More Visitors, Less Waiting: Yosemite Survey Shows Strong Peak-Season Visitor Experience

NPS News Release · Yosemite National Park · 8/28/2026

More people are visiting Yosemite National Park this year, but they aren't spending more time waiting. Preliminary results from a new peak-season visitor survey found 96% of visitors rated their recreational experience in Yosemite as good or excellent, while 91% reported waiting less than 15 minutes to enter the park or experiencing no entrance delay at all.

Source: National Park Service