National Park Advocates Appalled by Yosemite Name Changes
Names of Yosemite’s beloved sites are changing due to a contract dispute with the concessionaire.
A decision by the National Park Service to rename iconic commercial sites within Yosemite National Park in the midst of a contract dispute has left park advocates shocked and disappointed.
The historic Ahwahnee hotel, Yosemite Lodge, Wawona Hotel, Curry Village, and Badger Pass ski area will be renamed by March 1, when the park changes over to a new concessioner.
“It's appalling,” says author Kerry Tremain, who wrote the book Yosemite: A Storied Landscape. “Particularly now, when we are in the middle of celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service, and Yosemite was absolutely critical to the early park service.”
The National Park Service is locked in a legal fight with DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc.,
