Tag Archives: Saturday

Yosemite National Park announces that the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 within the park) will reopen both lanes of traffic at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2012. The closure and road repairs were necessary after a large rockslide severely damaged the road on Sunday, January 22, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/bofroadreopen312.htm

Yosemite National Park announces that entrance to Yosemite National Park will be free on Saturday, June, 9, 2012. The fee free day is in celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, which offers opportunities for families to experience outdoor activities. The goal of National Get Outdoors Day is to encourage first-time …

The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park will open for the season tomorrow, Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. for all vehicular traffic. The Tioga Road, bounded on both sides by State Highway 120, is the popular east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada. Vault toilets are available in several …

The Half Dome Cables in Yosemite National Park will reopen to the public on Saturday, September 13, 2014. The cables have been closed since Sunday night, September 7, due to a wildfire. The Meadow Fire, located east of Half Dome and near Little Yosemite Valley, is currently at 4,906 acres …

The Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park will open for the season to automobile traffic tomorrow, Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 6:00 a.m. All visitor services at Glacier Point will be fully operational. The Bridalveil Creek Campground will open within the next several weeks. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/glacier-point-road-in-yosemite-national-park-to-open-tomorrow-saturday-march-28-2015.htm

The cables to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park will be in place this Saturday, May 2 and available for hikers. This opening date is three weeks earlier than previously scheduled due to the low snowpack. Day hikers wishing to ascend the cables between May 2 and …

Yosemite National Park is hosting a special Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. The public is encouraged to attend the Festival this year which honors the Centennial of the National Park Service. Park admission …

Park Rangers from Yosemite National Park will team up with Sacramento Public Library and the REI Village at the Belle Cooledge branch of the Sacramento Public Library on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm to celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service. Park Rangers from …

Visitors are invited to join the park’s celebration for Earth Day, National Junior Ranger Day, Park Rx Day, and National Park Week. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-to-celebrate-earth-day-saturday-april-22-2017.htm

Yosemite National Park will be hosting an Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in front of the Valley Visitor Center. All activities are free for all ages and entrance to the park is free on Saturday. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-to-celebrate-earth-day-on-saturday-april-21-2018.htm

Yosemite National Park announces the Glacier Point Road will open to all vehicular traffic at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 28, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/glacier-point-road-in-yosemite-national-park-to-open-on-saturday-april-28-2018.htm

Yosemite National Park and The Ansel Adams Gallery are proud to honor the winners of the 2018 Gateway Expressions Student Art, Photography, and Poetry Contest at a special award ceremony beginning at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 5, 2018 in front of The Ansel Adams Gallery. Yosemite National Park and …

Yosemite National Park will be celebrating Earth Day, National Junior Ranger Day, National Park Week, and John Muir’s Birthday on Saturday, April 20, 2019. There will be activities for all ages throughout the day. All activities are free. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-to-celebrate-earth-day-on-saturday-april-20-2019.htm