Reservations are not needed to enter the park. Private vehicles are allowed to drive into and around Yosemite Valley. The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Lodge, and Curry Village are open seven days a week. The Wawona Hotel is open from Thursday, noon, to Sunday, noon. Housekeeping Camp, Tuolumne Meadows Lodge and White Wolf Lodge are closed for the season.
Camping is permitted only in designated campgrounds.
There are no RV-hookups or showers in park campgrounds. In Yosemite Valley, Upper Pines Campground is open all year, reservations required. In other park areas, both the Hodgdon Meadow and Wawona Campgrounds are open all year. Lower Pines, North Pines, Tuolumne Meadows, Porcupine Flat, Yosemite Creek, White Wolf, Tamarack Flat, Crane Flat, and Bridalveil Creek Campgrounds are closed for the season. The National Park Reservation Service is taking campground reservations for the period ending July 14.