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Is there any road between the CA State Route 120 and Sherman Pass Road (Forest Route 22S0) that crosses Yosemite/Serria/Sequoia National Park/Forest?
No. There is no transverse (east/west) road across the Southern Sierra Nevada between CA120 and Sherman Pass Road.
There is a lot of space there, but it's very rugged. Roads run up into the mountains ...
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Entrance fee for Zion National Park: Paying for a car vs. paying per person
So, according to the National Parks Service:
Weekly Passes
Weekly passes are non-transferable and are valid for 7 consecutive days including the date of purchase. Weekly passes may be upgraded ...
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Options for passes to national parks in Arizona/Utah for 5 people travelling in one car
You want 1 America the Beautiful Pass.
(I don't think there is any such thing as a "US Parks Pass". Your link, usparkpass.com, is just a third-party site selling the same America the ...
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Yosemite national park availability
The weekdays in the last two weeks of August are not available because that is after peak season and reservations are not required.
The weekend date August 31st is not available because those tickets ...
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Entrance fee for Zion National Park: Paying for a car vs. paying per person
I have no source to prove this, but from several personal experiences, here is what you can do:
you enter by car and buy a pass for the car.
Turn right around and park outside
Use the shuttle to ...
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Is there a ranking of US national parks based on their Google Review rating?
I just went through and looked up all the ratings. Below is the list of National Parks, sorted by rating and then by number of reviews as of September 1, 2016.
National Park Rating Reviews
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How late are Canadian parks open in fall?
I think your friends are rather misinformed.
I am unaware of parks closing at any point during the year apart from the occasional holiday or similar occurrence.
For example, the Oka national park is ...
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How strict are US National Park Cabin occupancy limits?
I use these types of cabins quite frequently and it is different for each cabin.
One cabin is more strict and each person has to check in at the national park desk, so they can account for each ...
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Is the America the Beautiful Annual Pass a car decal?
It is a physical card, around the same size as a credit card.
On the back is a space for 2 signatures. The person using the card must be one of the two people that has signed the card, and you need ...
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Entrance fee for Zion National Park: Paying for a car vs. paying per person
As a Utah native who loves Zions, has lived in Southern Utah and well, generally treats that area as his backyard I can't help but answer this.
Answer: We are at the end of the summer season and ...
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How can I see a moose in the wild in Moscow?
Not the answer you're looking for, but trying to get a selfie with a wild moose (elk) is a really bad idea. Moose are very large animals with fearsome antlers, and they will charge if you get too ...
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Does the "America The Beautiful" pass cover every park or not?
These are referring to two different types of pass.
The first is the America The Beautiful annual pass which gives unlimited access to all National Parks (and many other sites run by other government ...
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America the Beautiful pass or single entry - What are the admission fees for CA national parks?
Every national park has a different entrance fee policy, but the three you are going to all have the same fees:
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park: $30/vehicle for 7 days
Yosemite National Park: ...
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Legal aspects of adding myself to a transferred America The Beautiful Annual Pass
While it's obviously not entirely intended, the rules as outlined on the USGS site (I can't find a full "terms and conditions" document anywhere) imply that not only are there no practical obstacles ...
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How late are Canadian parks open in fall?
In Canada, many parks have a summer season. For example, the Mont-Tremblant provincial park in Quebec, where these color changes can be seen has its facilities mostly open during the high season (July ...
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Camp in a Yosemite backpacker's site with confirmation but no permit
We ended up calling the wilderness center.
You can stay in the backpacker's sites as long as you have the confirmation email on you - you can pick up the permit in the morning.
Printed or on your ...
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Is the Parc Natural de la Serra d'Irta freely accessible for bicycles?
I have done the route through the park.
It is accessible to cyclists and there are no gates or controls on who enters, only signs warning that access to car is restricted.
The road is gravel/pebbles, ...
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This roadtrip through California and National Parks possible?
Seems aggressive to me. That's about 4000 km and 45-50 hours of raw driving depending on whether you go for "scenic" or "fast". Distances are much larger than most Europeans are used to. Traffics is ...
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Which national parks in Nepal do not legally require you to have a guide?
National parks in Nepal do not legally require you to have a guide. Guidelines, Rules, Acts, Policy, Regulation Collection 2073Language:
Nepali Government of Nepal Department of National Parks and ...
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If I visit the Temple Of Sinawava at Zion National Park, how close can we get with our car?
During the main season at the park (spring to fall, essentially), private vehicles are banned on the main park roads. There would simply be too many of them.
You can park in various parking areas ...
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How many days (minimum) do I need to visit Yosemite?
Yes, it makes sense even to spend two days in park if you don't do much hiking (and if you do, you can spend even more - there are a few hikes which will take a good part of a day).
First, the drive ...
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How active are the animals in Kruger National Park (S. Africa) in August? Season to see the Big Five (elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, & buffalo)?
OK, I've spent two trips in Kruger, in the south, one later in the year, and one in autumn. Firstly, it's important to note that even Kruger's own website says that August is fantastic, as the grass ...
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How strict are US National Park Cabin occupancy limits?
Okay, I was able to finally complete this camp and I am happy to report we did NOT get caught. But, that's not because of the rules, it's because we got lucky.
When I checked into the cabin, there ...
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Big Bend border crossing -- safe for campers?
I would not worry about Trump's political posturing. The very idea of sending troops to the border now, when they still have no idea where this caravan is going to end up, is kind of silly.
That said,...
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Getting around and parking in Bryce Canyon when the shuttle is not operating
Sunset Point (and all the other named points in Bryce) all have parking lots of various sizes, as well as a well paved Rim Trail that connects all of them. In particular, Sunset Point's parking lot ...
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Can a foreign national tourist "open carry" a firearm in Yellowstone National Park?
(IANAL) Technically at a Federal level I think you cannot do this unless you meet some specific requirements. From the ATF:
May a nonimmigrant alien who has been admitted to the United States under ...
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Going to Cabrillo National Monument by bus
It looks like people who take Bus 84 into Cabrillo National Monument get in free.
A Trip Advisor poster from 2017 notes that he got in free when riding bus 84 in.
Surprisingly, this bus route doesn'...
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How can I see a moose in the wild in Moscow?
Unfortunately (or not), moose near Moscow are not as ubiquitous as kangaroos in Australia. While the park aptly called "Лосиный Остров" ("Moose Island") does contain a small ...
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