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When national parks introduce lotteries: Yosemite changes the rules for planning major natural attractions

Find out why visits to the most famous national parks increasingly depend on time slots, permits, and lotteries. The example of Yosemite shows how crowd management, hiker safety, and nature protection are becoming a key part of travel planning, especially when the goal is trails such as Half Dome or viewpoints with limited capacity.