Half Dome Permits - 01/29/10 11:44 PM
I saw this today in the Fresno area Business Journal:
Yosemite National Park (NPS.gov) news release: Yosemite National Park Announces Interim
Program for Half Dome Day Use Permits to Address Visitor Safety
Management Paper (4 pages): Management of the Half Dome Cables
Newspapers, etc.:
Discussion on YosemiteNews.info forum: Half Dome Permits
Discussion on WPSMB forum: quotas for half dome now?
Quote:
There will now be quotas applied to the number of people allowed to hike up Yosemite National Park's famed Half Dome Trail.
In the name of safety, the National Park Service this year is requiring permits to hike to the top of Half Dome on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. A maximum of 400 permits will be issued each of those days. According to park officials, less than 400 people use the trail on weekdays while about 800 people use the trail on weekends and holidays, on average.
Permits are available up to about four months in advance to one week in advance exclusively through the National Recreation Reservation Service. Permits are not available in the park or on a fist-come, first-served basis.
Reservation procedures and timing may be different in 2011 as park officials are developing a long-term plan to manage use of the Half Dome Trail.
The cables hikers use to ascend Half Dome are usually in place May-October.
In the name of safety, the National Park Service this year is requiring permits to hike to the top of Half Dome on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. A maximum of 400 permits will be issued each of those days. According to park officials, less than 400 people use the trail on weekdays while about 800 people use the trail on weekends and holidays, on average.
Permits are available up to about four months in advance to one week in advance exclusively through the National Recreation Reservation Service. Permits are not available in the park or on a fist-come, first-served basis.
Reservation procedures and timing may be different in 2011 as park officials are developing a long-term plan to manage use of the Half Dome Trail.
The cables hikers use to ascend Half Dome are usually in place May-October.
Yosemite National Park (NPS.gov) news release: Yosemite National Park Announces Interim
Program for Half Dome Day Use Permits to Address Visitor Safety
Management Paper (4 pages): Management of the Half Dome Cables
Newspapers, etc.:
- (The best one) National Parks Traveler: Weekend and Holiday Warriors Who Plan
to Hike Half Dome in Yosemite National Park Will Need a Permit
- San Jose Mercury News: Permits soon needed to hike Yosemite's Half Dome
- Modesto Bee: Yosemite to require permit to climb Half Dome
- MyMotherLode.com: Changes At Half Dome
Discussion on YosemiteNews.info forum: Half Dome Permits
Discussion on WPSMB forum: quotas for half dome now?