CA · Pacific West · 2026 exact answer
No per-vehicle reservation anywhere in Yosemite at Yosemite: what applies in 2026?
Direct answer
No per-vehicle reservation anywhere in Yosemite in 2026
Exact conditions
- Status
- Not required; the stated access rule still applies
- Applies to
- vehicles
- Effective dates
- January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
- Release model
- unpublished
Release detail: Not applicable in 2026.
Exceptions and limits
- Mariposa Grove Road is restricted to vehicles displaying a disability placard when the free shuttle is running - that is an access restriction, not a reservation.
- Entire park, including Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Road, Tioga Road and Hetch Hetchy
Official source
National Park Service · reviewed August 27, 2026
Without a reservation system in place, Yosemite will broaden its use of operational strategies that proved effective during the 2025 season.
Entrance Reservations - Yosemite National Park