Yosemite Guide Yosemite Guide May 12, 2021 - June 15, 2021 @Yosemitenps
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Yosemite Guide Yosemite Guide May 12, 2021 - June 15, 2021 @YosemiteNPS UPDATE Wearing a mask is required in federal buildings and outdoors on federal land when social distancing cannot be maintained. Check local resources, area signage, and our park website for updates, www. nps.gov/yose. Please follow CDC guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19. • Maintain 6 feet of distance between you and others. • Wear a face covering when social distancing is not possible. • Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. • Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. • Stay home if you feel sick. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Day-use reservations may be required: go.nps.gov/covid NPS Image Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide May 12, 2021 - June 15, 2021 Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide May 12, 2021 - June 15, 2021 Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Campground Parking Valley Visitor Center Yosemite Valley Picnic Area Upper Yosemite Map Restroom Fall Yosemite Hetch Village Walk-In Hetchy Lower Campground Yosemite Tuolumne The Ansel Fall Adams l Medical Church Bowl Meadows i Gallery ra Clinic Picnic Area l T al F e t i m Yosemite e The Ahwahnee os Mirror Valley r Y Area in inset: Uppe 3 Lake Yosemite Valley seasonal Map Yosemite 2 North Camp 4 Half Dome Valley Housekeeping Pines Lower 8836 ft Chapel Camp Yosemite Falls Parking Lodge Pines 2693 m Yosemite Wawona Conservation Heritage Swinging Center (YCHC) Campground Bridge Reservations Yosemite Village Parking Curry Upper Sentinel Village Pines Beach il Trailhead a Curry Village Parking r r 0 1 km 1 mile T te Parking N e n il i w M in r u d o e Happy Isles Art El Capitan F s lo c and Nature Center Picnic Area Glacier Point closed in winter 72I4 ft Vernal 2I99 m Fall l Mist Trai Cathedral ail Tr op h Beach Lo or M ey ses erce all only d R V iver Nevada 4 Fall To & Bridalveil Fall Large vehicles longer than 30 feet will not be permitted on d oa The Yosemite Valley Shuttle System will not R B a r Sentinel Drive. Also, expect traffic re-routes through Summer on id aw a W lv be operating during the Spring 2021 season. e 2021. See park website for more information. i l 1 C r e e DRIVE, WALK, or BIKEk to some of Yosemite Valley’s most scenic attractions! To Illilouette 1 2 3 4Fall Tunnel View Cook’s Meadow Lower Yosemite Fall Trailhead Valley View i Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide May 12, 2021 - June 15, 2021 Things to Do Winter in Yosemite THINGS TO DO IN YOSEMITE VALLEY Custom Yosemite Experiences Join a Yosemite Conservancy naturalist guide or art instructor for a customized experience SAFETY ALERT that fits your interests and schedule. For your safety and the safety of other visitors and employees, we encourage you to follow Custom Adventures: Experience the park CDC guidance to reduce the spread of on personalized day hikes, birding walks, COVID-19. stargazing programs and backpacking trips. yosemite.org/custom-adventures. Practice social distancing. Maintain Custom Art Classes: Explore nature through a distance of at least 6 feet between drawing, painting, sketching and journaling. you and others. We also offer creative activities for kids! yosemite.org/custom-art. Wash hands using soap and water or use hand sanitizer frequently. Looking for ways to connect with Yosemite from home? Contact us to schedule a virtual Wear a facecovering when social adventure or art class: adventures@yosemite. istancing cannot be maintained. Fern Spring, west Yosemite Valley, along Valley Loop Trail. NPS Image org or [email protected]. Walking and Hiking Cover your mouth and nose when How Will COVID-19 Impact My Visit? Yosemite Valley has plenty of year-round you cough or sneeze. Following guidance from federal, state, and local public health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we are increasing access and services in a phased approach at Yosemite walking and hiking possibilities. Stop by the outdoor visitor contact station behind the Additionally, avoid touching your eyes, nose, National Park. Visit the park website, www.nps.gov/yose, for more updates and safety information. Yosemite Valley Visitor Center for trail maps and mouth, and most importantly, stay home and updated weather and trail conditions. if you feel sick. Currently open and Not open or available Unavailable in early available at this time 2021 Bicycling An outdoor visitor contact Visitor Centers are closed All shuttles and tours are Experience several miles of bicycle paths that station is located behind until further notice. canceled during this time wind through Yosemite Valley. Use your own Park App Yosemite Valley Visitor bicycle or rent one from Yosemite Village, Center. Download the National Park Yosemite Valley Lodge or Curry Village, Most roads and trails are Some campgrounds are Yosemite Theater and Yosemite Service app for an interactive conditions permitting. See page 6 for Bike open. Some trails may be currently closed. Museum will be closed during Stand hours. Or, see page 4 to learn about the map, hiking trails, and park closed or re-routed. this time. updates. See page 11. Yosemite Bike Share program. Bicycles are only Campgrounds in Yosemite Most programs are canceled There is no first come, first allowed on paved roads and paved bike paths. Valley are open, reservations until further notice served camping. required, see page 7. Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center Select dining and shopping Tuolumne Meadows Lodge The Sierra Club’s Yosemite Conservation WELCOME establishments are open and and services are closed during Ask A Ranger encourage social distancing. this time. Heritage Center (formerly Le Conte Memorial Drop by the visitor contact station located Lodge) will not open this season, from behind the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center to May 1 through September 30, 2021, due ask your Yosemite-related questions and to to COVID-19. All evening programs have What Does 6-ft Look Like? get park information and updates. Look for been cancelled for the season due to social The wing span of a bald eagle is signs to direct you to the exact location. Open distancing requirements. The Yosemite roughly 6 feet long. While social 9am to 5pm. Conservation Heritage Center will reopen distancing, imagine the length on May 1, 2022. Call 209/347-7300 for of a soaring eagles’ wing span information and updates. between you and others. Entering a National Park Access for People with Disabilities Upcoming Park Projects Yosemite is a place where wilderness For a complete list of accessible services, exhibits, Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project prevails. Prepare yourself for a wild and recreational opportunities, pick up a Yosemite Why: To rehabilitate visitor facilities at the experience. The National Park Service is Accessibility Guide at any park entrance station base of Bridalveil Fall and surrounding Inside: bound by its mission to protect Yosemite's natural or visitor center, or view online at www.nps.gov/ area, and to protect natural and cultural and cultural resources for the benefit and enjoyment yose/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm, or call a park resources in the area. of future generations. Please, be attentive to the Accessibility Coordinator at (209) 379-1035. When: 2020 - 2021 regulations in place to protect park resources (page Visitor Impact: Trail, comfort station and parking lot Sign Language interpreting is available 9) and those designed for your safety (page 8). may not be available due to construction. 01 Things to Do upon request. Contact Deaf Services at (209) 379-5250 (v/txt). Two weeks Fire – Police – Medical Tioga Road Rehabilitation Plan 04 Exhibits and Programs advance notice is requested. Emergency: Why: To make safety improvements and manage Dial 911 Assistive Listening Devices available upon roadside parking and traffic flow while preserving 05 Services Medical Clinic (in Yosemite Valley) advance request at any visitor center. natural and cultural resources along the road. Open 7 days per week from 9am to 7pm. Audio tours available at Yosemite Valley When: 2020 and 2021 seasons 07 Permit Information Medical Clinic Phone: (209) 372-4637. Visitor Center. Refer to the Accessibility Visitor Impact: 30-minute traffic delays along Tioga Guide, or contact an Accessibility Road due to construction. 09 Protecting Yourself Road, Weather, and Park Coordinator for more information. Information: (209) 372-0200 10 Feature Story Yosemite Village Garage - 8am to 5pm, Accessible parking spaces available west 24 hour AAA towing, NO gas, propane service of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. Back Yosemite Valley Map until 4:30pm. (209) 372-1060 Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park 1 Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Discover Yosemite Let your curiosity guide you to new places Entrance Fees Walking Yosemite Valley Non-commercial car, truck, RV, or van Valley Visitor Center with 15 or fewer passenger seats We strongly recommend moving around the Upper (No per-person fee) Yosemite east end of Yosemite Valley on foot or bike Fall Vehicle Valid for 7 days if possible. On the map below, the numbers Lower Yosemite W $35/Vehicle in the white circles show the average walking Yosemite Village time between each destination, represented Fall Medical Motorcycle Valid for 7 days Clinic $30/motorcycle by the red circles. 20 Yosemite 10 The Ahwahnee Individual Valid for 7 days Valley 10 $20 (In a bus, on foot, bicycle, or horse), Lodge 30 5 Yosemite Pass $70, North Camp 4 Valid for one year in Yosemite. Housekeeping Pines Chapel Camp Lower Yosemite Falls Parking 5 Pines Interagency Annual Pass $80 Valid for one year at all federal Yosemite Village Parking recreation sites.