You can drive to Yosemite all year and enter via Highways 41, 140, and 120 from the west. Tioga Pass Entrance (via Highway 120 from the east) is closed from around November through late May or June. Hetch Hetchy is open all year but may close intermittently due to snow. Please note that GPS units do not always provide accurate directions to or within Yosemite.
Yosemite National Park covers nearly 1,200 square miles (3,100 square km) in the Sierra Nevada, with elevations ranging from about 2,000 feet (600 m) to 13,000 ft (4,000 m). Yosemite receives 95% of its precipitation between October and May (and over 75% between November and March). Most of Yosemite is blanketed in snow from about November through May. (Yosemite Valley can be rainy or snowy in any given winter storm.)
Entrance Fees:
Non-commercial car, pickup truck, RV, or van with 15 or fewer passenger seats - $30.00
This fee is valid for seven days.
Motorcycle - $20.00
The fee is valid for seven days. Cost is per motorcycle (not per person).
Foot, bicycle, horse, or non-commercial bus or van with more than 15 passenger seats - $15.00
This fee is valid for seven days. People 15 years and younger are free.
Commercial Tour (sedan up to six seats) - $25.00
The fee is $25 plus $15 per person.
Commercial Tour (van, 7-15 seats, regardless of occupancy) - $125.00
Commercial Tour (mini bus, 16-25 seats, regardless of occupancy) - $200.00
Commercial Tour (motor coach, 26 or more seats, regardless of occupancy) - $300.00
Entrance Passes:
Yosemite Annual Pass - $60.00
Annual pass providing free entrance to Yosemite for 12 months from the date of purchase.