I'd like to hit the high country this coming weekend from the Bay Area, but don't have any sort of reservation. Ideally, I'd like to stay at Little Yosemite and hit Half Dome, but am open to other options and will car camp if I need to.
I'll be most likely driving up Saturday morning and leaving Sunday evening, but could drive up Friday evening and leave Monday morning if that makes things easier logistically.
I'm thinking my best bet might be to leave the Bay Area early, get to campground 4 early, then try to pick up an abandoned Wilderness permit at Curry Village at 10 am. That way I have at least a base of operations to car camp if the wilderness permit doesn't work out.
Does anyone know what the likelihood of getting an abandoned wilderness permit is? What are my back-up options in case I oversleep and campground 4 is not an option? I would like to stay in the Valley or as close to it as I can manage.