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Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus S Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park Vol. 5 Issue 9 Experience YosemiteE To day Your America Hetch Hetchy Yosemite N (No Swimming or Boating) Wilderness To 395 July 26 - Lake Wapama & F Eleanor Tueeulala alls Rancheria Lee Falls Falls Mount Vining Conness August 8, 2005 O’Shaughnessy 120 Dam Kolana Rock 12,590 ft Pate Valley 3,836 m T River Hetch uo lumne r ad Hetchy uolumn e Glen Aulin Tioga o e T e Riv R Backpackers' f th y n o Pass h Campground o c ny t G nd Ca Waterwheel Entrance Hetch e (Wilderness ra tch H Falls Hetchy He Permit Required) Entrance Lembert Dome ork Yosemite a F White n Mount Camp Da Dana To Mather Wolf E 120 v National Park e r d g Mount a re o Tuolumne Big e R n d Hoffmann May a L R a g Oak o 10,850 ft o y o R i Meadows e a a Lake T d g 3,307 m ll Flat io F T o r Entrance k ROAD Porcupine Tenaya Yosemite Flat Lake Hodgdon umn Creek Due to construction, you 120 ol e R INFO u ive Meadow T r S ork Olmsted To o th F may experience short delays Manteca u Point or temporary detours on some North Tuolumne k e Clouds Grove Valley Dome re park roads. Call 209/372-0200 C Rest Tamarack ya Yosemite Visitor en a Mount for recorded road information. Flat Falls Center T Crane Big Lyell O Yosemite r Merced Flat Half ive 13,114 ft a k F d R l Dome e 3,997 m Grove a Valley c r t e Merced Trailhead R M o Hw Lake a To y 120 El Capitan d Glacier Point Vernal Fall & Arch Tunnel Bridalveil Sentinel Nevada Rock View Fall Dome Fall El Entrance Portal Il lilo uett Yosemite e C ree er Rd k To iv Glacie oint Wilderness Merced R r P Me d Inyo r ce National Don’t miss this 140 Chinquapin Badger Bridalveil Forest Yosemite Pass Creek award-winning, West Ski W Area S o a Closed for state-of-the-art film! u w th Season Fork o Road Open M n Shown every 30 minutes at erced River a R o the Valley Visitor Center, a Ranger Station d free of charge. LIMITED ACCESS Food Service ek e TO HALF DOME r See map below for C a Lodging ln directions to Day Parking. ua CABLES! hiln C Campground Take shuttle to stop #5. July 6th-October 4th Wawona Wawona Store Campground r During the trail repair work on Rive Pick up your free Yosemite Map and Guide outh Fo erced the Sub Dome segment of Half S rk M Peaks and Landmarks at the Visitor Center. Sierra Pioneer Dome, accessNational is restricted Mon- Yosemite Gas Station Forest History South Mariposa Sierra day-Thursday 7:00 a.m.-4:00 Center Grove Entrance National 05 km 5 miles Shuttle Bus Route p.m. The trail to the Half Dome Forest Roadway summit is open without restric- 41 To Fresno Shuttle Bus Only tions Friday-Sunday and after 8 Shuttle Bus Stop 4:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Trailhead Bike Path Hiking Path Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus Map Ride the Free Campground Picnic Area Yosemite Valley Upper Food Service Yosemite Fall Shuttle Bus Lodging i Shuttle buses operate daily at 15-minute Store intervals. All buses follow the same route, Restroom Visitor Center Trail to serving stops in numerical order. X Middle Located in Yosemite Snow Creek PX Accessible Parking Cascade and Village. Park and walk Tuolumne SCHEDULE Medical Clinic or take the free Meadows Lower Royal 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. Information Yosemite shuttle bus. Arches i Fall N Map not to scale Half Dome 1 Yosemite Village / Day Parking Yosemite Village Washington Column 2 Yosemite Village PX Visitor i Church 5 Center Bowl 3 The Ahwahnee 4 Mirror Lake 9 3 No bicycles 6 beyond this (seasonal) 4 Yosemite Village / Degnan’s Complex Yosemite 10 2 PX point Lodge The Ahwahnee 5 Visitor Center Trail to 8 11 Columbia Point PX k 1 e Day e PX Lower 6 Lower Yosemite Fall and Upper r Parking Yosemite Fall C River ite Amphitheater em Chapel 7 Camp 4/Upper Yosemite Fall Trailhead Camp 4 s k o e Walk-in 7 Y Housekeeping re Camp a C 8 Yosemite Lodge North nay Lower Pines Te LeConte Pines 9 Visitor Center Swinging Memorial 18 Stable Bridge Lodge 12 Trail to 19 17 Mirror Lake Me 21 M 10 Yosemite Village rce r d R ive e 13 A 20 rc ed This map is not suitable for R 11 Sentinel Bridge / Yosemite Chapel 13 B 14 ive hiking. Detailed trail maps PX 15 Upper r Sentinel Curry Pines are available for purchase at Beach 12 Housekeeping Camp / PARK HERE Village visitor centers and stores LeConte Memorial Lodge P throughout the park. Trailhead e Yellow v From the Valley take See the Guide to Yosemite i Parking 13A Curry Village Rental Center r Pine D Southside Drive (one way) for descriptions of Valley e d i s day hikes. 