Road Status
Call 209/372-0200 (press 1 then 1) for the most up-to-date conditions (the information below only reflects planned or long-term closures).

What's it like in Yosemite right now?

• View the latest weather forecast for the Yosemite region
• View Yosemite webcams (some show current weather and/or air quality data)
• View streamflow data for the Merced River at Happy Isles and Pohono Bridge (west of Bridalveil Fall)

Seasonal Information

• Rivers & Waterfalls: Yosemite, Vernal, Nevada, and Bridalveil Falls with typically low winter flows.
  
• Bears: Bears remain active day and night: be sure to store your food properly and to remain at least 50 yards from bears in forest and meadows.
• Fire: Some pile burning is scheduled this fall. More...

Lodging & Other Concessions

In Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Lodge and The Ahwahnee are open all year. Curry Village and Wawona Hotel are closed but will reopen from December 16 and close again on January 1. Housekeeping Camp, Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, and White Wolf Lodge are closed for the season.

Reservations are available up to 366 days in advance. Visit DNC Parks & Resorts' website for more information.

The Curry Village Ice Rink is open for the season.

The Badger Pass Ski Area is open for the season.

Campgrounds

• Yosemite Valley: Upper Pines Campground is open; reservations required from March 15-November. Camp 4 is open on a first-come, first-served basis. Lower Pines and North Pines Campgrounds are closed for the season.
  
  
• Outside Yosemite Valley:
  Hodgdon Meadow and Wawona Campgrounds are open on a first-come, first-served basis. Tuolumne Meadows, White Wolf, Tamarack Flat, Yosemite Creek, Porcupine Flat, Bridalveil Creek, and Crane Flat Campgrounds are closed for the season.
  
  Check today's campground availability by calling 209/372-0266.
  
  Estimated opening and closing dates in 2012 for all campgrounds are available.
  

Reservations are available up to five months in advance and are strongly recommended. If you don't have a reservation, get details about camping without a reservation.

Trails in Yosemite may be closed when there are hidden hazards or when they are impassable due to rock fall, snow, ice, or fire. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment. Trails not listed below are open, but may be snowy and very difficult to find from about November through May/June (and may have other hazards).

• The Mist Trail from near Vernal Fall Footbridge to the top of Vernal Fall is closed for the winter due to icy conditions and falling ice. Access to the top of Vernal Fall is available via the John Muir Trail, which may be snowy.
  
  
• The John Muir Trail is closed from Clark Point to the top of Nevada Fall due to hazardous snow conditions (access to the top of Nevada Fall is available via the upper portion of the Mist Trail).
  
  
• The Half Dome cables are down for the season. The cables usually go up the Friday before Memorial Day, which this year falls on May 25, 2012 (conditions permitting). Permits will be required seven days per week to hike to the top of Half Dome in summer 2012.
  
  
• The southern portion of the Mirror Lake Loop is closed due to a rock fall. (Access to Mirror Lake and Snow Creek Trail is still available, as usual.) Learn more about the rockfall.
  

Climbing closures are in effect on several routes each year from March 1 through Aug. 1 to protect peregrine falcons.