Summer online bookings for Yosemite National Park have been postponed indefinitely.
After the park announced a new system in progress a few months ago, the online booking page now reads: “Yosemite National Park is expected to share details about this year’s booking system in early 2025.”
The implementation of the new regime has clearly been postponed to first get approval from the Trump administration, according to park officials.
A park spokesperson was unable to respond to an email asking when the booking would be accepted.
Currently, bookings are not required during weekdays except holidays and weekends until the end of March.
From April to October, online access has not yet listed a booking plan.
Due to the 1920 pandemic, the park began booking systems in the summer of 2020 and 2021. In 2022, bookings were made due to repairs to infrastructure, and traffic on roads and trails was once again reduced in 2024.
Booking is still required for the upcoming Horsetail Fall Trail at the park. The event is Saturday and Sunday, as well as February 15-17 and 22-23. The number of visitors on weekends can be in the thousands.
Due to the calls from visitors, fire bookings are designed to limit erosion and damage to the environment to see El Capitan in a similar situation to an active volcano. When the correct backlit ponytail of the sunset fell, the water on the granite cliff face along the granite cliff face along the 3,000 feet to the valley floor turned into a “fire” with an orange glow.
Even those who have not visited the ponytail belong to the dates listed above and need to apply for a reservation.
Admission per car is $35 and is valid for 7 days regardless of the arrival date.
The online system was launched in mid-November and offers you a few months of planning.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Monday that National Park Service officials are postponing the implementation of the system becauseHey, want “blessings from the new government.transparent
Teri Marshall, director of marketing communications for Rush Creek Lodge and Yosemite, and Spa, said the Trump administration has completely stopped the car’s booking system.
“It’s not confusing for us, but it’s very confusing for international travelers and others trying to plan,” she said.
Marshall’s main focus is to avoid “free for all”, with a large number of visitors overwhelming the park’s infrastructure and natural beauty.
“We should all love this park, but don’t love it to die,” she said.
She encourages visitors to use the Yosemite regional transportation system, namely the Yarts, luxury bus, which offers regular pickups and drop-offs throughout the park, Yosemite Valley, Mammoth Lakes and other nearby areas.
Some hotels and hostels, including Rush Creek, also offer private tours.
“We want to welcome everyone, we just don’t want everyone to get in and drive into the park,” Marshall said. “Use an alternative to make everyone better.”
Yosemite officials have been working hard to balance for months Park visits and protection “Due to the rapid growth in daily use during high use seasons.”
New peak hours plus plans will receive a $2 booking fee and are designed to alleviate heavy traffic and parking, especially in the popular Yosemite Valley.
Firefall is the connection to that battle.
Over the past decade, the site’s popularity has surged, and Yosemite officials noted that they have almost registered 2,500 tourists on February 19, 2022.
Yosemite officials said guests at that time and since then trampled on vegetation, spilled onto the river bank and increased erosion, while parking and other facilities overwhelmed.
The park responded to the booking system visited in February.
Kyle Roberton, 27, of Lake Tahoe, photographed the Ponytail Falls in February 2023 and captured the elusive “Firefall” effect. Robertson is a big fan of the retention of Yosemite to limit environmental damage and provide a pleasant visitor experience.
(Contributed by Kyle Robertson)
Kyle Roberton, a 27-year-old Lake Tahoe native, called himself a fan of access restrictions.
“You can easily get thousands of people on the ponytail trawl, and booking can enhance everything there, with less destructive impact on the environment,” Robertson said. Part-time landscape photographer.
Robertson has booked Ponytail Falls this month and has visited four times before.
However, in 2023, when he said the conditions were just right for him to capture the majestic “shooting” effect.
“We had enough snow that year, a very clear sky and the sun was in the right place,” he said. “It’s a visual effect that you can actually only capture with a camera, so everyone is crowded. Among the few viewing platforms in the valley.”
Robertson said that with the increase in visitors, he has seen garbage increase over the years, natural erosion and destruction.
“If booking helps at least some of these issues, it’s a win-win situation,” he said.
