Welcome to the newest page on our web site. This page is still in the works, but we want to provide you with a couple of bits of useful information for starters. Yosemite Park Entrance Fee When you arrrive in a private car, the park entrance fee is $20 per car, is valid for seven days, and includes all occupants of the car. Keep the little green receipt they give you and show it each time you enter or exit the park.   Gaylor Lakes above Tioga Pass, looking toward the peaks of Tuolumne Meadows TIOGA PASS & GLACIER POINT ROADS The incredibly scenic Tioga Pass road, Highway 120, crosses the Sierra descending through Yosemite from an elevation of 9,943 at Tioga Pass down to about 5,000 feet at the Big Oak Flat entrance gate. It traditionally opens some time in the spring or early summer each year, once the snow has been plowed and conditions are determined safe by the National Park Service. According to the National Park Service web site, "Clearing of the Tioga Road begins on or about April 15 each year and usually takes between one and two months. Predicting when the road will open is not possible, even in late spring, because weather in April and May can affect plowing progress significantly." Just for fun, here is the National Park Service's official chart of opening and closing dates for the Tioga Pass and Glacier Point Roads, and now the Mariposa Grove Road as well: Tioga Road Glacier Point Mariposa Grove Year   Opened  Closed Opened  Closed  Opened Closed  1980 June 6 Dec 2 1981 May 15 Nov 12 1982 May 28 Nov 15 1983 June 29 Nov 11 1984 May 19 Nov 8 1985 May 8 Nov 12 1986 May 24 Nov 29 1987 May 2 Nov 13 1988 April 29 Nov 14 1989 May 12 Nov 24 1990 May 17 Nov 19 1991 May 26 Nov 14 1992 May 15 Nov 10 1993 June 3 Nov 24 1994 May 25 Nov 10 1995 June 30 Dec 11 July 1 Dec 11 1996 May 31 Nov 5 May 24 Nov 5 1997 June 13 Nov 12 May 22 Nov 12 1998 July 1 Nov 12 July 1 Nov 6 1999 May 28 Nov 23 May 28 Nov 23 2000 May 18 Nov 9 May 15 Nov 9 2001 May 12 Nov 11 May 15 ? 2002 May 22 Nov 5 May 17 Nov 5 2003 May 31 Oct 31 May 31 Oct 31 2004 May 14 Oct 17 May 14 ? 2005 June 24 Nov 25 May 25 ? 2006 June 17 Nov 27 May 25 Nov 27 2007 May 11 Dec 6 May 4 Dec 6 2008 May 21 Oct 30 May 2 Dec 12 2009 May 19 May 5 April 17