{"id":476481,"date":"2026-09-26T13:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T13:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/476481\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T13:50:52","slug":"yosemite-ca-road-closed-due-to-wildfire-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/476481\/","title":{"rendered":"Yosemite CA road closed due to wildfire smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"

A road connecting visitors to a popular Yosemite National Park vista<\/a> has closed due to wildfire smoke.<\/p>\n

Glacier Point Road closed to traffic<\/a> at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23, as a result of smoke from the Dome Fire, park officials announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis public safety closure is a result of reduced visibility along the road due to smoke and to safely allow firefighting operations,\u201d Yosemite National Park officials said<\/p>\n

The 16-mile roadway connects Wawona Road, a continuation of Highway 41 from Fresno, to Glacier Point.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSmoky conditions are possible, with unhealthy air quality<\/a> in some places at some times,\u201d Yosemite National Park officials said.<\/p>\n

\"The The Dome Fire burns inside Yosemite National Park, Sept. 18, 2026. National Park Service Where is Dome Fire burning in California?<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, the Dome Fire<\/a> had burned a total of 3,795 acres in Mariposa County, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.<\/p>\n

The fire burning north of Wawona Dome in Yosemite National Park was 15% contained, Cal Fire said.<\/p>\n

So far, the Dome Fire has claimed the lives of two firefighters<\/a>, who died Sunday, Sept. 20, in a helicopter crash.<\/p>\n

\"Firefighters Firefighters at a remote helispot in Yosemite National Park battle the Dome Fire, Sept. 20, 2026. National Park Service What\u2019s closed in Yosemite National Park?<\/p>\n

Park officials have closed several trails<\/a> to travel and public use.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, Sept. 21, the closure area runs from Wawona, north to the Badger Pass Ski Area and Glacier Point Road and from Wawona Road, an extension of Highway 41, east to Chinquapin, The Fresno Bee previously reported.<\/p>\n

Park officials said several trails south of Glacier Point Road have also closed.<\/p>\n

Four Mile Trail and Panorama Trail, which provide access to Glacier Point, remain open to hikers.<\/p>\n

Glacier Point Road will reopen when conditions improve<\/a>, according to InciWeb.<\/p>\n

Backpackers parked overnight at Glacier Point before the closure will be permitted to exit.<\/p>\n

\"The The Dome Fire burns inside Yosemite National Park, Sept. 18, 2026. National Park Service Find latest updates on Mariposa County wildfire<\/p>\n

For the latest updates on the Dome Fire, go to inciweb.wildfire.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can find current conditions at Yosemite National Park by visiting nps.gov\/yose\/planyourvisit\/conditions.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For recorded road updates, call 209-372-0200<\/a> and select 1, then 1.<\/p>\n

\"A A helicopter can be seen battling the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park. National Park Service <\/p>\n

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This story was originally published September 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM.<\/p>\n

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Gagandeep Singh<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n

Gagandeep Singh is a service journalism reporter for The Fresno Bee. He holds a master\u2019s degree in politics and global affairs from Columbia University. Prior to working at The Bee, he worked as a freelancer for CalMatters, BBC News and the Los Angeles Times. He focuses on migration, education, criminal justice and the South Asian diaspora in California.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A road connecting visitors to a popular Yosemite National Park vista has closed due to wildfire smoke. Glacier…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-476481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}