Category: Camping

  • NPS announces campground opening dates

    Although the Tioga Road has been open for a long time, the Tuolumne Meadows season doesn’t really seem to get underway until the campgrounds open up, so it’s always interesting to finally hear the opening dates. Scheduled opening dates: Crane Flat, White Wolf, Tuolumne Meadows, and Yosemite Creek Campgrounds June 20, 2008 Tamarack Flat Campground…

  • Chris Asks: Where’s Good Fishing in Yosemite This Time of Year

    Chris writes in: I was hoping to get some early season flyfishing in. I will be backpacking with some friends in Yosemite in a few weeks (Probably the 23rd of May to the 26th or so). I know that east of Hetch Hetchy, the Tuolomne is way too fast for any fishing. How about fishing…

  • Backpacking With Baby. Yes You Can!

    Being the parent of a pre-toddler and an outdoorsman I’m already planning our first trip with the new addition. Here’s a cool article I stumbled across in USA Today about backpacking with baby. Pretty cool! USATODAY.com: “My husband, Stephen, and I stopped to chat with them. It was our fourth Yosemite trip of the year,…

  • Tuolumne Meadows or Bridalveil Creek?

    Kim writes in: “My boyfriend and I are planning a trip up North to Yosemite in August. We would like to stop in mid-week (Tue/Wed) and stay a couple of nights til Thur. As you probably know, reservations by now are impossible to obtain. It’s probably a blessing, for we’d rather avoid the high-traffic, crowded,…

  • Yosemite Campground Reservations Available Starting March 15th

    Been thinking about going camping in Yosemite this summer? Recreation.gov, the national park services reservation site, will begin taking reservations for guests who want to be sure they’ll have a spot when they arrive at their campground this month. Starting March 15th at 7 a.m. you’ll be able to start reserving sites for the July…

  • Visitors May Soon Be Without a Place to Stay

    During the summer months getting a campsite or hotel reservation within Yosemite can be a nightmare and often visitors turn to campground in the Stanislaus, Inyo and Sierra National Forests as a place to stay when they can’t find room anywhere else. Things are changing for those who’ve found places they like in the Stanislaus…

  • Inspiration from Flickr

    Since I arrived in Yosemite 2 and a half years ago, I’ve paid particular attention to Flickr.com as a source of information and inspiration for prospective images. There are several Flickr members that inspire me; Paige Falk, Buck Forester, G Dan Mitchell to name a few. It was Buck’s image of Temple Crag that lead…

  • Sierra Nevada; Temple Crag

    Yosemite National Park does not hold a monopoly on beauty in the Sierra Nevada range. This glacier-fed lake is a relatively short hike from the trailhead near Big Pine, CA. This is in the John Muir Wilderness. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne via Flickr. Technorati Tags: SierraNevada

  • More Campground Closures

    The cool nip in the air means fall is here and with it more campgrounds are closing for the season. North Pines and Crane Flat campgrounds are scheduled to close Tuesday October 9th for the season. Hodgdon Meadow Group camp will also be closing on the 9th but family sites will remain open on a…

  • Sign Up for the High Sierra Camp Lottery Now Open

    If you’re thinking about staying in one of the High Sierra Camps there’s no better way than to be sure you’re going to get your tent than by participating in the High Sierra Camp Lottery for a reservation. Barbara sent me an email to let me know that the High Sierra Camp desk is now…