Reservations
Reservations are not required to enter Yosemite National Park, but we strongly recommend that you make reservations for lodging, camping, and backpacking. You can pay the park entrance fee upon arrival (there's no need to pay it in advance).
Business Permits and Commercial Use Authorizations
Commercial Passenger Vehicle Commercial Use Authorizations
- 2016 Bus Application (New Companies - Required) [747 kb PDF]
- 2016 Bus CUA Form - (All Companies - Required) [829 kb PDF]
- 2016 Annual Report (Returning companies - Required) [500 kb PDF]
- Access routes and vehicle size restrictions [216 kb PDF]
- Unloading, loading, and parking instructions [200 kb PDF]
- Commercial Tour Fees [130 kb PDF]
Guiding Permits
- Guiding permit (commercial and non-commercial) application [100 kb DOCX]
- Information about Acknowledgement of Risk/Liability Waiver [35 kb DOC]
- Guiding annual survey [450 kb PDF]
- List of authorized guiding companies [250 kb PDF]
If you're leading a trip in Yosemite, please ensure your group is aware of park regulations and safety issues.
Film Permits- General Information
- Permit Application [52 kb PDF]
Permits for Other Activities
- General information
- Permit application [53 kb PDF]
- Lesson plan outline [25 kb PDF]
Research and Collection Permits
Wedding permits
- General information
- Wedding locations
- Permit application [220 kb PDF]
Half Dome Permits