How crowded is Yosemite right now?

Yosemite currently has a saturation score of 76/100, classified as Severely overtouristed. This reflects crowd density, visitor impact on infrastructure, local sentiment, and recent trajectory.

What taxes or fees apply to visitors to Yosemite?

Yosemite has 3 documented visitor fees or taxes: Non-resident surcharge (per person) (100.00 USD); Private vehicle entrance pass (7 days) (35.00 USD); Yosemite Annual Pass (70.00 USD). Each is sourced; see the table for effective dates.

Is Yosemite considered overtouristed?

Yosemite is rated Severely overtouristed on the crowddodger saturation index (76/100). This is considered overtouristed.

When was this assessment last updated?

Saturation scoring for Yosemite was last updated on 2026-05-30. Source verification follows the published crowddodger methodology.

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Yosemite

A Sierra Nevada valley drawing roughly four million visitors a year to its granite cliffs, waterfalls and giant sequoias. Summer crowding on the park's single valley road routinely causes multi-hour traffic delays and strained parking capacity.

Yosemite

USA

Saturation snapshot

Severely overtouristed

Last updated: 2026-05-30

Movement through central areas is slow — expect to dodge and wait. Lines at major sights routinely exceed 1–2 hours without pre-booking. Iconic views are difficult to photograph without crowds in frame. Local residents have publicly raised concerns about visitor volume.

Crowd Density: 82 source
Visitor Impact: 78 source
Local Sentiment: 65 source
Trajectory: 72 source

Restrictions, taxes & fees

Fee	Amount	When	Source	Verified
Non-resident surcharge (per person) Non-US residents aged 16 and over, in addition to standard entrance fee	100.00 USD	—	nps.gov	2026-05-30 Verification pending
Private vehicle entrance pass (7 days) Non-commercial vehicle with up to 15 passengers, valid 7 consecutive days	35.00 USD	—	nps.gov	2026-05-30 Verification pending
Yosemite Annual Pass Annual entrance for US citizens and permanent residents	70.00 USD	—	nps.gov	2026-05-30 Verification pending

Today, by our data

Phone-presence is running below the same week last year. By our measures this is among the busier weeks of the year here. Public holidays fall in 1 source market during the coming week. Locals will know more about today than any dataset.

Assembled from official statistics, public data feeds and our own measurements. Conditions change faster than data does — verify anything that affects your plans.