It's spectacular, natural views like El Capitan, Half Dome, phenomenal waterfalls, sprawling vibrant trees, and spectacular hikes which draw visitors from all over the world to Yosemite.
Michael lives in Oakland and acted as the tour guide for his dad, Andrew, and brother, Brian, who visited from Pennsylvania. They took a father-son trip throughout California, spending a couple of days at Yosemite.
Out of the nearly 400 recreation National Parks, Yosemite was the 13th-most visited last year, seeing almost 4.3 million visitors and almost 75% of them come during the busiest six months – May through October. It's this busy season in which the Tylers had concerns about the park no longer using a timed-reservation system.
Michael had reservations about their not being any reservations, but it ended up working out for them, including being able to find parking without a hitch.
Yosemite made the changes following a "comprehensive evaluation" of traffic patterns, parking availability, and visitor use last year, finding a season-wide reservation system isn't the "most effective" for this year.
If you're planning on making a trip to Yosemite this summer, the park encourages you to plan visits early, especially for weekends and holidays – and to check the park website for real-time conditions, seasonal updates, and trip-planning tools. They are utilizing real-time traffic monitoring to identify and respond quickly to congestion hotspots and are encouraging visitors to explore areas outside of Yosemite Valley, like Tuolumne Meadows, Wawona, and Hetch Hetchy.
Lauren Koncz is a traveling nurse based in Denver and took her mom, Penny, who was visiting from Michigan, to Yosemite after they went to the BTS concert. She's been to around 10 national parks and says not having a system in place may be "a little rough".
Vivian Lizcano and her boyfriend, Alexis Garzon, visited from South Lake Tahoe and they appreciate the new policy.
Yosemite encourages visitors to come during weekdays–and that's exactly what these families did, experiencing mountain-top moments together amidst what could be valley moments for some during the busy season, finding parking with no more reservations.
"Honestly, Yosemite is the icing on the cake," Andrew Tyler said. "The cake is spending my time with two of my boys, it really is. It's been that meaningful and that wonderful."
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