YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (KFSN) -- It was business as usual at the Yosemite Visitor Center in Oakhurst on Friday.

But officials still say tourism is down by 10 percent this year.

"Tourism is one of our largest economic drivers in Madera County and in the Southgate Yosemite. About 4,500 jobs in Madera County rely on tourism. So, this is a big industry for us here," Brooke Smith with Visit Yosemite says.

Smith believes the perception of an overcrowded park is why people are staying away.

But local businesses say, even if overcrowding becomes an issue, there are plenty of other spectacular sights to see in the Sierra.

"The ride up to Mariposa Grove is amazing. You go through a few creeks, there's a small waterfall that you get to see, there's some beautiful meadows," Mimi Beck with Yosemi

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