Experience Yosemite Blog

With the seasons changing, the breathtaking sunsets over the summits and striking granite cliffs against a crisp, morning sky, capturing the perfect fall Instagram photo is easily within your grasp.

Planning a last minute trip to Yosemite? We’ve got you covered with the best places to stay, shop and play while you’re in Yosemite and Mariposa County.

AutoCamp Yosemite features modern and luxury camping options in Yosemite with Airstream trailer accommodations and beyond.

Located right below Half Dome and Glacier Point, Half Dome Village (formerly known as Curry Village) is the largest lodging facility in Yosemite Valley. Half Dome Village is the perfect place for families to eat, sleep and recuperate before heading back out on the trail in Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite Valley is OPEN, accessible by entering Yosemite via Highways 140 or 120. Glacier Point Road and Merced Grove remain closed. Other areas of the park, including Wawona/Mariposa Grove, Hetch Hetchy, and Tuolumne Meadows are OPEN.

After three long years and $20 million each from the National Park Service and Yosemite Conservancy donors, Mariposa Grove gloriously reopened to the public on June 15, 2018.

Who is John Muir? Known fondly as “John of the Mountains” and the “Father of National Parks,” John Muir was a naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and adventurer that spent much of his time in the Sierra Nevada wilderness.

Yosemite National Park has announced that Yosemite Valley, Wawona Road, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the Merced Grove of Giant Sequoias, and Hetch Hetchy will be closed.

Discover the park’s most popular hiking trails including the less-traveled trails that many don’t know about to plan your perfect trip to Yosemite.

Fall is one of the best times for hiking in Yosemite Mariposa County. Read our blog to find the best Yosemite hikes for fall.