We usually park at Encanto park and take the bike path up to 39 to GMR to GRR to the village and sometimes the lifts. I mean if you never have gone to the lifts and you make it to the Village you might as well go all the way for bragging sakes.

You could park in Claremont and go up the front but that is a more difficult way to go, IMHO.

You can get water at the Village.