'Heart-wrenching': Beloved Yosemite lodge hanging on by a thread Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Yosemite Falls seen without people due to the park closure on April 11, 2020. The trail is empty leading to Yosemite Falls in Yosemite Park due to the closure. Yosemite National Park is closed to visitors due to the coronavirus, Covid 19. Animals roam the park without having to worry about crowds of people. Madera County on Saturday, April 11, 2020 in Yosemite National Park, CA. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times/TNS)Carolyn Cole/TNS Douglas Shaw is the co-owner of Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort, a long-standing and beloved resort set on a forested hillside just 23 miles from the park’s Arch Rock entrance.