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Yosemite National Park
Public Transportation
 

Visitors can ride Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) buses from gateway communities outside the park into Yosemite Valley. YARTS buses also connect with Amtrak and Greyhound service in Merced.

Amtrak provides a combination of train and bus service to Yosemite Valley.

Shuttle bus service is available within some (but not all) areas of the park.

If you arrive in Yosemite Valley by bus, access to other areas of the park are possible, as follows:

  • Yosemite Valley (free shuttle service in eastern Yosemite Valley)
  • Glacier Point (late May/June through October via fee-based bus)
  • Badger Pass (mid December through mid March via free shuttle)
  • Wawona (summer only; very limited public transportation available from Wawona to Yosemite Valley in the morning and from Yosemite Valley to Wawona in the afternoon)
  • Tioga Road/Tuolumne Meadows (July and August, along with weekends in June and September, via fee-based tour bus and YARTS Highway 120 East bus)
  • Hetch Hetchy Valley (no public transportation)
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Low intensity fire in Yosemite  

Did You Know?
Natural fires in Yosemite are often no more than a single burning snag (standing dead tree) or a slow moving, low intensity fire that cleans underbrush from the forest floor. These fires prevent unwanted fires by removing accumulating forest debris that can fuel a larger fire in hot, dry conditions.

Last Updated: August 01, 2008 at 20:44 EST