Yosemite National Park has initiated a public period for its Visitor Access Management Plan – open through February 3, 2023.
Comments can be submitted here – it is easy and takes only a couple of minutes.
This is a good opportunity to tell the National Park Service that access and recreational opportunities at Hetch Hetchy need to be improved. Restore Hetch Hetchy’s recommendations are listed below.
- Leaving the gate at the Hetch Hetchy entrance open 24 hours a day under normal circumstances, similar to the policy at Yosemite’s other 4 entrances;
- Expanding trails;
- Improving the campground and allowing all visitors to stay overnight at Hetch Hetchy;
- Allowing low-impact, non-polluting boating on the reservoir; and
- Providing public transit to Hetch Hetchy.
Thanks for your help. Park visitors need to go to Hetch Hetchy to appreciate its beauty. Once they learns its history, most will support the campaign for Hetch Hetchy’s restoration.
Restore Hetch Hetchy will be resending our letter to Superintendent Muldoon with an updated list of signatories (without addresses and emails), and we expect to meet again with Muldoon and staff in a few months. In addition, we plan to file a petition for increased access with the Department of Interior and will be asking Congress to reintroduce the Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act.