Campgrounds near California’s Yosemite National Park will be closed as Sierra Nevada’s snowpack, which accumulated from a series of winter storms, melts from rising temperatures.
Three popular campgroundsYosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack.
Park officials said Sunday that the Lower and North Pines Campgrounds and the Housekeeping Camp will be shut over fears that waterways could overspill their banks.The Bridalveil Fall plummets into Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California, on April 7, 2018. Three popular campgrounds at California's Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting May 15, 2023, due to potential flooding.
"The combination of extended hot weather and abundant snow means the Merced River may remain above flood stage for some time," the park said in a statement. An update on the closures will be provided Monday evening.
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