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Shaping the Mist Trail: A Call for Civic Engagement

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–The National Park Service (NPS) is initiating a planning process for the Mist Trail Corridor at Yosemite National Park (YNP). It is one of YNP’s busiest and most popular trails, which attracts approximately 85,000 visitors annually. The park is considering a scope covering the route from Happy Isles, sections of the John Muir Trail, the stock trail, Little ...

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Yosemite Closes Roads Ahead of Winter Storm

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite National Park officials have closed two well-known roads in the park due to the possibility of snow in the area from a developing winter storm. The roads closed at 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 27th. They will be reevaluated after the storm passes. Tioga Pass (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) and Glacier Point Road are ...

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Yosemite Ends Peak Hour Reservations Earlier Than Expected

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Park officials are announcing that the 2024 park reservation season will be ending after this weekend (October 13). Yosemite will not be requiring a reservation to drive into Yosemite for the remainder of 2024. The reservation requirement was planned to extend through October 27. However, based on the monitoring of visitor use patterns and impacts, it will end a ...

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YARTS Winter Service to Yosemite Begins in October

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Beginning October 1st, 2024, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) will transition to its winter schedule for bus service running from Merced and Mariposa to Yosemite National Park. Highway 140 Corridor Routes The service along the Highway 140 corridor operates year-round. However, by reducing the frequency of the runs to and from the park, YARTS is able to reflect ...

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Understanding the Latest Yosemite Reservation Updates

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite National Park is announcing a change in the entry reservation end times for the remainder of the 2024 dates. As a result, reservation end times will now be 3:00 p.m. instead of the previous 4:00 p.m. time. When Are Reservations Required? Yosemite National Park requires a reservation to drive into or through the park between 5:00 a.m. ...

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Gateway Communities Call For Creative Yosemite Visitor Access

OAKHURST— Key stakeholders from gateway communities surrounding Yosemite National Park call for bold and innovative leadership in addressing visitor access and management. These communities see firsthand every day the impacts of the current system on aspiring visitors. They have themselves been deeply impacted by the current system of visitor controls. The neighboring communities emphasize the need for an approach that ...

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Yosemite’s Wawona Hotel to Close Indefinitely

Image of Wawona Hotel.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK—Yosemite National Park officials have announced that the historic Wawona Hotel will close indefinitely. The National Park Service (NPS) recently discovered concerns requiring attention, which prompted the decision to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the hotel complex. In recent months, NPS has been conducting a roof replacement project on the main hotel building. Since the 1850s, Wawona Hotel ...

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YARTS to Launch Fresno Service in June

FRESNO – Starting June 1st, the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) will operate service from the city of Fresno to Yosemite National Park for the duration of the 2024 summer season. This is an expansion of service on the Highway 41 corridor. This service currently operates between the city of Oakhurst to the Park. Beginning next month, YARTS will ...

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Yosemite Prescribed Fire Starts This Week in Wawona

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite Fire management is preparing to continue prescribed burning operations in the coming days on the Studhorse Units 1 and 2. These are south of the Wawona community and two miles northwest of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. To maintain the safety of park visitors and allow fire management operations to be conducted, there are temporary trail ...

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What to Expect in Yosemite National Park in 2024

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – What can visitors expect in Yosemite National Park for 2024? There are notable improvements to some of the park’s most visited spots headlined by the renovated approach to iconic Bridalveil Fall, now open to visitors and offering a front-row view of the 620-foot roaring waterfall that millions see each year entering Yosemite Valley. The new Yosemite ...

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