Yosemite National Park Travel Guide

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By merely standing in Yosemite Valley and turning in a circle, you can see more natural wonders in a minute than you could in a full day pretty much anywhere else. Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, Bridalveil Fall, the meadows, Sentinel Dome, the Merced River, white-flowering dogwood trees, maybe even bears ripping into the bark of fallen trees or sticking their snouts into beehives—it's all in the Valley.

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Yosemite National Park Hotels

Indoor lodging options inside the park are perhaps a bit more expensive than initially seems warranted, but that small premium pays off big-time in terms...read more

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Yosemite National Park Restaurants

Yosemite National Park has a couple of moderately priced restaurants in lovely (which almost goes without saying) settings: the Mountain Room at Yosemite...read more

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Things To Do in Yosemite National Park

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Yosemite National Park Experiences

  • Top Reasons to Go to Yosemite National Park

    Feel the earth move: An easy stroll brings you to the base of Yosemite Falls, America's highest, where thundering springtime waters shake the... Read more

  • Planning Guide

    Write or call the park to obtain Yosemite: Your Complete Guide to the Park, an indispensable booklet that lists everything from trip planning... Read more

  • Flora and Fauna

    Dense stands of incense cedar and Douglas fir—as well as ponderosa, Jeffrey, lodgepole, and sugar pines—cover much of the park, but... Read more

  • Good Reads

    The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite, by Michael Frye, is an insider's guide to the park, with maps for shutterbugs looking to capture perfect... Read more

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