Is in state travel allowed in California?<\/h3>\n
Yes, the California Department of Public Health issued a travel advisory<\/a> recommending that Californians avoid nonessential travel anywhere beyond 120 miles of their home. The travel advisory hasn’t been updated after the stay at home order was lifted as of Wednesday, January 27, 2021.<\/p>\n Yes, but the travel advisory<\/a> from the California Department of Public Heath discourages nonessential travel from other states or countries. The advisory asks that everyone arriving in California from out of state quarantine for 10 days after arrival\u2014essential workers are exempt. The travel advisory hasn’t been updated after the stay at home order was lifted as of Wednesday, January 27, 2021.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":17230,"id":17230,"title":"tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park","filename":"tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park.jpg","filesize":86931,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/es\/itineraries\/san-francisco-to-yosemite\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park\/","alt":"","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":6341,"date":"2018-12-03 20:16:20","modified":"2018-12-03 20:16:20","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":966,"height":650,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park-300x202.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":202,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park-768x517.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":517,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park-1024x689.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":689,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park.jpg","1536x1536-width":966,"1536x1536-height":650,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park.jpg","2048x2048-width":966,"2048x2048-height":650,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park-1200x808.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":808,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":202,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":269,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tunnel-view-yosemite-national-park.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":404}},"image_link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" The park islands continue to be accessible for day visits by private boaters.<\/p>\n The mainland and island visitor centers and campgrounds are closed until further notice. The park’s transportation concessioner Islands Packers has temporarily cancelled boat service to the islands. Scorpion Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island is closed to public access during pier construction. Pier construction began in November 2019 and is expected to take up to 14 months.<\/p>\n Read more about the current conditions here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n The park is open 24 hours a day. Services and facilities have separate hours. Please see descriptions of those facilities elsewhere.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n Channel Islands National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n The park is preparing to open Furnace Creek, Texas Springs, Sunset, Eureka, Saline Valley, and Homestake Campgrounds on Friday, January 29.<\/p>\n Wildrose road is closed at the charcoal kilns due to snow & ice. Icy conditions may remain on additional backcountry roads at higher elevations.<\/p>\n Read more about the current conditions here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n The park is open daily all year.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n Death Valley National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n Campgrounds are reopening between Jan. 28 to Feb 1, 2021. Most roads and trails remain open.<\/p>\n Keys View Road is closed due to snow and ice. Dirt roads in the northern part of the park are closed including Geology Tour Road, Bighorn Pass Road, O’Dell Road, and Queen Valley Road.<\/p>\n Read more about the current conditions here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n Joshua Tree National Park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Visitation increases as temperatures moderate in the fall, peaks during the spring wildflower season, and diminishes during the heat of summer. Some areas of the park are designated for day use only. Visitor centers keep separate hours; please see descriptions.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n Joshua Tree National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n Highway Closed to through Traffic.\u00a0Vehicle access is limited to the Loomis Plaza (1 mile from the Northwest Entrance) and to the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center (1 mile from the Southwest Entrance). The remaining 28 miles of the park highway is closed to through traffic and serves as a snow-covered route for\u00a0snow sports.<\/p>\n Read more about the current conditions here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n The park is always open. Road access is limited during the winter season, approximately November through May, due to snow.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n Entire park, all entrances<\/strong><\/p>\n All parking lots and most trails on the east side of the park are open. Weekend and holiday visitors are encourages to arrive prior to 9:30am to ensure a parking spot. All west side parking lots and trails are open. The Pinnacles Campground open to ‘essential travelers’. Please visit recreation.gov and click on ‘Alert’ for more information on how this may affect your reservation.<\/p>\n Bear Gulch Nature Center and West Visitor Center remain closed. Shuttle services inside the park remain non-operational. All caves remain closed (Balconies and Bear Gulch Caves).<\/p>\n Read more about the current conditions here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n Entrance to the east side of Pinnacles National Park is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, including holidays.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n The west entrance to the park offers access to trails such as Prewett Point, Balconies, and Juniper Canyon. Note: this one-lane road is narrow and winding. Oversize vehicles should enter the park on the east side.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n East Side Entrance<\/strong><\/p>\n West Side Entrance<\/strong><\/p>\n Developed campgrounds are open, with the exception of Mill Creek Campground which is closed for the winter season. Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center (Orick, Calif.) and Hiouchi Visitor Center (Hiouchi Calif.) are open with modified operations, but restrooms are available. Jedediah Smith Visitor Center and Crescent City Information Center (Crescent City, Calif.) are closed\u00a0<\/strong>for the season. Prairie Creek Visitor Center (6 miles north of Orick, Calif.)\u00a0is\u00a0temporarily CLOSED<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n There is a temporary closure of some view points and backcountry camps next to Yurok Tribal lands near the Klamath River. This is in support of Tribal and county health guidelines.<\/p>\n Read more about the current conditions here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n The national and state parks are always open to enjoy. \nRoads, trails and public access remain open year round.\n\nSome campgrounds and visitor centers are closed - or have reduced hours - in the off-season (October-May)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n Operating Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n Due to California\u2019s stay-at-home order issued for the San Joaquin Valley region, all park campgrounds are closed through at least February 9, 2021. Wuksachi Lodge, restaurant, gift shop, and restrooms are closed until further notice.<\/p>\nCan I travel into California from another state?<\/h3>\n
Park and Campground Reopening Status<\/h2>\n
Channel Islands National Park<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Death Valley National Park<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Joshua Tree National Park<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Pinnacles National Park<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Redwood National Park<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Sequoia & <\/b>Kings Canyon <\/b>National Parks<\/b><\/h3>\n