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Current view of Yosemite Falls
(Yosemite Conservancy webcam)

 

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)	Open
Big Oak Flat Road (continuation of Highway 120 from Manteca)	Open
Yosemite Valley Roads	Open
Hetch Hetchy Road Open 8 am to 5 pm	Open
Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park)	Closed
Badger Pass Road Glacier Point Road is closed for the season beyond Badger Pass and will be closed through 2022 for rehabilitation.	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).	Closed

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: While some bears are hibernating, others remain active throughout the park, including in the Badger Pass area. 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 or by prescribed fire in Yosemite; hazy or smoky conditions are possible. Prescribed burns and pile burning are planned for this winter, mainly in Yosemite Valley and Crane Flat. Starting January 19, pile burning will begin at Mariposa Grove, Hetch Hetchy Entrance, Crane Flat, and Merced Grove. View More Data

 

• Current air quality in Yosemite.
• Yosemite fire updates

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: 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 2022 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 closed due to icy conditions. The John Muir Trail between Clark Point and Panorama Trail junction (near the top of Nevada Fall) is closed due to icy conditions. It is possible to hike to the tops of Vernal and Nevada Falls via the winter route, although these may also be snowy and/or icy.
• The entire Four Mile Trail is closed due to hazardous conditions (including on the lower part of the trail).
• The Merced Grove will close intermittently while crews reduce fire danger by removing hazardous burnable material within the grove. Closures may take place into early spring.
• 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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