san francisco-lake tahoe-yosemite-monterey-workable itinerary?
Apr 11th, 2012 | 06:07 AM
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Hi,
I was hoping for more help. We took your advise and booked Yosemite first, am booking airlines as we speak. We will be in a cabin at Curry Village Aug 14-16 and Tenaya Lodge Aug 17-19. We will be flying into SF on August 10th and spending a couple of days there. Then my husband thought it made sense to try to stay somewhere closer to the park on the 13th so that we were ready to go on the 14th. Does this make sense and do you have any suggestions for places to stay?
Thanks!!!
I was hoping for more help. We took your advise and booked Yosemite first, am booking airlines as we speak. We will be in a cabin at Curry Village Aug 14-16 and Tenaya Lodge Aug 17-19. We will be flying into SF on August 10th and spending a couple of days there. Then my husband thought it made sense to try to stay somewhere closer to the park on the 13th so that we were ready to go on the 14th. Does this make sense and do you have any suggestions for places to stay?
Thanks!!!
Apr 11th, 2012 | 07:15 AM
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"Then my husband thought it made sense to try to stay somewhere closer to the park on the 13th so that we were ready to go on the 14th. Does this make sense and do you have any suggestions for places to stay? "
Absolutely no reason to break your journey between San Francisco and Yosemite. It is a bit over a 4 hour drive and anyplace you'd want to stop is only an hour or so from the park.
Now, if you want to take a big detour and visit someplace else like the Hwy 49 Gold country, or the Sacramento river Delta-- then you could take 2 full days to get to Yosemite. But that wouldn't be just a stop enroute.
To get a little idea of a Hwy 49 detour take a look at one of my trip reports (I was driving down from Sacramento, not over from SF, so it would be a slightly bigger detour for you)
http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...rt-getaway.cfm
Absolutely no reason to break your journey between San Francisco and Yosemite. It is a bit over a 4 hour drive and anyplace you'd want to stop is only an hour or so from the park.
Now, if you want to take a big detour and visit someplace else like the Hwy 49 Gold country, or the Sacramento river Delta-- then you could take 2 full days to get to Yosemite. But that wouldn't be just a stop enroute.
To get a little idea of a Hwy 49 detour take a look at one of my trip reports (I was driving down from Sacramento, not over from SF, so it would be a slightly bigger detour for you)
http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...rt-getaway.cfm
Apr 11th, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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After SF, you could head over to Lake Tahoe for a few days. We really like the north shore of Tahoe . We spend time in Truckee each summer, which is close to North Tahoe. Then head south on Hwy 395 towards Mono Lake, entering Yosemite from the east thru Tioga Pass. This is a spectacular drive. I think your time at Curry Village will be plenty and would skip Tenaya Lodge.
Or, as Janis suggested, spend those few days around the Delta then up thru the Gold Country. After Yosemite, head thru Tioga Pass and up tp Tahoe.
Or, as Janis suggested, spend those few days around the Delta then up thru the Gold Country. After Yosemite, head thru Tioga Pass and up tp Tahoe.
Apr 16th, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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As I initially suggested - the emerald gem known as Lake Tahoe is worth a visit - and then you can easily go down 395 and up the beautiful Tioga pass - through Tuoloumne Meadows over to the Village floor of Yo.
From Yo - go the "back way" over to Carmel/Monterrey.
Get a good map and study it - don't just rely on GPS and suddenly find yourself lost.
From Yo - go the "back way" over to Carmel/Monterrey.
Get a good map and study it - don't just rely on GPS and suddenly find yourself lost.
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