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At the top of Yosemite National Park’ s Vernal Fall on a recent holiday weekend, amid the throngs of tourists snapping photos ...

On top of these crowds, the ticketed day-entry system to enter the park, the huge popularity of Yosemite’s campgrounds and ...

It has a separate entrance about 1.5 hours from the popular Yosemite Valley," Ian said. "Another reason is the limited facilities. There are only about 40 parking spaces and restricted activities.

Yosemite Falls is reflected in a meadow which is beginning to flood in Yosemite Valley, as warming temperatures have increased snowpack runoff, on April 28, 2023 in Yosemite National Park, California.