The Future of Yosemite

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Visitor Access Managment Plan - Public Engagement Winter 2023

How can I participate?

Beginning December 9, 2022, Yosemite National Park will seek your input in order to gain a greater understanding of the complex issues and opportunities surrounding visitor access and to help identify solutions that will ensure high quality experiences, visitor safety, and resource protection

Step 1. Learn about the issues

On this page you can find links to a newsletter, a story map, and other materials to help you learn about the park, the planning process, and the issues that this plan is designed to address.

Step 2. Join the Conversation!

We know that your experience of Yosemite NP is important! Whether you come to the park every week, or have yet to visit, we want to hear from you! During this comment period, it is most helpful if you respond to as many of the questions below as you can.

1. What experiences in Yosemite are most important to you?

2. What have been the best parts of your experiences in Yosemite? What have been

the worst parts?

3. What management practices or strategies has the park used to effectively address

crowding and congestion?

4. What barriers get in the way of enjoying or visiting Yosemite?

5. Other thoughts you'd like to share with the project team?

The National Park Service will be accepting comments through February 3, 2023.

Comment Now » Comment Period: 12/09/2022 - 02/03/2023 Comment period closes Feb 03, 2023 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time in: 55 Days, 16 Hours, 23 Min.

Topic Questions Instructions:To comment, please click on Open for Comment on the left, and enter your comments.

Please note that your entire comment, including your personal information, may be made publicly available at any time. Although you can request that we withhold your personal identifying information from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Topic Questions:

1. What experiences in Yosemite are most important to you?

2. What have been the best parts of your experiences in Yosemite? What have been the worst parts?

3. What management practices or strategies has the park used to effectively address crowding and congestion?

4. Other thoughts you'd like to share with the project team?

5. What barriers get in the way of enjoying or visiting Yosemite?

And just in case that link doesn't work, here it is: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm.cfm?documentID=125234

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I worked on the EIS for the proposed public transportation project in YNP in 1974.  Here we are 49 years later getting around to the same topic.  Americans like to bring a lot of stuff when they camp.  They will not agree to bring their camping gear on a public conveyance and give up their cars or RVs. 

That means that over crowding can only really be alleviated by reducing the amount of visitors at any one time. 

I like the off season.