Yosemite National Park · Wilderness permit
Yosemite Wilderness Permit
Required for overnight backpacking trips. Most of the quota goes through a weekly lottery months ahead; the rest is released the week of.
The rule
Weekly lottery (60% of quota)
A weekly lottery 24 weeks ahead: each week of trip dates has its own application window.
Verified August 10, 2026 · National Park Service · covers May 1, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026
Week-ahead release (40% of quota)
Reservations open 7 days before your date at 7:00 AM PT.
Verified August 10, 2026 · National Park Service · covers May 1, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026
Dates here are for the reservation season. In winter (roughly late October to mid April) permits are self-issued instead.
Pick a date above and we'll do the arithmetic. For dates after October 31, 2026 we'll say so rather than guess.
Book and verify at the source
Rules change. We verify ours on a schedule, and the official page always wins an argument with us.