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scarpa
Mountain climber
Switzerland
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 21, 2014 - 03:39pm PT
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hi. i'm a climber from switzerland and would like to stay mid September for bout 15 to 20 nites in camp 4. BUT I read the follwing on the park's Homepage: -----" There is a 30-night camping limit within Yosemite National Park in a calendar year; however, May 1 - September 15, the camping limit in Yosemite is 14 nights, and only seven of those nights can be in Yosemite Valley or Wawona.."
I don't get this. sorry can anyone explain please??? ;-)TX so much! eugene
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Dec 21, 2014 - 04:16pm PT
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Too many people. Too few spaces.
Book a campsite and invite your partner to stay with you, then
Have your partner book a site somewhere else. Stay with him.
If you don't act up and are actually out climbing, no one will notice.
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Byran
climber
San Jose, CA
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Dec 21, 2014 - 04:19pm PT
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As long as you arrive on Sept 9th or later, you're good because it will roll over into the 30 day limit before your 7 are up. The main issue can be getting a site in the first place. You'll probably have to get in line at 6am (or earlier) and wait for several hours.
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John M
climber
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Dec 21, 2014 - 04:52pm PT
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There is a 30-night camping limit within Yosemite National Park in a calendar year; however, May 1 - September 15, the camping limit in Yosemite is 14 nights, and only seven of those nights can be in Yosemite Valley or Wawona.."
Before Sept 15, you can only stay 7 nights in any year in the valley. i.e camp 4.
Between Sept 15 and May 1st you can stay up to 30 nights for each year.
Is that clearer?
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Dec 21, 2014 - 05:22pm PT
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"Yosemite National Park" camping includes Yosemite Valley and other places 15 or more miles away but still in the park like Wawona, hodgton, tuolumne meadows.
To stay in camp 4, which is "as availabe" camping with no advance reservation, if you arrive on sept 16, there will be no problem to book a site in your name for the time you want. That is assuming there is any space available at all. If you plan to arrive before that, you must do what he said above, one person signs in their name for 7 nights (party of two) then when that is up the other person can sign if it is still before the 15th.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 21, 2014 - 06:32pm PT
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If you arrive on Sept 8th or later your plans will be fine. The 7 day period will expire on the 15th.
Otherwise you will have to bend the rules a bit. Which is not very hard when needed. One way is mentioned above.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Dec 21, 2014 - 06:36pm PT
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or just go wall climbing and don't pay to stay in Camp 4 at all.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Dec 21, 2014 - 06:41pm PT
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Go up to Tuolumne Meadows. Come back to the Valley later. Tuolumne is superb and 1,000 x less crowded.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 21, 2014 - 06:54pm PT
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I'll second that. Would be a terrible waste of your trip not to spend at least a few days in Tuolumne.
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Dec 21, 2014 - 08:31pm PT
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Gruezi . Where are you from.
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tornado
climber
lawrence kansas
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Dec 21, 2014 - 08:32pm PT
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and what makes you so special?
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Dec 21, 2014 - 09:29pm PT
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^^^ that's only in camp 4. Other campgrounds on the valley floor that works fine for, and I preferred staying in them anyway.
For one thing you can drive right to your tent. People bathe. And it was closer to climbs at that end of the valley. Cocktails on the Ahwanee deck were nice.
And it's actually not much more expensive if you rotate half a dozen climbers through the site. Did it for 15 years or so every June.
Of course, you generally have to reserve and plan ahead.
It was particularly nice when Upper River existed and you could get sites on the river with views of Half Dome and North Dome.
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sween345
climber
back east
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Dec 22, 2014 - 04:28am PT
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Could be hard to find a campsite if your stay coincides with Yager's Army being on the march.
This years Facelift was Sept. 21-25.
Perhaps if you enlist you could receive some leeway on your stay limit.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Dec 22, 2014 - 06:44am PT
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I stand corrected Chuckcar, good to know.
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scarpa
Trad climber
Switzerland
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2014 - 08:35am PT
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Thanks so much guys! Your comments were really helpful!
PS
@FlipFlop: I'm from Teufen (Appenzell) near St. Gallen, regio Bodensee (border to Austria-Germany).
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