Part of the delay this year came after Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Modesto, a longtime opponent of national park reservations whose district includes Yosemite, asked Trump officials to block it.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - If you're planning to head to Yosemite National Park this summer, you'll probably need a reservation. The park says that a reservation will be required to drive ...

Yosemite Falls is reflected in a meadow which is beginning to flood in Yosemite Valley, as warming temperatures have increased snowpack runoff, on April 28, 2023 in Yosemite National Park, California.

Tourists walk out to Glacier Point with a background view of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) Originally Published: April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM PDT.