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The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Yosemite National Park will modify its entrance fees beginning June 2018 to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs that enhance the visitor experience. Effective June 2018 the park entrance fee will be $ 35 per vehicle or $ 20 per …

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 is launching a pilot program to address traffic congestion. The program will be tested on the Highway 140 corridor onThursday, April 26 to Sunday, April 29 and on Thursday, May 3 to Sunday, May 6, 2018. This pilot is an initiative to test a new way to …

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

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4,336,889 visitors to Yosemite National Park in 2017 spent $ 451,782,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,666 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $ 589,343,700. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tourism-to-yosemite-national-park-creates-589-343-700-in-economic-benefits.htm

Yosemite National Park announces the opening of public scoping for the Big Oak Flat Visitor Contact Station and Emergency Services Facilities Project. This project will replace an aging contact station and restroom facility located near the Big Oak Flat Entrance to Yosemite National Park. The park is soliciting public comments …

Yosemite National Park has adopted two mustangs that were trained in the Sacramento Sheriff’s Wild Horse Program to assist Park Rangers perform a variety of duties. The six year old geldings, Drifter and Sandman, arrived in the park in early April after four months of training by inmates at the …

The Half Dome Cables in Yosemite National Park will be in place for visitor use this Friday, May 11, 2018. The trail will be wet and icy in places and visitors planning to ascend Half Dome are encouraged to be prepared for wet and cool hiking conditions. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/half-dome-cables-in-yosemite-national-park-will-be-in-place-for-visitors-on-may-11-2018-daily-lottery-for-permits-will-open-wednesday-may-9-2018.htm

Yosemite National Park announces that parking reservations will be required for all buses over 20 feet in length, including commercial tour buses, non-commercial buses, and mini-buses, to park and visit the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. The Mariposa Grove will reopen to the public on Friday, June 15, 2018. Bus …

Yosemite National Park Announces that Tioga Road (Highway 120 East) will open for the season to all vehicular traffic on Monday, May 21, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-announces-that-tioga-road-will-open-for-the-season-on-monday-may-21-2018.htm

A hiker fell from the Half Dome cables in Yosemite National Park yesterday afternoon at approximately 4:30 pm. The male hiker was on the Half Dome cables hiking with another person during thunder storm activity. Park Rangers were notified that a hiker had slipped and fell off the Half Dome …

Yosemite National Park anticipates an extremely busy Memorial Day weekend. The park expects high visitation, especially from Friday, May 25, 2018 through Monday, May 28, 2018. Visitors are encouraged to arrive at Yosemite before 9:00 am or after 4:00 pm. Once in the park, visitors are urged to park their …

Yosemite National Park congratulates Assistant Helitack Foreman Andrew “Boots” Davenport as the 2018 winner of the National Park Service Wright Brothers National Aviation Safety Award. This is a rare National Park Service award given annually to aviation specialists who exemplify excellence in the field of aviation safety. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-s-andrew-davenport-wins-prestigious-aviation-award.htm