America’s crown jewel of national parks has lost its sparkle.
California democratic senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff fired off a scathing letter to the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service this week, warning that the decision to scrap Yosemite National Park‘s reservation system has created pure chaos.
The letter comes after the agency eliminated timed-entry reservations for 2026, turning the majestic park into a chaotic zoo of gridlocked traffic, fumes and lawlessness — particularly during the busier summer months.
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