Your guide to visiting Yosemite amid expected summer crowds

With the removal of timed reservations, Yosemite National Park has already seen an influx of guests in 2026.

Yosemite National Park's Reservation System Change Results In Unbearable Conditions For Visitors

Already, Yosemite National Park has seen more visitors than this time last year. As a result, guests are rubbing shoulders at ...
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I Used to Work in Yosemite. This Is What the New No-Reservation Rules Really Do to the Park.

On Saturday, May 2, I was walking through Camp 4 overflow parking lot in Yosemite National Park when my phone rang. “I just got ice cream, and I’m heading to El Cap Meadow to hang,” my friend Katy ...

What I saw inside Yosemite's new apocalyptic traffic nightmare—and how to beat the crowds this summer

The federal government eliminated Yosemite National Park's entry reservation system for 2026. Learn how to avoid massive crowds when you go.