If you want to go
Park entrance fee: $35 per vehicle, $30 per motorcycle, good for a week Free entrance: Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Nov. 11
Tuolumne facilities: The Tuolumne Meadows Grill is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Tuolumne Meadows Store is open, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the Tuolumne Meadows Lodge opens Friday through Sept. 29; www.travelyosemite.com.
Tuolumne camping: Tuolumne Meadows Campground has 304 sites for tents and self-contained RVs and trailers up to 35 feet. Half of the sites are first-come, first-served; $26 per night. Reserve at www.recreation.gov. Tioga Road camping: Spurs off Tioga Road lead to Tamarack Flat, Yosemite Creek campgrounds, open, first-come, first-served, no piped water available, $12 per night; White Wolf, Porcupine Flat campground openings imminent, first-come, firstserved. Tioga Pass camping: Outside Yosemite boundary, Forest Service camps available at Tioga Lake, Ellery Lake, Saddlebag Lake, and in canyon along Lee Vining Creek, no reservations, see details in Moon California Camping. Day hikes: Wilderness permits are not required Overnight hikes: Wilderness permits required for overnight hikes in Yosemite Wilderness; reserve in advance through Yosemite Conservancy at www.yosemiteconservancy.org — on left column, click on “Wilderness Permits.” $5 per person plus $5 for confirmed reservation. Some permits kept in reserve (plus no-shows) also available, first-come, first-served, daily at Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center. Unreserved Wilderness Permits are available starting at 11 a.m. on the day prior to your wilderness entry date.
Bear-proofing food: Bear canisters required for food storage in wilderness; rentals available at Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center and park entrance kiosks; $5 per canister per week.
Campfires: Wood fires allowed at existing fire rings only with Wilderness Permit and prohibited above 9,600 feet
Trail map: “Tuolumne Meadows,” $10.95, Tom Harrison Maps, www.tomharrisonmaps.com
Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center: Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 209-372-0740; wilderness conditions updated infrequently online.
Lodging: Yosemite-Mariposa visitor information, lodging, 866-425-3366, www.Yosemite.com
Contact: Yosemite National Park, 209-372-0200, www.nps.gov/yose