Yosemite National Park per diem ratesCalifornia · FY 2027
Since FY 2021 its full-year average has climbed 48.2%, the 14th largest rise among the 293 areas listed in all 7 years, between Port Angeles / Port Townsend (WA) and Oxford (MS). Yosemite National Park’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran December to August, now December to April.
Yosemite National Park since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Yosemite National Park’s full-year average rose 3.9%, between Houston (TX) and Nyack / Palisades (NY) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Yosemite National Park ranked 99th of 293 by full-year average, between Montpelier (VT) and Hartford (CT). Along the way: up 4.2% in FY 2023, up 35.3% in FY 2024, up 1.2% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to November | $184 | 61 |
| December to April | $212 | 151 |
| May to September | $184 | 153 |
Four days in December
Monday, December 7, 2026, to Thursday: up to $937, three nights at the December cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $853.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 73.1% above the standard rate over the year.
Yosemite National Park among the 295
Yosemite National Park’s full-year average lodging cap, $196 a night, ranks 11th of the 32 California areas, between Los Angeles ($199) and San Luis Obispo ($177). Yosemite National Park’s Dec–Apr peak lodging cap of $212 ranks 72nd among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Virginia Beach (VA) and Gulf Breeze (FL). Cocoa Beach (FL) and Tampa / St. Petersburg (FL) have exactly the same peak cap. Nationally, Yosemite National Park is 38th of 295 on that measure, between Jamestown / Middletown / Newport (RI, $196) and Philadelphia (PA, $194). California, area by area.