At the top of Yosemite National Park’ s Vernal Fall on a recent holiday weekend, amid the throngs of tourists snapping photos ...

YOSEMITE, Calif. – As summer nears, visitors will be able to enjoy all the campgrounds at Yosemite National Park for the first time in six years, park officials announced Wednesday.

Opening all 13 campgrounds in Yosemite will make about 500 campsites available to the public as they visit the popular California national park, which saw more than 4 million visitors in 2024.

Yosemite National Park visitors cross the bridge which barely clears the water level on the Merced River at the Swinging Bridge picnic area in Yosemite Valley on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

All campgrounds in Yosemite Valley are currently open. On Wednesday, there were sunny skies at the park and plenty of visitors, said Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman. “We’re feeling good.

If you’re looking for a mostly flat hike through a gorgeous valley, Lyell Canyon is right for you! I backpacked this in 2018, and it’s a fantastically beautiful section of Yosemite and the PCT.

South Yosemite Valley League Track MVP: Madison Lane, Bakersfield Christian. Field MVP: Halle Hemingway, Bakersfield. First Team — Bakersfield: Lasheau Hayden, Samiyah Taylor, Alexyss Gridiron.

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