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Yosemite National Park
Fees & Reservations
 

You don't need reservations to visit or enter Yosemite National Park, but reservations for lodging or camping are essential if you plan to spend the night in the park.

The park entrance fee applies to all visitors. If you arrive in your private car, van, pickup truck, or RV, the entrance fee is $20 per car. This is valid for unlimited entries to Yosemite for seven days, and includes all occupants of the car.

Otherwise, entrance fees are as follows:

$10 per person if arriving on foot, horseback, bicycle, motorcycle, or on a non-commercial bus (free for those 15 years old and younger).

Commercial tours pay the following rates (a special permit is required):

  • Commercial sedan (up to six seats): $25 (plus $10 per person)
  • Commercial van (7-15 seats): $125
  • Commercial mini bus (16-25 seats): $200
  • Commercial motor coach (more than 26 seats): $300

(Note that fees are based on capacity, not on occupancy.)

We accept cash, checks, traveler's checks, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover).

Entrance fees will be waived on November 11-13, 2011 (Veterans Day weekend).

In 2012, entrance fees will be waived on:

  • January 14-16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
  • April 21-29 (National Park Week)
  • June 9 (Get Outdoors Day)
  • September 29 (National Public Lands Day)
  • November 10-12 (Veterans Day weekend)


Other Passes

These passes admit the pass owner and any accompanying passengers in a private car. Purchase these passes at any park entrance station.

Yosemite Pass (annual pass): $40

America the Beautiful-National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass: $80
This is an annual admission pass covering admission and standard amenity fees. This replaces the National Parks Pass and Golden Eagle Pass.

Access Pass: Free
This is a lifetime admission and discount pass for US citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities. (You can also get this pass by mail for $10.)

Senior Pass: $10
This is a lifetime admission and discount pass for US citizens or permanent residents who are age 62 or older. (You can also get this pass by mail for an additional $10.)

Read more about passes.

Lodging & Camping
Spending the Night in Yosemite
Information about lodging, camping, and backpacking
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Students learning
Educational Fee Waiver
Find out if your educational visit to Yosemite qualifies for an entrance fee waiver
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Wawona Covered Bridge

Did You Know?
Built to connect human developments on both sides of the South Fork Merced River, the Wawona Covered Bridge is one of few covered bridges in the region. Built in 1868 by Yosemite’s first guardian, Galen Clark, the Wawona Covered Bridge boasts state significance within transportation, entertainment, and recreation contexts.

Last Updated: November 04, 2011 at 14:47 MST