Hello Everyone,

Please see the two opportunities for public outreach on the future of the Yosemite Visitor Access Management Plan. The public comment period closes February 3, 2023.

Yosemite Visitor Access Management Plan

The National Park Service is in the early stages of developing a plan to provide sustainable access, high-quality recreation experiences, visitor safety, and resource protection. This includes addressing congestion, managing crowding, and preventing damage to resources within the park. As a part of this process, the National Park Service will be evaluating different management strategies, including a reservation system. These strategies will help the park manage visitation to meet long-term resource protection and visitor experience goals and protect the park in the future. This planning process will leverage the park’s already extensive  planning and decision-making portfolio  that sets the foundation for considering how to best meet the goals that were identified in these plans.

Management plan overview: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/740d505858b4481ab78be809080d425b [1]

Make your public comment here: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?documentID=125234 [2]

Outreach meetings:

Yosemite Gateway Partners Virtual Meeting - January 12, 2023 9:45am-2:30pm: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejj4vc... [3]

YNP Virtual Public Meeting – January 17, 2023 4-5:30pm: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/MeetingNotices.cfm?projectID=113113 [4]