2010-07-15 / Front Page

All Campgrounds Open for the Season in Yosemite National Park

Additional Campsites Open to Public After Beings Closed for Thirteen Years

All campgrounds in Yosemite National Park are now open for the summer
season.  Several campgrounds along the Tioga Road and the Bridalveil Creek
Campground on the Glacier Point Road have been closed since the winter of
2009 due to seasonal road closures, a heavy snowpack, and water saturation.

Multiple campgrounds along the Tioga Road, such as Tamarack and Porcupine
Flat, are available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Yosemite Creek, a first-come, first-served campground open for the season,
will now offer 35 more campsites for visitors to choose from.  In January
1997, Yosemite experienced a major flood, which severely impacted the
entire park.  One of these impacts was the destruction of a bridge
connecting two camping sections of the Yosemite Creek Campground, resulting
in the back section being closed for 13 years.  Yosemite National Park has
now rebuilt the bridge connecting these two sections and the entire
campground is now available to park visitors.

All campsites on the reservation system are full through the rest of the
summer season.  Visitors wishing to camp in Yosemite National Park are
urged to arrive early in the day to secure a campsite at one of the many
first-come, first-served campgrounds.  Additionally, there is more space
available during the weekdays as campsites generally fill on the weekends.

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