Hey, there!
Are you hoping to visit
Yosemite National Park
during the COVID-19 pandemic?
If you said yes, then great.
We can't wait to welcome you.
But keep listening
because reservations are required.
Four different kinds of reservations
provide access to Yosemite National Park.
You can learn more about each of these
at go.nps.gov/reserve.
Reservation Type One:
Day-use Reservation.
If you're visiting just for the day
and staying overnight somewhere outside the park,
you need a day-use reservation.
Start by going to www.recreation.gov
and searching for "Yosemite National Park Ticketed Entry".
Most day-use reservations
become available on the first day of each month
for visits starting anytime the following month.
More become available two days in advance.
Some arrival dates have been selling out,
so be sure to wake up early
and log in to recreation.gov.
New day-use reservations become available
at 7 a.m. Pacific time every day.
Choose your arrival date
and remember that you must arrive on that date
to validate your pass.
Though validated passes are good for seven days,
you have to arrive on that first day
and speak with a ranger at the gate.
Staff will also ask for the ID of the person
whose name is on the reservation.
Reservation Type Two:
in-park lodging, camping and vacation rentals.
If you have a reservation to stay overnight
at an in-park campground or hotel,
or a reservation for lodging
in Wawona, Yosemite West or Foresta,
you can show your in-park lodging reservation
at the gate to enter.
Remember, staff will be looking for the name
of the person on your reservation.
In-park campground reservations
are available at www.recreation.gov.
Not all campgrounds and lodges are open.
So if you made your reservation before the pandemic,
please visit go.nps.gov/covid for more details.
Reservation Type Three:
Wilderness and Half Dome Permits.
Wilderness and Half Dome permit reservations
will gain you entry to the park.
Wilderness permits become available
by lottery 24 weeks in advance,
that's about six months.
More become available 15 days in advance,
but plan ahead.
It's not possible to get a wilderness permit
any fewer than nine days in advance.
Half Dome permits are available
by lottery two days in advance,
before 1 p.m. Pacific time.
To apply go to www.recreation.gov.
Reservation Type Four:
Regional Transit or Tour Group Reservations.
If you have a reservation with
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System, YARTS,
or with an authorized tour group,
you'll be able to enter the park.
Yosemite National Park
works with many transportation and guiding companies
as well as partners who collectively
provide visitors with access
and tours of Yosemite.
You can find more information
about visiting during the pandemic
at go.nps.gov/covid.
Stay safe and have fun in the park.