Yosemite National Park is temporarily closing its backpackers campground in Yosemite Valley and relocating users to Camp 4 due to unspecified reasons, limiting capacity to 36 people compared to the usual 100. This decision, impacting long-distance hikers, is part of new National Park Service rules and is likely to affect backcountry safety. Visitors are encouraged to secure alternate lodging options due to the limited capacity, which has raised concerns among outdoor advocates regarding the safety and sustainability of the park.
"Backpackers campgrounds are available seasonally for wilderness permit holders to spend the night before their entry date and the night after their exit date from wilderness trip."
"The park service says any visitors arriving in Yosemite via bicycle or public transportation or on foot may stay one night in the relocated site and one night each in any other open backpackers campground but only if the planned stays are on consecutive days."
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