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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Response Continues at Yosemite National Park
The recent diagnosis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in several park visitors has prompted Yosemite National Park to scale up public health response and outreach. More »
Camping Without a Reservation
Camping without a Reservation If you plan to camp in Yosemite during summer without a reservation, you are limited to the following campgrounds.
View a list of all campgrounds with this year's estimated opening and closing dates and other information. May through June July through September (approximately) October through April (approximately) Daily campground availability information is available by calling 209/372-0266 (this is a recording). Once you get a campsite, you can register for more than one night. You register at the campground (Camp 4 and Tuolumne Meadows are staffed by a ranger; the others are self-registration). In May and June, you're very unlikely to find a first-come, first-served campsite (until later in June, when additional campgrounds open). If all else fails, try to find a campsite outside of Yosemite National Park. Within Yosemite National Park, you may not sleep in your car or RV except in a campsite that you're registered to stay in (except at Camp 4, where sleeping in cars is not allowed because it's a walk-in campground). |
Did You Know?
Built to connect human developments on both sides of the South Fork Merced River, the Wawona Covered Bridge is one of few covered bridges in the region. Built in 1868 by Yosemite’s first guardian, Galen Clark, the Wawona Covered Bridge boasts state significance within transportation, entertainment, and recreation contexts.