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CAMP SIX - ALTERNATIVE CONCEPT #4
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.
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.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A ROUNDABOUT TO MINIMIZE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT INTERSECTION OF NORTHSIDE DRIVE, INDIAN CREEK ROAD AND SENTINEL CROSSOVER.
REMOVE OFFSET INTERSECTION AND REALIGN CAMP SIX DRIVEWAY WITH VILLAGE DRIVE AND NORTHSIDE DRIVE.
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.
ELIMINATE CONCESSIONAIRE’S GENERAL OFFICE AND AUTO MAINTENANCE GARAGE LOCATED BETWEEN VILLAGE STORE AND AHWAHNEE MEADOW.
MAINTAIN EXISTING SHUTTLE STOPS ON VISITOR CENTER LOOP DRIVE.
REPLACE VILLAGE SPORT SHOP WITH VISITOR CONTACT STATION.
ELIMINATE EXISTING ART ACTIVITY CENTER.
CONSTRUCT A PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS TO MINIMIZE CONFLICT WITH AUTOMOBILES ON NORTHSIDE DRIVE.
IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS AND BIKE PATHS.
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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
inel Road
Northside Drive
YosemiteVillage
Camp 6 DayUse Parking
The Ahwahnee(National Historic Landmark)
SentinelBridge
SentinelMeadow
Cook'sMeadow
Yo s e m i t e W i l d e r n e s s
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
Mer
ced
River
Merced River
Swinging BridgePicnic Area
Sout
hsid
e Dr
ive
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 4: enhanCed Visitor experienCes and essential riVerbank restoration
Public Access And user cAPAcityAccommodates current peak use levels of today
v Yosemite Valley Peak Daily Visitation: 20,500 people (Same as Current Conditions)
v Day-use Peak Visitation: ~14,100 people (3% decrease)
v Overnight Peak Visitation: ~6,400 people (8% increase)
v Management tools
v Re-design parking, trails, and viewing areas
v Collect transportation fee at entrance stations
v Establish overflow parking at West Valley and El Portal
v Use Intelligent Transportation Systems to inform visitors of real-time traffic conditions
v Eliminate commercial raft rentals and allow privately owned boats
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 moderate increase in camping
v Reduce or eliminate commercial services, such as:
v Unnecessary or duplicative retail
v Commercial horseback rides in Yosemite Valley
v Curry Village ice rink
v Raft and bike rentals
v Parking capacities for day and overnight visitors, residents, and administrative personnel
v Yosemite Valley Parking: ~5,900 spaces (7% increase)
v Wawona Parking: ~670 spaces (6% decrease)
v El Portal Parking: 1,600 spaces (19% increase)
v Campsites relocated from sensitive areas to more resilient locations
v Yosemite Valley Camping: ~580 sites (25% increase)
v Wawona Camping: ~80 sites (19% decrease)
river vAlues And enhAncementEssential restoration within 100 feet of the river
v Preserve exceptional water quality throughout the river corridor
v Strategically remove two bridges to improve free-flowing conditions
v Restore 201 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