From The Redwoods Office Fish Camp, CA
WAWONA ROAD (continuation of Highway 41 from Fresno) Expect 15-minute delays due to road work. Outside of the park on Highway 41, though the CalTrans website says differently, our employees have seen 20 minute wait times at road construction sites between Cedar Valley and the park entrance. BIG OAK FLAT ROAD (continuation of Highway 120 from Manteca into Yosemite Valley) CLOSED on Sep. 19 from 5:30 pm to 8 pm...
The Friends of the Wawona Library will host the 16th annual book, bake and craft sale on Saturday, September 1, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the library parking lot. There will be a great selection of books as well as an array of bake sale treats generously prepared by local bakers. A beautiful handcrafted bird house donated by Dave Sischo, a Wawona craftsman, will be raffled. Raffle...
Wawona Hotel Golf Course – September 8th, 2012 There are still some openings for tournament players. Tournament prizes include $50 and $25 gift certificates good for any stores and restaurants operated by DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, and raffle prizes include dinners for two at the Mountain Room and the Wawona Dining Room, brunch for two at the Ahwahnee Dining Room and San Francisco Giants tickets! New for 2012:...
Come meet a true Yosemite insider! Peter Hoss, author of Born in Yosemite: 75 Years of Personal Observations will be doing a book signing on August 30 from 3:00-5:00 PM at the Valley Visitor Center and August 31 from 3:00-5:00 PM at the Wawona Visitor Center. (National Park Service) Born in Yosemite Valley in 1934, Peter takes the reader on a 75-year journey through historical events and personal adventures that...
Photo courtesy of NPS By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger August 24, 2012, 6:45 a.m. The National Park Service, the agency that overseas 397 national parks, battlefields, monuments, historic sites, seashores and even scenic byways, turns 96 on Saturday.Some parks are older than that — Yellowstone, the nation’s oldest park, was created in 1872 — and some are much younger. Gates of the Arctic National...
Bears have been active in Yosemite Valley in meadows, parking lots, and campgrounds. Bears have also been active in the White Wolf area along Tioga Rd. Make sure to always be within arm’s reach of food and scented items while in picnic areas and campgrounds. Several incidents have occurred because visitors were too far from these items. Please report all bear incidents and sightings to a ranger or the Bear...
Photo courtesy of C. Powell Join butterfly enthusiasts for a fun-filled day of counting and identifying alpine butterflies in the Tuolumne Meadows area. If you are interested, please register for the count by contacting Sarah Stock by this Friday night by calling 209-379-1435 or emailing sarah_stock@nps.gov. We will meet Monday, July 30 at Lembert Dome parking lot at 8:30 am and finish the day at 5 pm; plan to bring...
Photo courtesy ofNational Geographic The opening date for low-elevation climbing areas has been modified from August 1 to July 15 based on robust monitoring and analysis of Peregrine Falcon nesting chronologies in Yosemite over a 32-year period (1981-2012). Effective as of July 15, all Peregrine closures except Medlicott Dome are lifted, including Arch Rock Area, B.O.L.T. Wall, El Capitan Southwest Face, El Capitan Southeast Face, Glacier Point east side, Half...
Yosemite National Park is requesting help from visitors to protect newborn animals in the park. During the summer months, many baby birds, fawns, and other young wildlife can be found on the ground. They may appear to be in distress, but are not sick, injured, or abandoned. If moved from their location, the parents cannot care for their offspring and many of the young animals do not survive. If spotted...
