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  • Camping in June, where should we stay?

    Barbara and the Rhoades family wrote in to ask: We were hoping to get a site in the valley but that didn’t work out so well this morning. Where would you suggest we stay? We would love to be near a river which is why I was thinking Wawona, but then I found a negative…

  • Where can I get money in the park?

    I know I always wish I’d brought a few extra dollars when I’m shopping around Yosemite Village. Luckily most of the shops take Visa or Mastercard but if you feel you simply MUST pay in cash then you’re in luck. There are quite a few places you can get cash around Yosemite. Yosemite Village South…

  • Mai Lee Asks About Yosemite Around Easter

    Mai Lee writes: I am planning to go to Yosemite with my family in April during my sister’s kids Spring break which also falls on the Easter Sunday weekend. Is that a good week to visit Yosemite? Will it be crowded? I am tempted to make reservation at Scenic Wonders, but not too thrill with…

  • 3 Days in Yosemite. What should we do?

    Reader Ken writes in: “We’re an active family of four (kids are 12 and 13 years old) who has always enjoyed day hikes. One of the best vacations we ever took was to Yellowstone. We just decided to go to Yosemite in June of 2006. I made the following reservations at various locations in Yosemite.…

  • Help! I’m Camping at Hodgdon Meadow!

    Moni wrote in to ask: “I ended up having to make my reservations for Hodgdon Meadow instead…is this a less desirable place to camp?” Well the answer is, Hodgdon Meadow is a beautiful place to camp. It’s right on the entrance to the park on 120 so it actually opens up some different hiking and…

  • Winter’s Here and So Are Icy and Snowy Roads

    Headed up to the park today? Make sure you have you tire chains and you know how to put them on. During the winter the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120) is typically icy and chains may be required especially in the days following a storm. Highway 140 (the Wawona Road) also typically has ice…

  • Yes, It Will Cost More to Spend the Night in Yosemite Next Year

    NPS: Yosemite National Park announced today that camping fees will increase beginning January 1, 2006. Campgrounds affected by the rate increase are Upper Pines, Lower Pines, and North Pines in Yosemite Valley, Hodgdon Meadows and Crane Flat, Tuolumne Meadows, and Wawona. Rates in these campgrounds will increase from $18/ night to $20/ night. Additionally, first-come,…

  • Upper Pines Sold Out for Thanksgiving

    The NPS is reporting that Upper Pines campground is sold out Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving weekend and almost sold out for Saturday. Looks like it’s going to be a busy Thanksgiving. Visitors are being asked to try Wawona, Hodgdon Meadow, or Camp 4. Technorati Tags: camping, national parks, yosemite

  • Giant Sequoias Make a Lasting Impression

    Columbia Daily Tribune: “The largest remaining stand of sequoias in the world is found in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park in California, which I visited in September. It is so impressive that people have felt a strong urge to note the individuality of the giant trees by giving them names. At one time, most…

  • Important Yosemite Phone Numbers

    Important Yosemite Phone Numbers Reservations Lodging Reservations (559) 253-5635 Camping Reservations (800) 436-7275 Information Road & Weather Conditions (209) 372-0200 Badger Pass Ski Area Ski Conditions (209) 372-8430 Ski School (209) 372-8432 Cross Country Center (209) 372- 8444 Yosemite Mountaineering School (209) 372-8344 Bike Rentals Curry Village (summer only) (209) 372-8319 Yosemite Lodge (summer only)…