There are no reservations required for entrance this year and the park is being overrun with crowds. Traffic at the gates have been backed up for miles according to park employees who are having a difficult time getting in to work. This weekend on 41, to the Sugar Pine Railroad on this side of Fish Camp, and on 140, almost to Midpines. Once in the valley, parking is near impossible, roads are often blocked by illegally parked vehicles sticking out into traffic and rangers are writing citations left and right. The local park admins want to reinstate the reservation system, but the higher ups won't allow it, so (I've been told) there is no plan to alleviate the problems but rather allow it to get worse, hoping irate visitors will make their complaints known to the higher ups.
If you want to transit the park, the best way to get in is before sunrise, before the gates are manned, this according to park employees I'm in contact with.
Good luck with that!
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