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Yosemite's High Country Campgrounds Close This Weekend
Porcupine Flat closes October 11, Crane Flat and Tamarack Flat October 12. Overnight parking ends on Tioga and Glacier Point roads October 15.
Yosemite's campground season is winding down. Porcupine Flat closes for the year on October 11, and Crane Flat and Tamarack Flat close October 12, according to the park's conditions page. Bridalveil Creek, White Wolf, Yosemite Creek and Tuolumne Meadows are already closed.
That leaves Upper, Lower and North Pines and Camp 4 in Yosemite Valley, plus Wawona and Hodgdon Meadow outside it. All require reservations; the park lists no first-come, first-served sites. Camping or sleeping in a vehicle is allowed only in a campsite you are registered for, and if the park's campgrounds are full you must leave the park to camp.
Starting October 15, overnight parking is no longer allowed along Tioga Road or Glacier Point Road or in their parking lots. That matters for backpackers planning late trips from those trailheads. Glacier Point Road itself is closed for the Dome Fire.
A few other things to know before you go. Fire restrictions remain in effect below 8,000 feet. Expect 15-minute weekday delays at El Capitan Bridge through December and on Big Oak Flat Road, and up to 15-minute delays on Tioga Road between Olmsted Point and Tioga Pass Monday through Thursday. Yosemite Falls is dry.
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