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Road Status

Carry tire chains in your car and be prepared to use them (even if your car has four-wheel drive): chains may become mandatory at any time. Drive carefully even when there are no chain requirements: you may encounter icy spots on mostly dry roads.

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)

Wawona Road Continuation of Highway 41 from Fresno	Open		Tioga Road Continuation of Highway 120 through the park	Closed
El Portal Road Continuation of Highway 140 from Merced	Open		Badger Pass Road Glacier Point Road closed beyond Badger Pass	Open
Big Oak Flat Road Continuation of Highway 120 from Manteca	Open		Mariposa Grove Road When open (spring–fall), road is open only to vehicles displaying disability placards when shuttles are operating. All others should use free shuttle from Mariposa Grove Welcome Center (near South Entrance).	Closed
Hetch Hetchy Road Open 8 am to 5 pm	Open		Feeling lost? Find driving directions

 

Seasonal Information

• Rivers & Waterfalls: Yosemite Falls, Vernal Fall, Nevada Fall, and Bridalveil Fall are running low, as is typical for winter.

• Bears: Bears remain active throughout the park! Be sure to store your food properly and to remain at least 50 yards from bears in forest and meadows.

• Fire & Smoke: Pile burning is planned as conditions allow this winter. Yosemite may be hazy due to fires elsewhere in California (read the latest fire news and check air quality).

 

Campground Information

• Yosemite Valley:

  Open: Reservations required: Upper Pines
  First-come, first-served: Camp 4

  Closed: Lower Pines and North Pines

• Outside Yosemite Valley:

  Open: Reservations required: None
  First-come, first served: Hodgdon Meadow

  Closed: Wawona, Bridalveil Creek, Crane Flat, Tamarack Flat, White Wolf, Yosemite Creek, Porcupine Flat, and Tuolumne Meadows

Check today's campground availability by calling 209/372-0266.

View estimated opening and closing dates in 2020 for all campgrounds.

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.

Visit Yosemite Hospitality's website for lodging information (including information about Housekeeping Camp and High Sierra Camps). Reservations are available and recommended up to 366 days in advance.

 

Trails and Wilderness Conditions

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 its junction with the John Muir Trail above Vernal Fall footbridge to the top of Vernal Fall is open. The John Muir Trail between Clark Point and Panorama Trail junction (near the top of Nevada Fall) is closed for the winter. It is possible to hike to the top of Vernal and Nevada Falls using still-open sections of trail, however, conditions may be snowy and/or icy.
• The Four Mile Trail is closed for the season between Union Point and Glacier Point. The lower half of the trail (between Yosemite Valley and Union Point) is open.
• The Half Dome cables are down for the season.. A permit is required to hike to the top of Half Dome when the cables are up.
• Due to bear activity along the Snow Creek Trail and the potential for bear/human interactions the area to the south and east of the footbridge is closed to overnight camping and unattended food (even if stored properly). The National Park Service will continue to monitor the bears' activity and will re-open the area to camping as soon as possible. The trails and areas are open to day hiking.

• No other trails are closed.

Climbing closures are in effect on several routes each year from March 1 through July 15 to protect peregrine falcons.

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