Trump administration eliminates reservations at Yosemite National Park this summer

Three years after massive crowds during the July 4th weekend caused three-hour traffic jams and gridlock stretching for miles at Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration has eliminated rules designed to limit crowds by requiring visitors to obtain reservations on busy summer days.

The rules, which were first put in place during the COVID pandemic from 2020 to 2022, then dropped in 2023, and brought back over the past two years, were opposed by many hotel owners around the park and by Rep.