Originally Posted by
MuddyWaters
There's just a line.
Since you can't pick up walk up permits until the day before..... After 11 am..... It's not really possible to get a walk-up permit and Day hike to Yosemite that same day. People doing that day hike tend to already have the permit they want.
One problem with the walk-up permit approach, is that if you don't get the permit you don't have anywhere to stay. Without a wilderness permit for next day....you can't stay in The Backpacker Campground. Now I suppose you could get some Wilderness permit for the next day that dont intend to use.... Just to legally stay in Backpacker Campground. So the following day when you can try again.