Yosemite National Park - Current Conditions (U.S. National Park Service)

Flooded oxbow in Cook's Meadow; Cathedral Rocks

Cook's Meadow and Cathedral Rocks, April 29, 2009.

Road Status
Call 209/372-0200 (press 1 then 1) for the most up-to-date conditions (the information below only reflects planned or long-term closures).

Wawona Road (Highway 41 from Fresno) Expect 15-30-minute delays (at Chinquapin) beginning in June. (Information about Highway 41 outside Yosemite)		Open
Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 from Manteca/San Francisco) (Information about Highway 120 outside Yosemite)		Open
El Portal Road (Highway 140 from Merced) (Information about Highway 140 outside Yosemite)		Open
Hetch Hetchy Road (open 7 am to 9 pm)		Open
Mariposa Grove Road		Open
Glacier Point/Badger Pass Road Expect 30-minute delays beginning June 1 (includes the delay on Wawona Road)		Open
Tioga Road (Highway 120 through the park)		Closed

El Capitan Crossover will be closed from May 11 through May 22 for repaving. (No parking is available on the crossover.)

What's it like in Yosemite right now?

View the latest weather forecast for the Yosemite region
View Yosemite webcams (some show current weather and/or air quality data)
View streamflow data for the Merced River at Happy Isles and Pohono Bridge (west of Bridalveil Fall)

Seasonal Information

Rivers & Waterfalls: Yosemite, Vernal, Nevada, and Bridalveil Falls are flowing, with nice spring flows. Use caution near creeks and rivers.
Snowpack: The May snow survey results indicate that the Merced River basin is at 84% of average and the Tuolumne River basin is at 66% of average for this time of year.
Bears: Bears are very active in campgrounds and parking lots in search of food: be sure to store your food properly!
Wildflowers: Dogwood are beginning to bloom in Yosemite Valley.
Fire: Prescribed fires will occur this spring, including burn piles near Wawona and El Portal in May. More information...

Lodging & Other Concessions

In Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Lodge, Curry Village, Housekeeping Camp, and The Ahwahnee are open. The Wawona Hotel is open. Tuolumne Meadows and White Wolf Lodges are closed.

Reservations are available up to 366 days in advance. Visit DNC Parks & Resorts' website for more information.

Campgrounds

Yosemite Valley: Upper Pines, Lower, and North Pines Campgrounds are open; reservations are required. Camp 4 is open on a first-come, first-served basis.
Outside Yosemite Valley: Hodgdon Meadow Campground is open; reservations are required. Wawona Campground is closed until approximately May 20 for road work. Porcupine Flat, Crane Flat, Tamarack Flat, White Wolf, Yosemite Creek, and Bridalveil Creek Campgrounds are closed for the season. Estimated opening and closing dates in 2009 for all campgrounds are available.

Reservations are available up to five months in advance and are strongly recommended.

Trails and Wilderness

Snow line is around 7,000 feet, on average. (Yosemite Valley is at 4,000 feet.)

All park trails are open, except:

The Half Dome cables are down for the season. The cables could tentatively be up on May 15, conditions permitting. The cable route may be closed for several days prior to May 15 as the cables are installed. Updates will be posted here when they are available. (Learn more about the Half Dome hike.)
The southern portion of the Mirror Lake Loop is closed due to a rockslide. (Access to Mirror Lake and Snow Creek Trail is still available, as usual.) Learn more about the rockfall.
The Four Mile Trail between Union Point and Glacier Point is closed for the winter (there is no access to Glacier Point via this trail).