Category: News
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Crane Flat Campground Closed
Crane Flat Campground is closed through Friday August 14th as workers treat the area for fleas which may have led to a child contracting the plague.
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Highway 140 Closed Due to Mudslide
Highway 140 from Mariposa into Yosemite has closed due to a mudslide.
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High Fire Danger, Tighter Fire Restrictions
It’s hot and dry and the fire danger is extermely high. To help prevent fires all visitors are being asked to adhere to the following guidelines: No Smoking No smoking below 6,000 feet, except within an enclosed vehicle, a building in which smoking is allowed, a campground or picnic area where wood and charcoal fires are…
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Delaware North out, Aramark in. Yosemite Gets a new Concessionaire
The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Yosemite Hospitality, LLC, a subsidiary of Aramark, to receive the new primary concession contract for providing visitor services in Yosemite National Park. The 15-year contract – the largest single concession contract in the NPS – is expected to begin on March 1, 2016, and will include overnight accommodations,…
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Dean Potter and Graham Hunt Killed During BASE Jump Attempt in Yosemite
BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt died after attempting a wingsuit flight from Taft Point.
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Half Dome Cables Up This Saturday
The cables to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park will be in place this Saturday, May 2 and available for hikers.
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Permanent repairs to begin on rockslide covered Highway 140
Final repairs to Highway 140 will remove the only stoplight in Mariposa County and allow two lane traffic to move freely along the Merced River into Yosemite.
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Dog Rock Fire 10% Contained – Highway 140 (Arch Rock Entrance) Still Closed
Here’s the latest from the National Park Service on the Dog Rock Fire including updates on the road closures.
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Highway 140 Closed and More Dog Rock Fire Information
Here’s the latest on the Dog Rock Fire including road closures in effect.
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Air Tanker Pilot Killed Fighting Dog Rock Fire
A CalFire Air tanker pilot was killed yesterday afternoon after his plane crashed while fighting the Dog Rock fire in Yosemite.