Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue — Know Before You Go: Current Conditions in Yosemite

Weather, trail and road conditions, and other information for Yosemite.

	Weather Forecasts from NOAA for the following areas: Badger Pass (7,200 feet) Crane Flat (6,200 feet) El Portal (2,000 feet) Glacier Point (7,200 feet) Hetch Hetchy (3,800 feet) High Sierra Camps Glen Aulin HSC (7,800 feet) May Lake HSC (9,300 feet) Merced Lake HSC (7,200 feet) Sunrise HSC (9,400 feet) Vogelsang HSC (10,000 feet) White Wolf HSC (7,700 feet) Little Yosemite Valley (6,100 feet) Mariposa Gove of Giant Sequoias (5,600 feet) Merced Grove of Giant Sequoias (5,400 feet) Summits Half Dome Summit (8,842 feet) El Capitan Summit (7,569 feet) Cathedral Peak Summit (10,911 feet) Mount Dana Summit (13,061 feet) Yosemite Falls Summit (6,500 feet) Tioga Pass (9,941 feet) Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias (5,700 feet) Tuolumne Meadows (8,600 feet) Wawona (4,000 feet) Yosemite Valley (4,000 feet)
	Trail Conditions There are 800+ miles of designated trails in Yosemite's wilderness. Conditions can vary with elevation, aspect, time of day, and one day to the next, especially at higher elevations. Get the most recent infomartion on Yosemite Trails: Trail conditions
	Road Conditions Yosemite roads range in elevation from about 2,000 feet in El Portal to nearly 10,000 feet at Tioga Pass on Highway 120, the highest highway over the Sierra. Like trails, road conditions vary from season to season, day to day, and even hour to hour during storms. Several park roads are only open during the summer season, including the Tioga Road (Hwy 120) and the Glacier Point Road. Check to make sure that the road is open before you plan a one-way hike. From November 1 to April 30 all vehicles are required to carry tire chains fitted for its drive wheels. This includes four-wheel-drive vehicles. Read below for more important information on chain requirements. Road conditions: Click here for general information. For up-to-the-minute information, call 1-209-372-0200, then press 1, then 1. Tire chain information
	Important Phone Numbers and Directions In case of any emergency DIAL 911. Park information line: 209-372-0200 Yosemite Dispatch (El Portal): 209-379-1992 Hospitals and Clinics Yosemite Medical Clinic (Yosemite Valley): 209-372-4637 \| (directions) \| Address: 9000 Ahwahnee, Yosemite, CA 95389 Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno): 559-459-3998 \| (directions) \| Address: 2823 Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93721 Kaiser Medical Center (Fresno): 800-262-6663 \| (directions) \| Address: 7300 N Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93720 St. Agnes Medical Center (Fresno): 559-450-3000 \| (direcitions) \| Address: 1303 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720 Community Medical Center Oakhurst (Oakhurst): 559-683-2992 \| (directions) \| Address: 48677 Victoria Lane #104, Oakhurst, CA 93644
	River Conditions Many visitors to Yosemite find themselves in trouble on park watercourses. All watercourses in the park have specific regulations reguarding prohibited activities and periods of closure. This is to protect human life and the integrity of the watersheds. Be sure of the conditions and regulations for the section of water you get wet. Current river hydrology: General hydrology data for Yosemite area from CA Department of Water Resources Current Flow: Merced River at Happy Isles Bridge Current Flow: Merced River at Pohono Bridge Current Flow: South Fork Merced River at Wawona Park regulations: Yosemite river regulations (not all regulations are listed here)