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Original source: National Park Service

Claims and evidence

Seasonal transportation profile

Operational status requires current check
Yes
Yarts highway 120 east
Conditions permitting
Yes
Stops
  • Crane Flat
  • White Wolf
  • Tuolumne Meadows
Typical season
daily July through September
Yosemite valley tuolumne hikers bus
Stops
various Tioga Road trailheads
Typical season
approximately mid-June to early September
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tioga-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS describes the 2026 regional and internal transportation network: year-round Highway 140 YARTS; seasonal Highway 120 east, Highway 120 west, and Highway 41 YARTS; Valley shuttles; the Mariposa Grove and Badger Pass shuttles; the Glacier Point Tour; the Yosemite Valley-to-Tuolumne Meadows hikers bus; and the Tuolumne Meadows shuttle. It states that Hetch Hetchy has no public transportation and that seasonal service depends on dates and conditions.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    National Park Service
    Observed at
    2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Seasonal transportation profile

Operational status requires current check
Yes
Regional and hikers bus service
Yes
Tuolumne meadows shuttle
Not available every year
Yes
Service area
Tioga Pass to Olmsted Point, including Tenaya Lake
Typical season
mid-June to early September
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31

Spatial scope IDs: scope-tuolumne-meadows

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS describes the 2026 regional and internal transportation network: year-round Highway 140 YARTS; seasonal Highway 120 east, Highway 120 west, and Highway 41 YARTS; Valley shuttles; the Mariposa Grove and Badger Pass shuttles; the Glacier Point Tour; the Yosemite Valley-to-Tuolumne Meadows hikers bus; and the Tuolumne Meadows shuttle. It states that Hetch Hetchy has no public transportation and that seasonal service depends on dates and conditions.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    National Park Service
    Observed at
    2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Public transportation

Internal
  • Yosemite Valley shuttle
  • Mariposa Grove shuttle
  • Badger Pass shuttle
  • Glacier Point Tour
  • Yosemite Valley-Tuolumne Meadows hikers bus
  • Tuolumne Meadows shuttle
No service
  • Hetch Hetchy Valley
Seasonal regional
  • YARTS Highway 120 east
  • YARTS Highway 120 west
  • YARTS Highway 41
Seasonal service requires current check
Yes
Year round regional
  • YARTS Highway 140
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-national-park

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS describes year-round Highway 140 YARTS access, seasonal service on Highways 120 and 41, free Yosemite Valley shuttles, and no public transportation to Hetch Hetchy Valley.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    NPS
    Observed at
    2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-22T18:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS describes the 2026 regional and internal transportation network: year-round Highway 140 YARTS; seasonal Highway 120 east, Highway 120 west, and Highway 41 YARTS; Valley shuttles; the Mariposa Grove and Badger Pass shuttles; the Glacier Point Tour; the Yosemite Valley-to-Tuolumne Meadows hikers bus; and the Tuolumne Meadows shuttle. It states that Hetch Hetchy has no public transportation and that seasonal service depends on dates and conditions.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    National Park Service
    Observed at
    2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Transit profile

East valley shuttle
Frequency minutes
  • 8
  • 12
Published hours
7 am to 10 pm
Service area
Yosemite Village, Curry Village, Pines campgrounds, and eastern trailheads
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Valleywide shuttle
Frequency minutes
  • 12
  • 22
Published hours
7 am to 10 pm
Service area
lodging, food, campgrounds, and trailheads
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-yosemite-valley

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Valleywide and East Valley shuttle service patterns and approximate service frequencies and hours, all of which require a current operational check.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (3)

NPS describes year-round Highway 140 YARTS access, seasonal service on Highways 120 and 41, free Yosemite Valley shuttles, and no public transportation to Hetch Hetchy Valley.

Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
NPS
Observed at
2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
Retrieved at
2026-09-22T18:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

NPS describes the 2026 regional and internal transportation network: year-round Highway 140 YARTS; seasonal Highway 120 east, Highway 120 west, and Highway 41 YARTS; Valley shuttles; the Mariposa Grove and Badger Pass shuttles; the Glacier Point Tour; the Yosemite Valley-to-Tuolumne Meadows hikers bus; and the Tuolumne Meadows shuttle. It states that Hetch Hetchy has no public transportation and that seasonal service depends on dates and conditions.

Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
National Park Service
Observed at
2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
Retrieved at
2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

NPS publishes Valleywide and East Valley shuttle service patterns and approximate service frequencies and hours, all of which require a current operational check.

Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published record history

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