The shutdown of the federal government has brought the full or partial closure of many National Park Service sites across California — including Muir Woods , where visitors on Wednesday were met with locked gates .

And the closures have many people especially curious about the state’s most visited national park, asking: “Is Yosemite National Park open right now?”

The quick answer is yes, Yosemite is still open to the public . But because of the shutdown, many federal employees who staff the park aren’t working. That means many buildings, facilities and resources aren’t currently available in Yosemite, in a way that could have real consequences for a person’s visit.

Over 4 million people visited Yosemite last year , and almost 12% of those made their trips in the month of Octo

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