Yosemite National Park Information

Yosemite National Park

from National Geographic
Millions of visitors come to Rhode Island-size Yosemite each year, most to the mile-wide (1.6-kilometer-wide) Yosemite Valley, which was cut by the Merced River and then enlarged by glaciers. Huge domes—notably El Capitan and Half Dome—and high peaks close in the valley, which makes up only one percent of the park. Hundreds of miles of hiking trails cross the green meadows and woodlands found across a roller coaster of different elevations. A great variety of wildlife is protected here, including black bears, mule deer, and hundreds of bird species. Today more than four million people visit the park every year, for rock climbing, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, camping, skiing, and snowshoeing.
Headquarters P.O. Box 577, Yosemite National Park, California 95389. Phone +1 209 372 0200. FAX +1 209 372 0371.
Seasons & Accessibility Park open year-round. Tioga California Hwy. 120 east) and Glacier Point Roads closed by snow from about mid-November to early June. Call +1 209 372 0200 for recorded conditions. In winter, call +1 209 372 8437 for Badger Pass ski information.
Free shuttle buses operate in the valley year-round and at Wawona and Tuolumne Meadows in summer.
Visitor & Information Centers Valley Visitor Center open all year. Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center near Tioga Pass Entrance open summer only. Information also available at Happy Isles Nature Center, in the valley, and at Big Oak Flat Entrance on California 120 at western edge of park, both open spring through fall; and at Wawona Information Center, open summer-fall. For information call +1 209 372 0200.
Entrance Fee $20 per car per week. Pets Not permitted in buildings, backcountry, on beaches. Permitted on leash on paved roads and trails only.
Facilities for Disabled Visitor centers, the nature and art centers, and some trails are wheelchair accessible. Free brochure.
Overnight Backpacking Free permit required; issued first come, first served; apply up to 24 hours in advance of trip to a park wilderness permit station. Advance reservations available by mail; write for wilderness permits at P.O. Box 545, Yosemite, Ca. 95389. Call +1 209 372 0200 for more information.
Campgrounds Eighteen campgrounds; in summer, 7-day to 14-day limits; other times some have 30-day limit. Four open all year; others open mid-spring to mid-fall or summer only. Reservations required year-round for all in the valley, for Hodgdon Meadow spring through fall, and for Crane Flat and half of Tuolumne Meadows in summer. Fees $3-$1 5 per night. Most have RV sites. Five group campgrounds.

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