Closure Announcement for Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park attracts millions of visitors annually, from near and far.  Park closures can upset both spur-of-the-moment and long-planned vacations.  The park closes annually due to weather, with some high country areas remaining closed through May.  However parts of the park or the entire park have closed due to snow, fires, and rarely – flooding.  Overcrowding has caused temporary limits on people entering the valley floor.

 

The western end of Yosemite Valley will be closed this weekend due to expected incoming water from snowpack in the high country.

 

This is one of only a handful of times flooding has caused closures.