01 - Hoover Wilderness Rock Climbing

The Hoover is easily accessible from its southern end (along Highway 120 near Yosemite's Tioga Pass entrance station), as well as from various points along its eastern edge near Highway 395.

ACCESS NOTES

This area is within the Hoover Wilderness. A permit is needed for any overnight stay. ALL of these permits can be found at recreation.gov/permits/445856 (or one can Google Humboldt-Toiyabe wilderness permits). Since COVID there are no longer any walk-up permits available at the Bridgeport Ranger Station. The "walk-up" allotments are available online starting 3 days before your entry date. To camp at the Hulk, climbers want to look for 'Little Slide Canyon' permits - the quota is 8 overnight users can enter each day. Permits are $3 per person.

- Bear cans are required in the Hoover Wilderness. Bear hangs do not meet the standard for food storage - and although bears are not common in Little Slide they are a growing issue in the Robinson Creek drainage. The rodents are already a big issue in this area.

- Wag bags are not legally required but they are **HIGHLY** recommended. There are not a lot of options for burying waste. All TP needs to be packed out regardless. Human waste is most likely to be the issue that would affect or limit access in the future.