13B Curry Village Registration Desk h rt Just beyond Chapel, turn o Four Mile 16 N Trail to left at the stop sign onto 14 Curry Village Parking Glacier Point Sentinel Drive ive Nature Center Mist Trail and John Muir Trail Dr (open when de at Happy Isles to Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome 15 Upper Pines Campground thsi conditions permit) Drive over bridge; at stop Sou Vernal E sign, turn right Fall 16 Happy Isles / John Muir Trailhead PARKING AREA is located 17 Mirror Lake Junction on Northside Drive Vernal Fall Footbridge 18 Stable 19 Lower Pines Campground YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 20 Curry Village Parking 21 Curry Village Rental Center For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS or visit YARTS online at www.yarts.com WHERE TO GO Yosemite Village, Yosemite Lodge, and Curry Village Shuttle Bus Stop Campground NORTH Visitor Center Theater Indian and Auditorium Parking P Maps not to scale. Village Accessible Parking Ansel See page 64 of the Guide to Yosemite for Yosemite Wilderness ATM Cemetery Adams Medical & a description of Valley trails and day hikes. Gallery Center Dental Clinic Visitor Information Detailed trail maps are available for Yosemite Post PAD Program purchase at visitor centers and stores Museum Office (Public Access Defibrillation) throughout the park. Degnan’s Complex: To Restrooms NPS Deli & Cafe The Headquarters The Loft Ahwahnee Gas Station 5 Habitat Yosemite (no gas in Yosemite Valley) Paved Bike Path 9 4 To Yosemite Lodge Visitor Hiking Trail I Center n d ia Roadway n C an Roadway for 2 y o Shuttle Bus Only Yosemite Village n 10 C re e Village Store k Lower Yosemite Fall P Village Grill 30 minutes (drop 320 ft) To Yosemite Lodge Sport Shop Village Garage Art Activity Yosemite Lodge Center at the Falls DNC Offices Yosemite Falls Columbia Vista Rock From Day 1 Curry Village Gifts & 6 To Parking Cliff Groceries Yosemite Room Village Post Office Bar & Lounge Bike Rental Trail to Mountain P Upper Room Lodge Registration Yosemite Garden Amphitheater Fall Terrace 8 (in center) Nature 7 Shop Tour Hub To Yosemite Village & Lodge Camp 4 Food Walk-in Court Campground Curry Village To Park Housekeeping Exits Camp North Pines M e r Lower Pines c T e enaya C Paved Trail to d ree Food & Beverage Service From k R Mirror Lake Yosemite i v These hours of operation are approximate. Village e r Stable Current hours of operation are posted at each Pizza Patio & Lodge Noon to 10:00 p.m. 21 18 front desk or facility. LeConte 12 Taqueria Memorial 20 YOSEMITE VILLAGE Lodge 14 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M 17 Degnan’s Delicatessen Bike & Raft Rental 19 e rced Rive 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. HAPPY ISLES Tour Kiosk 13 15 r Degnan’s Café Snack Stand Registration Upper 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Post Office Pines The Loft at Degnan’s Groceries and Lounge Monday - Thursday: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. P Friday - Sunday: Noon to 9:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge at the Falls Gift/Grocery Amphitheater Trailhead Village Grill 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mountain Shop Parking 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Gifts/Groceries Campground YOSEMITE LODGE AT THE FALLS Degnan’s Delicatessen Pavilion Reservation Office 16 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Taqueria Coffee Corner Snack 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Pizza Patio & Bar Junior Ranger Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Campfire Circle Stand Food Court Curry Village Gift/Grocery Breakfast - 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Nature Center at Lunch - 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Happy Isles John Muir Trailhead to Dinner - 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Gifts, Books, & Apparel Vernal and Lite fare served all day Nevada Falls YOSEMITE VILLAGE Mountain Room Bar & Lounge The Ansel Adams Gallery Monday - Friday: 4:30 p.m.
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