Tourists Wait Up to 5 Hours to Enter Yosemite Park

Imagine planning a trip to California's majestic Yosemite National Park and finding traffic that backs up for miles and miles? Some tourists say there was a four- to five-hour wait to enter the park this Fourth of July holiday weekend. Once inside the park, it was a parking nightmare and travelers still waited in long lines to catch the crowded park shuttle buses. This summer marks the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that the park got rid of its reservation system.