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Road Status

 

Tire chains may be required

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
El Portal Road (continuation of Highway 140 from Merced) Expect 15-minute delays Monday–Saturday for powerline work	Open
Big Oak Flat Road (continuation of Highway 120 from Manteca)	Open
Yosemite Valley Roads Expect intermittent delays entering and exiting Yosemite Valley (west of Bridalveil Fall).	Open
Hetch Hetchy Road Open 8 am to 5 pm	Open
Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) Temporarily closed due to snow No overnight parking anywhere on the road or adjacent parking lots	Closed
Glacier Point Road Temporarily closed due to snow No overnight parking anywhere on the road or adjacent parking lots	Closed
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

Feeling lost? Find driving directions. You can also view a map showing road conditions outside of Yosemite.

 

Seasonal Information

• Rivers & Waterfalls: Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall, Bridalveil Fall, and Yosemite Falls are flowing well.

• 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 may be affected by fires elsewhere in the region; hazy or smoky conditions are possible. Prescribed burns are planned for this fall. (Read the latest fire news and check air quality.)

 

Campground Information

• Yosemite Valley:

  Open: Reservations required: Upper Pines, Camp 4
  First-come, first-served: None

  Closed: Lower Pines and North Pines

• Outside Yosemite Valley:

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

  Closed: Wawona, Hodgdon Meadow, 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.

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 the John Muir Trail junction (just uphill from the Vernal Fall footbridge) to the top of Vernal Fall will be closed Monday through Friday from September 7 to November 4 from 6:30 am to 4 pm for trail work. The trail may occasionally be closed overnight. The trail will be open on weekends. Use the John Muir Trail to hike to the top of Vernal Fall (about two miles further round trip with nearly 1,000 feet of total additional elevation gain).The John Muir Trail is also the route to Nevada Fall and beyond, with little change in elevation gain and about a half mile further).
• The Valley Loop Trail from just west of El Capitan crossover to Four Mile Trailhead is closed due to a prescribed burn.
• Soda Springs Road and Lembert Dome picnic area are closed.
• The area between White Wolf and Lukens Lake, as well as the trails between White Wolf and Tioga Road via Lukens Lake, and the trail from near Yosemite Creek to near Harden Lake, are closed due to a fire.
• The trail between Lake Vernon and Tiltill Valley (and area north of that) is closed due to a fire.
• The boulders around the base of Lower Yosemite Fall (the off-trail area between the footbridge/viewing area and the waterfall) is closed.
• The road to the Crane Flat helibase is closed.
• The trail to Bridalveil Fall is closed due to the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project.
• The Half Dome cables are down for the season. They normally go up the Friday before Memorial Day weeked in late May, conditions permitting. 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. Additionally, a free wilderness climbing permit is required for all overnight big wall climbs.

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