You don't need reservations to visit or enter Yosemite National Park, but reservations for lodging or camping are essential if you plan to spend the night in the park.

The park entrance fee applies to all visitors. If you arrive in your private car, van, pickup truck, or RV, the entrance fee is $20 per car. This is valid for unlimited entries to Yosemite for seven days, and includes all occupants of the car.

Otherwise, entrance fees are as follows:

$10 per person if arriving on foot, horseback, bicycle, motorcycle, or on a non-commercial bus (free for those 15 years old and younger).

Commercial tours pay the following rates (a special permit is required):

• Commercial sedan (up to six seats): $25 (plus $10 per person)
• Commercial van (7-15 seats): $125
• Commercial mini bus (16-25 seats): $200
• Commercial motor coach (more than 26 seats): $300

(Note that fees are based on capacity, not on occupancy.)

We accept cash, checks, traveler's checks, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover).

In 2012, entrance fees will be waived on:

• January 14-16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• April 21-29 (National Park Week)
• June 9 (Get Outdoors Day)
• September 29 (National Public Lands Day)
  
• November 10-12 (Veterans Day weekend)

Other Passes

These passes admit the pass owner and any accompanying passengers in a private car. Purchase these passes at any park entrance station.

Yosemite Pass (annual pass): $40

America the Beautiful--National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass: $80
This is an annual admission pass covering admission and standard amenity fees. This replaces the National Parks Pass and Golden Eagle Pass.

Annual Pass--Military: Free
This is an annual admission pass covering admission and standard amenity fees for all active military personnel and their dependents. (For active duty military personnel and dependents with proper identification (CAC Card or DD Form 1173).)

Access Pass: Free
This is a lifetime admission and discount pass for US citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities. (You can also get this pass by mail for $10.)

Senior Pass: $10
This is a lifetime admission and discount pass for US citizens or permanent residents who are age 62 or older. (You can also get this pass by mail for an additional $10.)

Read more about passes.