Currently all the national were shutdown but with only a 12 national are temporarily re-opened:
National Park Service
Information above Yosemite National Park <-----
Please read all information here in detail (Very Important)
Travel by Car
Yes, you can drive your car into Yosemite Valley! For guest convenience, a free shuttle service has multiple stops throughout Yosemite Valley, as well as transportation between Yosemite Valley and Yosemite's Badger Pass Ski Area in the winter and between Wawona's Pioneer Gift & Grocery and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in the warmer months. A free shuttle also serves the Tuolumne Meadows area in the summer. Bring the family, bring your car and once here, let us do the driving so you can spend more time viewing the sights with
public transportation!
From San Francisco - Via Highway 120 East
- Take the Oakland-Bay Bridge (Highway 80 East)
- Take Highway 580 east, following signs for Tracy/Stockton to Highway 205
- Follow Highway 205 to Highway 120
- Take Highway 120 into Yosemite National Park
Drive Time: 4 hours.
Services: The only service station between the 120 entrance and Yosemite Valley is the
Crane Flat Gas & Convenience Store, located 17 miles outside of Yosemite Valley. There is no gas available in Yosemite Valley.
From San Francisco - Via Highway 140 East
- Take the Oakland-Bay Bridge (Highway 80 East)
- Take Highway 580 east, following signs for Tracy/Stockton to Highway 205
- Turn onto Hwy 99 South
- Take CA 140 East through Mariposa into Yosemite.
By the time you travel on Nov, most of the area will be snowing but the Yosemite Valley will remain open. If you are driving at that time, please check the information carefully:
"Snow & ice can exist on park roads. You are required by federal law to carry tire chains in your vehicle if entering a designated chain control area, even if your vehicle is equipped with snow tires and/or four-wheel-drive. Chains can become mandatory on any park road at anytime."
There is no petrol station in the Yosemite National Park, so before you enter to the Park please have the petrol tank fill up and check if buying and carry the snow tyre chains is required. I assume that you have not experience in installing the tyre chains to the tyre and driving in that condition, please check with the petrol station staff, they should be able to help you.
So, please plan and study all the information carefully before the journey start.
Wish you a happy journey.
