The prospect of another federal government shutdown this weekend worries many Tuolumne County business owners and tourism promoters who remember skeleton staffing, uncollected trash, locked toilets, and human feces in
Yosemite National Park has reopened or at least part of it has.
The latest park closure was Jan. 19 because of a windstorm that toppled hundreds of trees, including 15 in the park’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias.
Other recent park closures occurred from March 20-June 11 because of the pandemic, then from Sept. 17-24 because of smoky air from the nearby Creek fire in the Sierra National Forest.
Rangers reopened most of the park Monday, including all of Yosemite Valley. But the park’s southern entrance, Wawona Road (Highway 41) will remain closed indefinitely, as will the Wawona, Badger Pass, Tunnel View and Mariposa Grove areas.
The Best Hiking Trails in Yosemite: Which Will You Choose in 2021?
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The Best Hiking Trails in Yosemite: Which Will You Choose in 2021?
Yosemite is one of the jewels in the crown of U.S. national parks. The towering granite rocks of its valleys are so famous that names like El Capitan and Half Dome have probably crossed your sight before.
But they’re just two of the craggy peaks that make views here so dramatic. Combined with the sweeping pine forests, the scenery here is absolutely breathtaking.