Yosemite National Park Contact No. +1 209-372-0200

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Contact Information

  • General questions: 209/372-0200 (then dial 3 then 5). Open 9 am to 4 pm Pacific time (closed for lunch).
  • wilderness  questions: 209/372-0826, Mon-Fri (9 am to noon and 1 to 4:30 pm) to speak to a wilderness ranger.

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Opening Hours

  • Sunday Open 24 hours
  • Monday Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday Open 24 hours
  • Thursday Open 24 hours
  • Friday Open 24 hours
  • Saturday Open 24 hours

Driving Directions

Area Details
Getting to Yosemite From the West and North
San Francisco/Bay area Distance: 195 mi / 314 km
Time:4-5 hours
Take I-580 east to I-205 east to Highway 120 east (Manteca) or Highway 140 east (Merced) into Yosemite National Park.
Sacramento Distance: 176 mi / 283 km
Time: 4 hours
Take Highway 99 south to Highway 120 east (Manteca) or Highway 140 east (Merced) into Yosemite National Park.
Reno & Lake Tahoe Approximately June through October, conditions permitting
Distance: 218 mi / 351 km (Reno)
Time: 5 hours
Take US 395 south to Lee Vining; take Highway 120 west into Yosemite National Park (open late May/June through October, depending on conditions)
All year
Distance: 315 mi / 507 km (Reno)
Time: 5.5 hours
Take I-80 or I-50 west to Sacramento; take Highway 99 south to Highway 120 east (Manteca) or Highway 140 east (Merced) into Yosemite National Park.
Getting to Yosemite From the South
Los Angeles area Distance: 313 mi / 504 km
Time: 6 hours
Take I-5 north (or I-405 north to I-5) to Highway 99 north to Highway 41 north (Fresno) into Yosemite National Park.
San Diego area Distance: 441 mi / 710 km
Time: 8 hours
Take I-5 north to Highway 99 to Highway 41 north (Fresno) into Yosemite National Park.
Las Vegas June through October, conditions permitting
Distance: 400 mi / 642 km
Time: 8 hours
Take US-95 North to Tonopah, then US-95/US-6 west to Highway 120. Go west on Highway 120 into Yosemite National Park (open late May/early June through October, depending on conditions)
November through May
Distance: 495 mi / 797 km
Time: 8-10 hours
Take I-15 south to Barstow; Highway 58 west to Bakersfield; take Highway 99 north to Fresno. In Fresno, take Highway 41 north into Yosemite National Park.
Death Valley National Park June through October
Distance: 270 mi / 435 km
Time: 5 hours Take Highway 190 west to US 395. Take US 395 north to Lee Vining; take Highway 120 east into Yosemite National Park (open late May/early June through October, depending on conditions)
November through May

Distance: 450 mi / 720 km
Time: 9 hours
Take Highway 190 west to US 395; take US 395 south to its junction with Highway 14. Take Highway 14 south to Mojave. In Mojave, take Highway 58 to Bakersfield. From Bakersfield, head north on Highway 99 to Fresno. In Fresno, take Highway 41 north into Yosemite National Park.

Driving Times Within and Near Yosemite
From Yosemite Valley to Wawona Road (continuation of Highway 41)
  • Glacier Point: a little less than an hour
  • South Entrance/Mariposa Grove: a little more than an hour
  • Wawona: a little less than an hour
From Yosemite Valley to El Portal Road (continuation of Highway 140)
  • Arch Rock Entrance: about 25 minutes
  • El Portal: about 30 minutes
From Yosemite Valley to Big Oak Flat & Tioga Roads (continuation of Highway 120 through the park)
  • Crane Flat: about 30 minutes
  • Big Oak Flat Entrance/Hodgdon Meadow: about 45 minutes
  • Hetch Hetchy (via Evergreen and Hetch Hetchy Roads): about one hour and 30 minutes
  • White Wolf: about an hour
  • Tuolumne Meadows: about one hour and 30 minutes
  • Tioga Pass: about one hour and 45 minutes
  • Lee Vining: about two hours

Mailing Address

Public Information Office
PO Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389.

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