Here we go again….too many people!!!! Back to permits, familiar … with many during COVID. In 2023, the park went open season with all welcome to wait in long lines just to get in. Then try to find a parking place.
Over 4M folks come to Yosemite each year…it’s not like the “good old days” when you could decide to go to the park on Thursday and drive up on Friday. No longer. You have to get a reservation.
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From April 13 through June 30, a reservation is required from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (Memorial Day – May 27 and Juneteenth – June 19). From July 1 through August 16, a reservation is required from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. From August 17 through October 27, a reservation is required from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (Labor Day – September 2 and October 14)
You can buy reservations for all arrival dates. Reservations will be released online starting January 5 at 8 a.m.
Reservations will be available until sellout. Afternoon entry reservations and additional full-day reservations will be released one week in advance.
Although the system begins in April….You need one a reservation to drive into Yosemite 24 hours per day for visitors arriving February 10–11, February 17–19, and February 24–25, 2024.
Too many people and they keep coming.