CAMP SIX - ALTERNATIVE CONCEPT #3

PROVIDE A TWO-WAY PRIMARY ACCESS DRIVEWAY FROM SENTINEL CROSSOVER.

REDESIGN PARKING AREA TO PROVIDE A BUFFER OF 150 FEET FROM THE RIVER. RESTORE WETLANDS AND MEADOW IN THE 150-FOOT BUFFER.

CREATE A SYSTEM OF PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS TO DRAW VISITORS INTO YOSEMITE VILLAGE. CONSTRUCT A NEW COMFORT STATION AT A CENTRAL LOCATION THAT IS CONNECTED TO A PEDESTRAIN CONCOURSE.

REMOVE OFFSET INTERSECTION AND REALIGN CAMP SIX DRIVEWAY WITH VILLAGE DRIVE AND NORTHSIDE DRIVE.

ELIMINATE CONCESSIONAIRE’S GENERAL OFFICE AND AUTO MAINTENANCE GARAGE LOCATED BETWEEN VILLAGE STORE AND AHWAHNEE MEADOW.

PROVIDE 750 PARKING SPACES FOR DAYTIME USE. DESIGN PLANTERS TO RETAIN LARGE NUMBERS OF TREES WITHIN LANDSCAPE, INCLUDE BIOSWALES AND ELIMINATE POLLUTANTS FROM SURFACE PARKING AREA.

MAINTAIN EXISTING SHUTTLE STOPS ON VISITOR CENTER LOOP DRIVE.

REPURPOSE EXISTING ART ACTIVITY CENTER FOR VISITOR SERVICE OR ADMINISTRATIVE USE.

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Church BowlPicnic Area

Coo k' s Meadow Boardwalk

Va ll ey Loop Trail

Y o s e m i t e W i l d e r n e s s

Superintendent'sFootbridge

Ahw ahnee Road

Sent

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Northside Drive

YosemiteVillage

Camp 6 DayUse Parking

The Ahwahnee(National Historic Landmark)

SentinelBridge

SentinelMeadow

Cook'sMeadow

Va lley Loop Trail

Housekeeping Camp

Footbridge

Stoneman Bridge(Raft put in)

Ahwahnee Bridge

AhwahneeMeadow

HousekeepingCamp

Northside DriveHou sekeeping Bridge Trail

Camp Curry Village

(Historic District)

Lower PinesCampground

North PinesCampground

Upper PinesCampground

StonemanMeadow Clarks

Bridge

Tenaya BridgeSugar Pine

Bridge

Happy Isles Bridge

FormerHappy Isles Footbridge

Yosemite Lodge

Wild and Scenic River Corridor Boundary

Boystown

SwingingBridge

Lower Yosemite FallPicnic Area

Yosemite Creek Bridge

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Merced River

Swinging BridgePicnic Area

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LeidigMeadow

Y o s e m i t e W i l d e r n e s s

BackpackersCampground

Union Point

Moran Point

Royal Arches

Glacier Point

Staircase Falls

Lower YosemiteFall

Stream100 ft.ContourCalculated Rockfall Hazard LineInferred Rockfall Hazard LineRoad BridgeFoot Bridge100 Year FloodplainMeadow & Riparian VegetationValley Oak Vegetation

Surfaced AreaDesignated WildernessMerced River (Rafting Prohibited)Merced River (Rafting Permitted)Restoration

Visitor Use and Capacity

Visitor Experience

Boating

User Capacity/Amounts of Use

Management Tool

Picnicking

Parking

Circulation

Services

Camping

Lodging

Housing

Operations

Land Use Management

Wild & Scenic River Classification

Recreational SegmentWild SegmentScenic Segment

Parking AreaExisting CampgroundRanger StationPicnic AreaTrailheadTrailInformal TrailBoardwalkBike Path

River Values

Meadow & Riparian Restoration

Cultural Resource Protection

Free Flow

Water Quality

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ConCept 3: ResouRCe-based expeRienCes and taRgeted RiveRbank RestoRation

Public Access And user cAPAcityAccommodates slightly lower visitor use levels than today

v Yosemite Valley Peak Daily Visitation: 17,000 people (17% decrease)

v Day-use Peak Visitation: ~10,600 people (17% decrease)

v Overnight Peak Visitation: ~6,400 people (8% increase)

v Management tools

v Re-design parking, trails, and viewing areas

v Differential fee for parking and congestion pricing scheme

v Use Intelligent Transportation Systems to inform visitors of real-time traffic conditions

v Allow commercial raft rentals on the stretch of river currently used for

this purpose in the Valley. Allow paddling in privately owned crafts by

permit on stretches of the river within all segments. Designate formal

river access sites and redirect use to more stable river access points.

lAnd useReduced commercial services with large increases in camping

v Reduce or eliminate commercial services, such as:

v Unnecessary or duplicative retail

v Commercial horseback rides in Yosemite Valley

v Ahwahnee Tennis Court and former Golf Course

v Portions of Housekeeping Camp

v Parking capacities for day and overnight visitors, residents, and administrative personnel

v Yosemite Valley Parking: ~5,300 spaces (4% decrease)

v Wawona Parking: ~640 spaces (10% decrease)

v El Portal Parking: 1,600 spaces (16% increase)

v Campsites added and relocated from sensitive areas to more resilient locations

v Yosemite Valley Camping: ~730 sites (56% increase), Campsites added west

of Yosemite Lodge, and Curry Village Stables converted to a campground

v Wawona Camping: ~65 sites (34% decrease)

river vAlues And enhAncementTargeted restoration within 150 feet of the river

v Preserve exceptional water quality throughout the river corridor

v Strategically remove of roads and two bridges to improve free-flowing conditions

v Restore 218 acres to natural conditions within the river corridor

v Remove campsites, informal trails, and non-essential roads from culturally sensitive areas

National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorMeRCed RiveR plan…Providing Access And Protecting resources

Improved riparian, meadow, and woodland conditions would provide

habitat for a variety of wildlife, including bobcats, coyotes, mule deer,

monarch butterflies, and various amphibians.

Preliminary design for day-use parking area at Camp 6