Yosemite National Park Spring Update Meeting Wednesday 5/14
Yosemite National Park Spring Update Meeting Wednesday 5/14
Community members are invited to join Yosemite National Park staff for a virtual and in-person update on spring operations, happening tomorrow, Wednesday, May 14.
The meeting will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Mono Lake Indian & Lee Vining Community Center and on Zoom (Park staff will be on Zoom).
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: 296 Matly Avenue, Lee Vining, CA 93514
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Agenda:
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Operations update
- Tioga Pass Road: progress, status, and schedule (including predicted bike days)
- Tuolumne Meadows: infrastructure and concessions updates
- 2025 reservation system overview: schedule, daily pass availability, and local pass-through information
- YARTS: start dates and schedule for the Highway 120–Mammoth route
- Other park updates
3. Q&A with attendees
Special thanks to Supervisor Paul McFarland and Yosemite National Park for organizing this community meeting. For questions, please contact Supervisor McFarland at [email protected].
Yosemite National Park 2025 Summer Reservation System
The National Park Service recently announced Yosemite’s 2025 summer reservation system.
Yosemite National Park will require reservations for vehicle entry between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the following dates:
- May 24–26 (Memorial Day weekend)
- June 15–August 15 (daily)
- August 30–September 1 (Labor Day weekend)
No reservations are needed outside these dates or times.
Reservations are open now on Recreation.gov. Additional slots will be released seven days before each entry date, and again on the day of entry, at 8am.
Each reservation covers three consecutive days and requires a $2 non-refundable fee, separate from the $35 park entrance fee.
Visitors with in-park lodging, campground bookings, wilderness permits, or those entering via public transit (YARTS) or authorized tours are exempt from this requirement. For more details, visit the official Yosemite NPS reservation page.
Mono County Economic Development and Tourism is creating a small rack card to help visitor centers, businesses, and guests navigate the new process. Staff will be distributing those in the coming weeks. If you need rack cards or any other collateral, like the Mono County visitor guide, fishing map, fall color map, community maps – please email us at [email protected].
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