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Yosemite National Park
Plan Your Visit
 

What is there to do in Yosemite?
This common question is a difficult one to answer... because there are so many answers.

If you're planning a trip to Yosemite, first decide during which season you plan to visit, then decide where you'll spend the night (if you spend the night) so you can make lodging or camping reservations. Then, you can find the answer to the age-old question about what there is to do in Yosemite.

 
 
Valley View, low clouds
Experience Your Yosemite
Watch this new, 15-minute video for an orientation to visiting Yosemite National Park.
 
Hiker at the edge of Taft Point
Hiker peers over the edge of Taft Point and looks over Yosemite Valley and El Capitan.
Yosemite Guide newspaper
Yosemite Guide
Trip planner, including operating hours for park facilities and current program schedules
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Lodging & Camping
Spending the Night in Yosemite
Information about lodging, camping, and backpacking
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This bear wants your food.
Food Storage
Protect wildlife and your food: store it properly!
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Upper Yosemite Fall with spring runoff  

Did You Know?
Yosemite Falls is fed mostly by snowmelt. Peak flow usually happens in late May, but by August, Yosemite Falls is often dry. It begins flowing again a few months later, after winter snows arrive.

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Last Updated: December 17, 2008 at 15:02 EST