Destination: Yosemite National Park

A vacation guide to Yosemite! With information found in National Geographic’s Destination Map of Yosemite. Includes locations of campgrounds, visitor centers, points-of-interests, suggested hikes,road tours, and much more.

Start the Tour through one of America’s favorite parks!

Towering granite walls, tumbling waterfalls, and lush meadows abound in the heart of the High Sierra. Forming along the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Yosemite offers a world of exploration.Yosemite’s plunging waterfalls-including four of the world’s ten highest- and its towering walls have always beckoned visitors. Photographers and artists capture a moment of its changing seasons, scientists learn from its illustrated past, mountain climbers test their limits on its airy reaches.

Things To Do
Yosemite Valley
LeConte Memorial (209) 372-4542
Mountaineering School (209) 372-8344
Sightseeing Tours (209) 372-1240
Wilderness Center (209) 372-0740
Wawona
Golf (209) 375-6572
Horseback Rides (209) 375-6502
Tuolumne Meadows
Climbing School (209) 372-8435
Horseback Riding (209) 372-8427

Important Numbers General Information: (209) 372-0200 Yosemite Medical Clinic: (209) 372-4637 Road Conditions: (209) 372-0200

Driving Distances and Times (to Yosemite Valley)
From Mariposa: 45mi, 1hr
From Oakhurst: 50mi, 1.5hr
From Fresno: 105mi, 2.5hr
From Sacramento: 172mi, 3.5hr
From Tahoe (via Tioga): 205mi, 5hr
From San Francisco: 214mi, 4hrs
From Los Angeles: 320mi, 6hrs
From San Diego: 502mi, 9hrs

Nearby Parks and Forests
Devils Postpile National Monument (760) 872-4881
Inyo National Forest (760) 924-5504
Sierra National Forest (559) 877-2218
Stanislaus National Forest (209) 962-7825
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Headquarters (559) 565-3134
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (760) 932-7070

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