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Yosemite National Park
Wilderness Permits Reservation Window

Wilderness permit reservations are available 24 weeks (168 days) in advance. The table below indicates which day you can first make a reservation for specific dates.

The reservation office is not staffed on weekends or holidays (if making a reservation by phone, call the first business day after your date becomes available).

The first day the reservation office will be staffed in 2009 is January 5.

 
First day to make a reservation For this date

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Train traveling along the Merced River to Yosemite National Park.  

Did You Know?
Starting in 1907, the Yosemite Valley Railroad brought passengers bound for Yosemite Valley up the Merced River canyon to El Portal. From there, they would take stagecoaches to the Valley. Some of the old train cars are now on display in El Portal.

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Last Updated: December 11, 2008 at 21:16 EST