Lake Yosemite Park sees management change, higher entrance fees

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- After much than 50 years, Lake Yosemite Park is nether caller absorption successful Merced County.

On Sunday, the region handed implicit each operations to the Merced Irrigation District.

MID already owns astir of the parkland but the region had been handling day-to-day upkeep until this point.

Some of the noticeable changes see caller porta-potties astatine the aged water day-use area.

There's besides been an summation successful entranceway fees.

Starting Tuesday, the outgo of a day-use walk volition summation by $4, from $6 to $10.

The terms for an yearly walk volition stay $50.