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  • Going Camping? Here’s What’s Open and Some Advice

    Yosemite Valley: Upper, Lower, and North Pines Campgrounds are open; reservations are required. Camp 4 is open on a first-come, first-served basis. Outside Yosemite Valley: Hodgdon Meadow and Wawona Campgrounds are open; reservations are required. Bridalveil Creek, Tamarack Flat, Crane Flat, White Wolf, Yosemite Creek, Porcupine Flat, and Tuolumne Meadows are open on a first-come,…

  • Want Something to Do Tonight? Come Sit by the Campfire

    One of the great things about staying in a big campground in Yosemite like White Wolf, Tuolumne Meadows, Wawona, or Crane Flat is the evening campfire. The campfire starts at 8pm every night and features lectures, sing-a-longs and music, items of local interest and much more. So grab your blanket, your favorite beverage and your…

  • Thank You Yosemite Blog Visitors

    I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who stopped by last month. It seems June was the busiest month ever for Yosemite Blog. We had 21,829 visitors stop by to check out the site. What’s neat is over 10,000 of those visitors came from unique IP addresses making a lot of them…

  • Go For a Ride and See Yosemite from the Saddle

    Most people have heard of the mule trips in the Grand Canyon but did you know you can go on mule rides in Yosemite and what a great way to see the park! Yosemitepark.com: There may be no better way to experience the vast majesty of Yosemite’s backcountry than by mule. When you’re ready to…

  • Snow Forecast For Yosemite Through This Weekend

    There’s a severe storm warning in effect over the next couple of days with snow levels predicted to drop to around 6500 feet. This shouldn’t affect traffic coming in on Highway 140 very much but it’s likely those coming from Oakhurs/Wawona on Highway 41 or from Groveland/Big Oak Flat on the Big Oak Flat road…

  • Camping for Thanksgiving

    I’ve gotten a number of emails from people headed up to the park over the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend so I wanted to throw out a few brief updates on current park conditions. Here’s a list of the current campground conditions from the National Park Service. Yosemite Valley Upper Pines Campground is open; reservations are…

  • Campground Update

    Here’s a quick listing for all of you headed up to the park to do some late season camping of what campgrounds are still open and which have closed. “North Pines Campground, Valley Backpacker’s Campground, and Crane Flat Campground will close for the season on Monday, October 9. Hodgdon Meadow Campground, Wawona Campground, and Camp…

  • Some Campgrounds Open, Some Closed

    Tuolumne Meadows campground is closed for the season. Wawona campground is available on a first come first serve basis only. Porcupine Flat and Tamarack Flat are open on a first come first serve basis until October 15th.

  • Campground Opening

    The back loops of the Wawona Campground have opened for the season and the campground is now on reservations. The Hodgdon Meadow Group Camp has opened for the season and the Hodgdon Meadow Campground is now on reservations. Technorati Tags: California, camping, news, yosemite

  • Proposed Campground Opening Dates Released

    Here’s a list of the proposed campground opening dates from the National Park Service: Upper Pines: Open all year (open back loops 3/13/06; close back loops 11/26/06) Lower Pines: 3/24/06-10/30/06 North Pines: 4/7/06-10/09/06 Camp 4: Open All Year Wawona (family, group and horse): (A-Loop and group open year round)– (4/21/06-9/25/06 on reservations) Bridalveil Creek: 7/7/06-9/4/06–…