Temporary closures or chain restrictions may be instituted at any time on any park road. The Ahwahnee Hotel and Yosemite Lodge are open seven days a week. Curry Village is open on the weekends. Outside Yosemite Valley, Hodgdon Meadow campground and a portion of the Wawona campground are open all year. All other campgrounds are closed for the season.
Camping is permitted only in designated campgrounds.
It is not possible to make campground reservations before March 15. Biospherics, Inc. has been selected to handle campground reservations for Yosemite National Park, and will begin accepting reservations March 15. Reservations through June 14 will be accepted beginning March 15. Reservations through July 14 will be accepted beginning April 15. Reservations through August 14 will be accepted beginning May 15.