Reservations Required To Enter Yosemite National Park

Above, The Beast at North Pines Campgroun in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A major winter storm with high winds knocked down about a dozen sequoia trees and caused other damage in Yosemite National Park, resulting in a full closure of the park.

But it is due to reopen possibly Monday and reservations will again be required to enter starting February 8.

The Sacramento Bee reported:

Yosemite National Park announced Friday that it will require reservations to enter the park starting Feb. 8.

The popular park in California will remain closed until at least Monday due to snow and wind damage from recent storms.

Reservations for February will be available starting at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1 on recreation.gov. Those with overnight lodging and camping reservations in Yosemite won’t need a separate day-use reservation via recreation.gov to enter the park.

Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman on Friday said the temporary day-use reservation system is being put in place to manage visitation levels to reduce COVID-19 risks.

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