Yosemite National Park 
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April 21, 2021 - Yosemite National Park – Beginning Friday, May 21, visitors to Yosemite National Park will need a day-use reservation to enter the park. The temporary day-use reservation system will allow the park to manage visitation levels to reduce risks associated with exposure to COVID-19. 

Day-use reservations will be required for all users, including annual and lifetime pass holders. Each reservation is valid for three days. 

Reservations are available on www.recreation.gov beginning at 8 a.m. on April 21, 2021. Each day-use reservation is valid for one vehicle and the occupants of that vehicle. For more detailed information, please visit:https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/covid19.htm  

How and when do I get a day-use reservation to visit Yosemite?

Day-use reservations are only available via recreation.gov. Reservations will go extremely quickly; be sure to have an account, be logged in, and ready to get a reservation promptly at 8 am Pacific time. If you have an annual or lifetime pass, be sure to specify that once your reservation is in the shopping cart.

Beginning at 8 am Pacific time on the following dates, most reservations will be available for the summer on recreation.gov:

Starting on May 14, some additional reservations will be available every day at 8 am Pacific time seven days in advance of arrival date (e.g., make a reservation for an arrival date of September 30 on September 23).

Each user can make one reservation per arrival date. An occupant of the arriving vehicle must have the user (with photo ID) who made the reservation. The reservation is then valid for three consecutive days (including arrival date).

We changed the reservation windows based on public input, in order to better accommodate people with existing lodging or camping reservations outside the park and to allow people to plan more than a few days in advance.

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NOTE: Day-use reservations are included for all visitors staying overnight in the park. This includes reservations for The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley Lodge, Curry Village, Wawona Hotel, Housekeeping Camp, NPS-managed campgrounds. Day-use reservations are also included for all visitors with wilderness and Half Dome permits and visitor entering the park via YARTS buses and on permitted commercial tours.  

The reservation system will be in effect through September 30, 2021. 

The health and safety of park visitors, employees, and partners continues to be our number one priority.   

For further information on Yosemite National Park, please visit www.nps.gov/yose.   
Source: NPS