Tag: camping in yosemite
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Half Dome Hiking Permit Lottery Begins March 13th
After a bit of a delay, the annual for Half Dome summit permits will begin on March 13th at 7:00am PDT. Permits are required for all hikers wishing to ascend the subdome steps and the Half Dome cables seven days a week when the cables are up. During the preseason lottery, 225 permits are available…
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5 Things You May Not Know About Camping in Yosemite
Did you know you CAN collect firewood in Yosemite National Park? It’s true. Here are 5 things you probably didn’t know about camping in Yosemite.
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Two Campgrounds Opening Today
Crane Flat Campground will open for the season today, Friday, June 1, 2012. Sites will are available for sale via www.recreation.gov or (877) 444-6777. Sites may also be reserved at any Yosemite campground office. Yosemite Creek Campground will also open for the season on Friday, June 1, 2012.
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Campground Reservation System Gets a Makeover
In case you’ve been living under a rock the last few weeks like I have here’s what’s changed with the campground reservation system.
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What’s In Store for Memorial Day
With Memorial Day fast approaching you might want to rethink your plans to visit the park if you haven’t already scored the elusive campsite or hotel reservation. Lodging Traffic is expected to be at an all time high as visitation has been up the last few months as people have been searching for “pocket-book friendly”…
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Tioga Road Opening – Sorta
The Tioga Road will be open to visitors up to all vehicles to Yosemite Creek and bicycles up to the May Lake junction. From there it’s closed except to administrative personnel. This is a good sign. It means in all likely-hood the road will open completely to visitors before Memorial Day. Hooray! Nice job guys…