Yosemite National Park
California
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
6.7 h fully dark
Hikes
Easy
🟢
Crowds
very high
Open today
Open
Entrance
$35
Timed entry
Yosemite Traffic Updates
When the park is extremely busy, you can get updates on current traffic conditions in Yosemite by texting ynptraffic to 333111.
Not just a great valley, but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Sierra. First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more.
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Entrance fees
$35.00 — Entrance - Private Vehicle
$30.00 — Entrance - Motorcycle
$20.00 — Entrance - Per Person
$300.00 — Entrance - Non-commercial Groups
$0.00 — Entrance - Education/Academic Groups
$20.00 — Commercial Entrance - Per Person
$100.00 — Nonresident
$200.00 — Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus
$300.00 — Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach
Hours & seasons
Yosemite National Park is open 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 209/372-0200
✉ yose_web_manager@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
Typical crowds: very high
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 72°F
☀️ 76°/58°
🌦️ 77°/61°
🌦️ 81°/59°
Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
21%
Feb
20%
Mar
19%
Apr
42%
May
67%
Jun
92%
Jul
100%
Aug
98%
Sep
89%
Oct
79%
Nov
41%
Dec
27%
Log a sky reading
Measured the sky with an SQM meter or app? Add your reading (16 = city glow … 22 = pristine). Opt in under “Travelers like you” to share it on the community leaderboard.
Live conditions
Turtleback Dome & Air Quality ↗active
Merced River at Happy Isles ↗active
El Capitan ↗live
Half Dome ↗active
El Capitan ↗active
Things to do
🟢 Scenic Driving in Yosemite · 46 mi
Rock Climbing in Yosemite
🟢 Ride a Bike in Yosemite Valley · 12 mi · <p>How long you spend time biking in Yosemite is up to you! </p>
Hiking in Yosemite
Watch the "Spirit of Yosemite" Film
Learn Art in the Park
Wildlife Safety in Yosemite
Become a Yosemite Junior Ranger
Campgrounds
Bridalveil Creek Campground ↗ · 110 sites
Camp 4 Campground ↗ · 61 sites
Crane Flat Campground ↗ · 148 sites
Hodgdon Meadow Campground ↗ · 100 sites
Lower Pines Campground ↗ · 74 sites
North Pines Campground ↗ · 81 sites
Porcupine Flat Campground ↗ · 55 sites
Tamarack Flat Campground ↗ · 52 sites
Tuolumne Meadows Horse Camp ↗ · 4 sites · dump station
Tuolumne Meadows Campground ↗ · 289 sites · dump station
Upper Pines Campground ↗ · 236 sites · dump station
Wawona Campground ↗ · 95 sites · dump station
Wawona Horse Camp ↗ · 2 sites · dump station
White Wolf Campground ↗ · 68 sites
Yosemite Creek Campground ↗ · 74 sites
Bridalveil Creek Horse Camp ↗ · 3 sites
Visitor centers
Big Oak Flat Information Station
Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center
Wawona Visitor Center at Hill's Studio
Yosemite Valley Welcome Center
Accessibility
13 accessible campground(s)
238 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Parking
Bridalveil Fall · 84 accessible spacesaccessible
Curry Village (Orchard) · 487 accessible spacesaccessible
Glacier Point · 195 accessible spacesaccessible
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir · 80 accessible spaces
Mariposa Grove Welcome Plaza · 304 accessible spacesaccessible
Washburn Point · 43 accessible spacesaccessible
Wawona Store and Post Office · 44 accessible spacesaccessible
Yosemite Falls · 300 accessible spaces
Yosemite History Center (Forest Drive) · 44 accessible spacesaccessible
Yosemite Valley Trailhead Parking · 190 accessible spaces
Yosemite Valley Welcome Center · 140 accessible spacesaccessible
Yosemite Village · 348 accessible spacesaccessible
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
A visual read on Yosemite National Park — its character, trails, sky, and weather.
Park fingerprint
How this park scores across the dimensions travelers care about.
Trail difficulty
Difficulty mix across this park's trails.
3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
People & stories
Figures tied to Yosemite National Park — each spans a cross-park journey.
Charles Matthias Goethe
— Charles Goethe, C.m. Goethe, EugenicsDr. Clyde Wahrhaftig
— Ggnra, Marin Headlands, GogaRosalie Edge
— Women's History, Conservation, Olympic National Park National Park ServiceWilliam Vandever
— MilitaryPassport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Big Oak Flat Information Station
🎫 Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center
🎫 Wawona Visitor Center at Hill's Studio
🎫 Yosemite Valley Welcome Center
Places to see
Acting Superintendent's Office
audio
Anderson Cabin
audio
Arch Rock Entrance
audio
Artist Cabin (Chris Jorgensen Studio)
audio
Badger Pass Ski Area
audio
Big Oak Flat Entrance
audio
Big Trees Loop - Anatomy of a Giant
audio
Big Trees Loop - Ecology of the Grove
audio
Big Trees Loop - Grove Restoration
audio
Big Trees Loop - How Giants Fall
audio
Big Trees Loop - Relics of the Past
audio
Big Trees Loop - Restore and Protect
audioAudio & media
Learn more
Recipients of the 2002 NPS Environmental Achievement Awards
Recipients of the 2006 NPS Environmental Achievement Awards
Recipients of the 2008 NPS Environmental Achievement Awards
Recipients of the 2009 Environmental Achievement Awards
Recipients of the 2010 NPS Environmental Achievement Awards
Recipients of the 2011 NPS Environmental Achievement Awards
In 2012, seven rangers were awarded the national and region Freeman Tilden Awards for innovative and exciting interpretive programs. Learn their stories and more about their award-winning programs.
Park Ranger Jack J. Hoeflich from Yosemite National Park is the recipient of the 2018 National Harry Yount Award. His incredible intellect, physical fitness, stamina, climbing prowess, and passion for helping others is a perfect fit for the unique challenges of providing assistance to visitors in Yosemite’s rugged landscape.
Ranger School
Park-grounded courses you can learn with the Ranger.
How Yosemite National Park connects
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