TravelSkills 05-31-23 Yosemite gateway town empties after road into park fails

A Gold Rush town 30 minutes from Yosemite National Park normally brims with tourists who visit for thundering waterfalls and abundant wildflowers. 

But this year, hundreds of visitors canceled their reservations in early May, after an unexpected road closure cut off the town's direct access into Yosemite Valley.

On a walk through the mostly deserted town last weekend, though, every hotel sign displayed the same word: vacancy. Can Groveland, CA survive until the road reopens? Read more »

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