USA West » Yosemite National Park Closed due to smoke

I just heard that the AQI in the Yosemite valley peaked yesterday at 830, before settling back down to 755. It was reported that the AQI had dropped to around 350 this morning and is likely to stay very hazardous for the next few days. No wonder they felt that they needed to close the park. I believe that there are other areas of the Serra Nevada Mountains in California that are suffering similar smoke pollution issues.

Just heard on the news this morning that all the surrounding parks are closed also.

I went thru Yosemite over the Tioga Pass two weeks ago. There was an active fire off the road on my way thru. Tioga Pass on the RS is AMAZING. Camped at Benton Hot Springs on the Eastern side of the Sierras. The stars pop over there.

Just saw on the local news this morning that Yosemite will not require reservations starting November 1.