Yosemite National Park

Look up at Half Dome and the waterfalls of Yosemite Valley, then head to Glacier Point or the giant sequoias of the Mariposa Grove.

Yosemite Village, Village Drive, Yosemite Valley · Yosemite Valley, CA

About Yosemite National Park

Yosemite covers 1,187 square miles of the Sierra Nevada, and almost 95 percent of it is wilderness. Most visitors start in Yosemite Valley, reachable by car all year, for its waterfalls, meadows and granite cliffs such as Half Dome. From there, drive up to Glacier Point for the view over the valley, or south to the Mariposa Grove and its more than 500 mature giant sequoias. Waterfalls run strongest in spring with the snowmelt. No entry reservation is needed in 2026; the fee is $35 per vehicle or $20 per person for seven days.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Yosemite National Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sports & Outdoors
Iconic
Yosemite Falls
$25–$50
Walk a one-mile loop to the base of a 2,425-foot waterfall that drops in three stages into Yosemite Valley.
0.8 mi awayMore like this
Tours
Family Favorite
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
$25–$50
Ride a historic narrow-gauge steam train through the Sierra National Forest just outside Yosemite's south entrance.
18 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
June Mountain Ski Area
$50+
A laid-back Eastern Sierra ski area near June Lake with skiing and riding for the whole family.
28 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Mono County
No admission fee
California's Eastern Sierra region of alpine lakes, national forest and mountain towns from Mono Lake to Mammoth Lakes.
30 mi awayMore like this
Shopping
Quirky Fun
The Psychic Gallery
$25–$50
A Mammoth Lakes storefront offering tarot, palmistry and psychic readings.
Transit: reachable by public transit
34 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
Stay
Outdoor Adventure
Empeiria High Sierra Hotel
$50+
Mammoth Lakes hotel serving as a basecamp for High Sierra skiing, hiking and mountain adventures.
Transit: reachable by public transit
34 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay