Yosemite National Park Passes

Every Yosemite National Park wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.

Yosemite National Park protects the granite domes, waterfalls, and high country of California's central Sierra Nevada, from Tuolumne Meadows and the Cathedral Range to the John Muir and Pacific Crest Trails. A Yosemite wilderness permit is required for overnight backcountry trips, and the park's most coveted trailheads are awarded by a competitive weekly lottery months in advance.

Top Yosemite National Park entry points

The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.

Cathedral Lakes - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
Sunrise (No Donohue Pass) - Very high demand - 4.6 on AllTrails
Happy Isles->Past LYV (Donohue Pass Eligible) - Very high demand - 4.9 on AllTrails
Happy Isles->Little Yosemite Valley (No Donohue Pass) - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
Glacier Point->Little Yosemite Valley - Very high demand - 4.9 on AllTrails
Lyell Canyon (Donohue Pass Eligible) - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
Rafferty Creek->Vogelsang - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
Lyell (No Donohue Pass) - Very high demand - 4.2 on AllTrails
May Lake - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
Glen Aulin - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
Glen Aulin->Cold Canyon/Waterwheel (pass through) - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
White Wolf->Pate Valley - Very high demand - 4.5 on AllTrails

Popular trails

White Wolf to Aspen Valley Trail - 5.0 on AllTrails
Glacier Point to Yosemite Valley (Panorama Trail) - 4.9 on AllTrails
Vernal and Nevada Falls via Mist Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
Half Dome via the John Muir Trail (JMT) - 4.9 on AllTrails
Upper Yosemite Falls, North Dome, Indian Rock, and Snow Creek Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
Nelson Lake Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
Taft Point and The Fissures - 4.9 on AllTrails
Cathedral Peak: Climber's Approach - 4.8 on AllTrails

Yosemite National Park permit guide · Book on recreation.gov