![]() ![]() The $42 million project to replace 10 miles of pavement on the road, which was built in 1936, from Badger Pass to Glacier Point, along with culverts, trail head parking and retaining walls, is expected to result in more motorists remaining in Yosemite Valley. March 23, reservations for day use visits, good for one vehicle per reservation, will become available at Among them: closure all year of Glacier Point Road. The new rules raise the possibility that Yosemite eventually will make a reservation system permanent, something hotels, restaurants and other businesses in the surrounding communities have opposed for decades, over fears it could cut into tourism revenues. ![]() The pandemic led to reservation requirements during parts of 20 over health concerns. The move is first time in the park’s 157-year history that the public has been required to make reservations to visit for the day for a reason other than COVID-19. “If we did nothing there would be gridlocked traffic all summer long, every day.” “Everybody deserves a great park experience,” said Yosemite superintendent Cicely Muldoon. 30, they plan to limit the number of visitors to Yosemite by requiring online reservations to enter. They’ll need to make reservations first.Ĭoncerned about the possibility of unprecedented traffic jams in the famed Sierra Nevada park due to an unusually high number of construction projects, park officials announced Wednesday that from May 20 to Sept. ![]() Visitors hoping to see the famed waterfalls, huge granite cliffs and spectacular scenery at Yosemite National Park this summer will need to do more than lace up their hiking boots and get into the car. ![]()
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