• View of Half Dome and Washington Column in Yosemite Valley

    Yosemite

    National Park California

All Roads into Yosemite National Park Remain Closed

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Date: March 22, 2011

All roads into Yosemite National Park remain closed due to a severe winter storm on March 19 through March 20. Yosemite Valley received over three feet of snow and all power is out within the park and surrounding areas. There is no anticipated date or time for roads to reopen and power to be stored.
 
Phone lines to Yosemite National Park's Public Affairs Office are currently not working. Media inquiries should be directed to Kari Cobb at 209-742-3520.  
 
An update will be issued when conditions change. For updated road information in Yosemite National Park, please call 209-372-0200. For updated road information within the gateway communities, please call 1-800-427-7623.

Did You Know?

Rockfall area and talus slope at base of Three Brothers in Yosemite Valley.

In March 1987, the largest historical rockfall in Yosemite National Park deposited an estimated 1.5 million tons of debris at the base of Three Brothers, closing Northside Drive for several months.