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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 Expect total delays of up to 30 minutes Sunday nights through Friday afternoons (north of Wawona Campground and north of Chinquapin/Glacier Point Road intersection) through December.	Open	Tioga Road Continuation of Highway 120 through the park	Closed
El Portal Road Continuation of Highway 140 from Merced	Open	Glacier Point Road	Closed
Big Oak Flat Road Continuation of Highway 120 from Manteca	Open	Mariposa Grove Road When open (typically, spring–fall), road is open only to vehicles displaying disability placards. All others must cycle or hike to the grove from Mariposa Grove Welcome Center (near South Entrance).	Open
Hetch Hetchy Road Normally 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 flowing at low levels.

• Bears: Bears are 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: Yosemite air quality can be affected by fires elsewhere in the region, and prescribed fire or pile burning is planned for this winter (read the latest fire news and check air quality and smoke forecast).

 

Campground Information

• Yosemite Valley:

  Open: Reservations required: Upper Pines
  First-come, first-served: None

  Closed: Camp 4, Lower Pines, North Pines

• Outside Yosemite Valley:

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

  Closed: Hodgdon Meadow, 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 2021 for all campgrounds once they become available.

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).

• Due to the Blue Jay Fire, the following trails are closed (see all closures):
  • Trail from Lukens Lake trailhead to Yosemite Creek
  • Yosemite Creek trail.
  • Lukens Lake trail (north of Tioga Road).
  • Ten Lakes trail to the Lukens Lake Junction (first junction north of Tioga road)
  • Middle Fork Tuolumne River trail between Ten lakes and Lukens Lake trails
• The trail to Bridalveil Fall is closed due to the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project.
• 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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