Yosemite plan

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would love to check out Yosemite, but it looks to so huge. is it possible todo just a day trip ?
what is the best things to see/do in Yosemite?
 
would love to check out Yosemite, but it looks to so huge. is it possible todo just a day trip ?
what is the best things to see/do in Yosemite?
You can do a day trip. Most all of Yosemite's famous geologic features surround the glacial valley where the village is located. The waterfalls are spectacular and are in full force during the spring. Some dry up as summer progresses. Yosemite is a large park and if you like to hike, take a horseback ride, or drive some of the scenic roads, you may want more time. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is close by. We did a round trip from San Francisco, to Sonoma, to Lake Tahoe, to Yosemite, to Monterey, and back to SF! It was a really nice trip.
 
would love to check out Yosemite, but it looks to so huge. is it possible todo just a day trip ?
what is the best things to see/do in Yosemite?
You can do a day trip. Most all of Yosemite's famous geologic features surround the glacial valley where the village is located. The waterfalls are spectacular and are in full force during the spring. Some dry up as summer progresses. Yosemite is a large park and if you like to hike, take a horseback ride, or drive some of the scenic roads, you may want more time. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is close by. We did a round trip from San Francisco, to Sonoma, to Lake Tahoe, to Yosemite, to Monterey, and back to SF! It was a really nice trip.
 
would love to check out Yosemite, but it looks to so huge. is it possible todo just a day trip ?
what is the best things to see/do in Yosemite?

Sure. Most people who visit Yosemite just go into and out of Yosemite Valley in less than a day. There's certainly a lot more, but it's up to the individual visitor to decide how much is enough.
 


Yosemite is a large park and if you like to hike, take a horseback ride, or drive some of the scenic roads, you may want more time. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is close by.

Mariposa Grove is closed (more or less) until early 2017. The only legal way in will be via the Outer Loop Trail, which is a long way from any parking.

http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/mariposagrove.htm

They're removing most of the road used for the tram tour, so no more tram tour. They're relocating the parking lot to two miles away, so most will be taking a shuttle to the lower grove.
 


Here's my response to another Yosemite question on the first page of this forum:

We spent about 8 hours in Yosemite coming from Nevada in May 2013. We had originally planned to spend 3 nights in the Yosemite area but DH's health forced us to replan. We started in San Francisco which we absolutely loved. After spending the next few days in Nevada with friends we stopped at Yosemite for a day before hitting the Oakland airport to go home.

That day we had time enough for a leisurely drive in the valley, a lovely lunch at the Ahwahnee main dining room, visits to the Main visitor center and large store for souvenirs and even a short walk in a streamside campground. The falls were still running and the place was busy but definitely easy to navigate. I would go back in an instant and we plan to eventually, perhaps even renting the place we never got to stay in.

If anyone in the group likes to day hike plan on doing that such as the trip up or down from Artist Point (you can bus it one or both ways). My ideal plan would be 4 - 5 days with 2 or 3 multi-hour hikes done at a leisurely pace. If we didn't stay in a rental house I would probably choose a place such as the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls. It was just beyond the main tourist drag and some recent reviews sound okay. It was within easy walking distance from several places and we drove through it's parking lot that day. And as for lodging inside the park itself, if the weather is decent and you plan on spending time outside hiking, taking pictures etc. then just like at Disney the room itself won't be a big deal. The night before our day in Yosemite was spent at the Best Western Plus, Yosemite Way Station Hotel which we booked at the last minute. It was fine although our 'suite' room with 2 beds separated by the bathroom needed renovation it was clean and functional. I wouldn't recommend staying very far outside the park and then driving back and forth each day; those roads are twisty and distances misleading. I'd bite the bullet and stay inside the park somewhere.

Here's a link to our pictures from that day:
https://klmall.smugmug.com/Travel/CA-and-NV-May-2013/YosemiteGallery
 

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