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Updated rules make it easier to enter some of the country’s most popular parks, but some worry the crowds will return.

In early 2026, a number of the country’s most visited national parks scrapped their requirements for timed-entry vehicle reservations.

In 2026, busy national parks, including Arches, Glacier and Yosemite, will be doing away with reservation systems that for years have helped control crowds, the National Park Service announced on ...

Mount Rainier National Park will not require timed-entry reservations in 2026, park officials announced on Wednesday, ending months of uncertainty over access to one of Washington’s most popular ...

Visitors will not need to make vehicle reservations for Yosemite National Park in 2026, as part of an effort to “expand public access,” the National Park Service said. Superintendent Ray McPadden said ...

Yosemite National Park will no longer require vehicle reservations this year. The national park made the announcement Wednesday after analyzing traffic patterns, parking availability and visitor use ...

Three other popular national parks — Arches, Glacier and Yosemite — are discontinuing their reservation systems. Rocky Mountain's timed-entry system will be in effect from late May through mid-October ...

Spontaneous summer travel is returning to Yosemite, Arches and Glacier National Parks, as the National Park Service eliminates its timed-entry reservation systems for 2026.

The decision comes a week after Arches, Glacier and Yosemite all dropped their own reservation systems for 2026.

Three years after massive crowds during the July 4th weekend caused three-hour traffic jams and gridlock stretching for miles at Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration has eliminated rules ...