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Now Playing at Yosemite Cinema December 29th-January 4th

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Showtimes for Friday, December 29th – Thursday, January 4th! The Color Purple PG-13 2 hr 20 min An adaptation of the Broadway musical The Color Purple, based on the acclaimed novel and its film adaptation. StarringFantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Fri 29, Sat 3012:00pm, 3:00pm, 6:00pm, 9:05pmSun 31 – Thu ...

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Yosemite Announces Pilot Reservation System

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite National Park officials are announcing a pilot “Peak Hours Plus” 2024 vehicle reservation system.  It will be for park entry on select days between April 13 and October 27, 2024. It is for those driving into or through Yosemite National Park between 5 am and 4 pm. Reservations will be required as follows: April 13 through June ...

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One-Way Traffic Control This Week

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MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct the following one-way traffic control this week on State Route-49 (SR-49) and SR-140, for maintenance and construction operations. Work is scheduled to occur as follows: State Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Shilling Road to Crown Lead Road for sign/banner work beginning Monday, October 23, through Thursday, October ...

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One-Way Traffic Control This Week

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MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct the following one-way traffic control this week on State Route-140 (SR-140), for maintenance and construction operations. Work is scheduled to occur as follows: Route 140 • One-way traffic control from Sweetwater Creek to El Portal Road for pavement work beginning Sunday, October 8, through Friday, October 13, 2023, from ...

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Yosemite’s Tioga Road Opening Saturday

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Great news! Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) will open to vehicles on Saturday, July 22, at 8 am. While vault and portable toilets will be available, there will be no water, store or food service, or fuel. Be sure to bring all the food and water you need. The Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness ...

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Yosemite National Park Seeks Public Input

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite National Park (YNP) will begin a second round of civic engagement to address improving visitor experience and access to the busy park during peak season. The park is seeking input on several key concepts to address improving visitors’ access to and experience of the park’s most significant resources and features while ensuring that those resources are protected. ...

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Yosemite Prescribed Burn Updates

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite Fire and Aviation has postponed the planned prescribed burn in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias we had previously written about here. Originally scheduled to begin this evening, this burn has been postponed until Fall 2023. Yosemite Valley prescribed burns and pile burning will continue this week, starting Wednesday evening along Southside Drive in Sentinel Meadow, just ...

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Yosemite National Park to Reopen on Friday, September 25, 2020

YOSEMITE – Sept. 23, 2020 – Yosemite National Park will reopen to all park visitors on Friday, September 25, 2020 at 9:00 am. Some visitor services will be available and other visitor services will open incrementally over the weekend. The park has been closed since September 17 due to smoke impacts and hazardous air quality throughout the park. Campsites in ...

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