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
All Yosemite National Park passes
Choose an entry point or campsite for permit rules, release timing, demand, and nearby alternatives.
- Alder Creek
- Aspen Valley
- Base Line Camp Road
- Beehive Meadows
- Bridalveil Creek
- Budd Creek (cross-country only)
- Cathedral Lakes
- Chilnualna Falls
- Cottonwood Creek
- Deer Camp
- Gaylor Creek/Lake (cross-country only)
- Glacier Point->Illilouette
- Glacier Point->Little Yosemite Valley
- Glen Aulin
- Glen Aulin->Cold Canyon/Waterwheel (pass through)
- Happy Isles->Illilouette (No Donohue Pass)
- Happy Isles->Little Yosemite Valley (No Donohue Pass)
- Happy Isles->Past LYV (Donohue Pass Eligible)
- Luken->Lukens Lake
- Lukens Lake->Yosemite Creek
- Lyell (No Donohue Pass)
- Lyell Canyon (Donohue Pass Eligible)
- Mather Ranger Station
- May Lake
- May Lake->Snow Creek
- McGurk Meadow
- Miguel Meadow
- Mirror Lake->Snow Creek
- Mono Meadow
- Mono/Parker Pass
- Murphy Creek
- Nelson Lake (cross-country only)
- Old Big Oak Flat Road
- Ostrander (Lost Bear Meadow)
- Pohono Trail (Glacier Point)
- Pohono Trail (Taft Point)
- Pohono Trail (Wawona Tunnel/Bridalveil Parking)
- Poopenaut Valley
- Porcupine Creek
- Rafferty Creek->Vogelsang
- Rancheria Falls
- Rockslides (cross-country only)
- Smith Peak
- South Fork of Tuolumne River
- Sunrise (No Donohue Pass)
- Tamarack Creek
- Ten Lakes
- Westfall Meadow
- White Wolf Campground
- White Wolf->Aspen Valley
- White Wolf->Pate Valley
- White Wolf->Smith Meadow
- Yosemite Creek
- Yosemite Falls
- Young Lakes via Dog Lake
- Young Lakes via Glen Aulin Trail
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