Vale Head Park Car Park is a free, council-operated tarmac lot adjacent to Vale Head Park Lodge on Wakefield Road, serving the recreational park and surrounding Hemsworth community. The facility offers 50 marked bays, including four Blue Badge spaces near the lodge entrance and one motorcycle bay. It operates 6 am9 pm daily; no pay-and-display. LED lamp posts provide illumination until dusk, and CCTV cameras monitor the entrance only. Pedestrian exits lead directly to Vale Head Park playground (0.05 km), Hemsworth Museum (0.2 km), and bus stops on Wakefield Road. Two 7 kW EV chargers are available free for town residents, billed via QR code. Seasonal park events (fun runs, community fairs) reduce capacity by 10; signage directs drivers to the Hemsworth Town Center overflow lot (0.5 km). Maintenance crews repaint bay lines annually and clear litter weekly.