News Release

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

Date: September 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 Yosemite Valley will be available for incoming campers beginning on Friday, September 25, 2020. To book a campsite, please visit www.recreation.gov.  

Yosemite National Park continues to require day use reservations to enter the park. For more information and to secure a day use reservation, please visit www.recreation.gov .  

Yosemite National Park officials continue to monitor air quality conditions throughout the park. The park continues to confer with local and federal public health experts on air quality, smoke impacts, and resulting impacts on public health. Yosemite National Park, or portions of the park, may close intermittently due to changes in air quality and smoke impacts. For information on current air quality and smoke impacts, please visit https://fire.airnow.gov/?lat=37.672508866650354&lng=-119.80573.  

For updated 24-hour road and weather conditions for Yosemite National Park, please call 209-372-0200, and press 1. Updated information is also available on the park’s website at www.nps.gov/yose and on the Yosemite National Park Facebook page.