Yosemite Blog

2024 Park Entrance Reservation Requirements

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:32:01 -0500

A reservation will be required to drive into or through Yosemite National Park on some days from April 13 through October 27, 2024, for those driving into the park between 5 am and 4 pm as follows:

April 13 through June 30	A reservation is required from 5 am to 4 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and on holidays (May 27 and June 19)
July 1 through August 16	A reservation is required from 5 am to 4 pm every day
August 17 through October 27	A reservation is required from 5 am to 4 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays (September 2 and October 14)
How To Reserve	You can reserve your Half-Day or Full-Day pass on Recreation.gov Reserve Now

Driving through the park will also require a reservation if entering between 5 am and 4 pm. If you are planning to visit after peak hours, please do not arrive before 4 pm; vehicles blocking roads will be cited.

The temporary reservation system will help manage congestion and provide a quality visitor experience.

Learn More

Peak Hours Reservation Schedule

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Environmental Living & Learning Community

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0500

Yosemite's Environmental Living & Learning Community (ELLC) is a group of Yosemite Hospitality employees finding ways to make Yosemite more sustainable. They live in a designated area of housing, and work on projects inside employee housing and throughout Yosemite Valley. Through this program they help support Yosemite Hospitality's sustainability programs and the park’s Zero Landfill Initiative.

Some projects the ELLC has worked on include:

Building and maintaining a community herb garden.
Creating community compost bins to reduce food waste.
Constructing a clothesline for employees to save electricity.
Organized weekly communal meals with environmentally friendly diets.
Monitoring our electricity and water usage.
Hosting the parks first cigarette recycling program for employee housing.

Additionally, the ELLC hosts guests speakers and workshops that are open to the community. Some examples of past workshops include:

"Mental Health While Living in a National Park", with legendary rock climber Ron Kauk.
"Creating Facelift", with Yosemite Climbing Association president Ken Yager.
"Useful Plants in Yosemite", with park naturalists and interpreters.
"The Truth About Garbage", with the Leave No Trace organization.
"Quick and Easy Vegan Cooking", with Yosemite locals.
"Sustainable Farming", with Raw Roots owner Andrew Glikin.
Organized trash clean-ups in and around Yosemite.

The ELLC is seasonal, operating from June 1st - September 1st. Typical housing for ELLC members includes platform tents with two or three roommates and communal kitchens and washrooms. Please refer to the Benefits page for more questions about living arrangements in Yosemite Valley. Outside of community projects, the ELLC promotes awareness and helps support other sustainability initiatives around Yosemite. The ELLC furthers Yosemite Hospitality’s goals by finding ways to reduce electricity consumption, recycle waste, and conserve water.

The best way to find out more about ELLC is to follow their Instagram @Yosemite.ELLC. If you are interested in working in Yosemite National Park and making a difference while you are here, consider applying to live in the ELLC.

To do so, email YosemiteELLC@aramark.com

The Majestic Yosemite Hotel Remodel 2018

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:52:52 -0600

Remodeled Guest Rooms

A Fresh Change of Scenery

Now is the perfect time to plan your Yosemite National Park getaway with a stay at The Majestic Yosemite Hotel. The Majestic Yosemite Hotel is currently upgrading guest rooms in the main building to enhance the guest experience at this National Historic Landmark. This is an eco-friendly remodel with all former carpet and mattresses being recycled and all furniture is being re-purposed. The stunning guest room transformation will be complete spring 2018.

Elegant Design

The design of the remodeled guest room was inspired by Donald and Mary Tresidder, who lived here on the property and were among the park’s first concessioners. The Tresidder’s private residence encompassed the hotel’s entire sixth floor, a suite of rooms furnished and decorated with an eclectic mix of styles reflecting both English and California Mission influences.

Donald and Mary’s private quarters were interpreted by designers Richard Kollath and Edward McCann, and they created a design inspired by the Tresidders featuring plush wool carpeting, nail head trimmed upholstery, copper tabletops, and forged light fixtures - all custom made by American companies.

Yosemite-Inspired Artwork

A towering figure in the history of Yosemite, writer and naturalist John Muir devoted his life to protecting this extraordinary place, and was instrumental in establishing Yosemite as a National Park. The art on the walls are reproductions of botanical samples Muir collected and pressed in his notebooks in the 1870s during his walks in Yosemite.