you. I am not familiar with the parking situation on the AT.

I simply want to nit-pick over your use of the term "weekend thru hike". (Yes. I know that is small of me. Picking nits is always that way. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> )

A "thru hike" generally refers to a hike of an entire long-distance trail, such as the entire AT or PCT, in a single hiking season. Thus, a "weekend thru hike" would be a physical impossibility.

I believe a better term would be a "weekend trailhead-to-trailhead hike" or something similar. Thanks for bearing with me. I will stop now. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />