Which fire is near Yosemite?

Yosemite, CA — The TilTill Fire north of Hetch Hetchy is up to 1,610 acres. As of this morning, Yosemite National Park reports that there is 45-percent containment. It was ignited by a lightning strike late last month and first discovered on July 31. 56 firefighters are assigned to the incident.

Is Yosemite National Park closed due to fires?

Yosemite National Park is managing four wilderness fires burning in fire adapted ecosystems. There are trail closures in effect. All fires may be visible from Tioga Road (Highway 120 through Yosemite National Park), Glacier Point, and high country vistas.

Is Yosemite affected by the Creek fire?

This fire is being suppressed using confine and containment strategies. This fire may be visible from numerous vantage points throughout the park, including Tioga Road, Glacier Point, and other high-country viewpoints. Yosemite National Park is a fire-adapted ecosystem.

Is it safe to go to Yosemite right now?

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Is there smoke in Yosemite?

Fire and smoke are as much a part of the Yosemite ecosystem as water and ice.

Can you enter Yosemite without a reservation?

Reservations are required to drive into Yosemite National Park beginning May 21. If you have another reservation in the park, you may not need a day-use reservation and can pay the entrance fee at the park entrance station. You do not need a day-use reservation if: you have a camping or lodging reservation.

Can I drive through Yosemite without a reservation?

Do I need a reservation to visit Yosemite? Beginning May 21, 2021 a reservation will be required to drive into Yosemite. Reservations will be required through Thursday, September 30 or until local public health conditions improve.

Can you walk into Yosemite without a reservation?

Can I go to Yosemite without a reservation?

People can drive through Yosemite without a reservation “The entrance station ranger will provide a time-stamped permit valid for the time needed to travel from entrance to entrance,” park officials said. “You must drive the most direct route to exit the park; stopping is prohibited.

Why is air quality so bad in Yosemite?

While California’s air pollution regulations are among the strictest in the country, topography and geography combine to trap air pollutants in its Central Valley. Westerly winds often blow that pollution into Yosemite, especially during the summer.

Can you drive Tioga Pass without a reservation?

People can drive through Yosemite without a reservation “The entrance station ranger will provide a time-stamped permit valid for the time needed to travel from entrance to entrance,” park officials said. You must also be in possession of a valid in-park reservation or permit.

Where are the fires in Yosemite National Park?

There are multiple fires burning in Yosemite National Park Wilderness. Each fire is burning in a fire adapted ecosystem. There are trail closures for the Lukens Lake-Yosemite Creek and Yosemite Creek Campground trails from Tioga road to the north rim of Yosemite Valley.

Who was San Francisco resident that hiked Yosemite?

San Francisco resident Rob Price has hiked in California’s Sierra Nevada many times with wildfire smoke drifting through the air. But the thick sooty air that choked Yosemite National Park on Saturday when he and his partner were on a backpacking trip was like nothing he has ever seen before.

When do the prescribed fires start in Yosemite?

Air quality is a prime factor in moving forward with these prescribed fires. Yosemite National Park fire managers are planning two prescribed fires with planned ignitions starting on October 14th in the Mariposa Grove, weather conditions permitting, and continuing in Soupbowl for the week of October 15th.

What was the smoke in the sky at Yosemite?

The intense heat in the vigorous updraft created a foreboding weather cloud of smoke and ash, known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud. “There was a much smaller fire in the Yosemite Park boundary but it’s less than 1,000 ares,” said Daniel Harty, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Hanford.