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Restroom Upper P Yosemite Parking Fall Ride the Free Information i N Yosemite Valley Map not to scale i Trail to Middle Visitor Center Snow Creek Shuttle Bus YOSEMITE VALLEY Cascade and Located in Yosemite Tuolumne DESTINATIONS Schedules and routes may vary. Village. Park and walk Meadows Yosemite Curry Lower or take the free Royal Shuttle buses operate daily at 20-minute V C Yosemite Arches Village Village Fall shuttle bus. intervals, except during early morning and Yosemite The Half late evening hours when intervals may be L Lodge A Ahwahnee Dome 25 minutes. All buses follow the same V Yosemite Village Washington Column route, serving stops in numerical order. Visitor i Church Columbia 5 Center Bowl SCHEDULE Rock 6 9 4 No bicycles 3 beyond this (seasonal) 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. point Yosemite 10 2 The A Trail to L Lodge 8 11 Ahwahnee 1 Yosemite Village/Day Parking Columbia k 1 Point and e Day e Upper r Parking 2 Yosemite Village Yosemite C ite Fall m Chapel se 3 The Ahwahnee o ek Walk-in 7 Y Housekeeping re Camp a C North nay 4 Degnan’s Complex Lower Pines Te LeConte Pines Swinging Memorial 18 Stable 5 Visitor Center Bridge 12 Trail to Lodge Mirror M 19 17 e 21 M Lake rce r 6 Lower Yosemite Fall d R ive e 20 P rc 13 ed Service ends at 7:30 p.m. R 14 ive DetailedDetailed trailtrail maps maps are are Curry 15 Upper r Sentinel 7 C Pines availableavailable forfor purchasepurchase at Camp 4/ Trailhead Beach To Village PARK Glacier atvisitor visitor centers centers and and stores 8 Yosemite Lodge Point P stores throughout the park. HERE SomeSome facilities facilities and Trailhead throughout the park. Yellow 9 Visitor Center Pine servicesservices inin Parking SeeSee pagethe Yosemite 6 of Yosemite Guide Villageare closed will Sundaybe open Guidefor descriptions for descriptions of Valley 10 Yosemite Village through Thursday. limited hours. ofday Valley hikes. day hikes. See back page. 16 e Four Mile 11 Sentinel Bridge/Yosemite Chapel iv e riv Trail to e D Glacier Nature Center and Trail hsid Point 12 / Sout at to Vernal and Nevada Falls, Vernal LeConte Memorial Lodge Fall 13 Curry Village Registration Desk

Vernal 14 Curry Village Parking Fall Footbridge 15 to 18 Service only as weather permits Seasonal 19 Lower Pines Campground YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 20 Curry Village For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS 21 Ice Skating Rink or visit YARTS online at www.yarts.com

WHERE TO GO Scheduled Events

Programs SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDN printed in color are especially 11:00am WEE WILD ONES 8:30amCamera Walk 1:30pmRanger Walk—Yosemite in Winter 11:00am WEE WILD 45 min. Stor for children and 45 min. Stories and surprises geared (except March 3) 11⁄2 hrs. Sentinel Bridge parking area for children 6 and under 2 hrs. Sign/meet up at The Ahwahnee front shuttle stop #11 for children their families. The Ahwahnee Great Lounge fireplace desk (YCS) The Ahwahn (YCS) 7:30pm Evening Program (YCS) 1:30pm Ranger Walk—Yosemite’s Legacy 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge, check local postings 1 1:30pm 1:30pm Ranger Walk—Merced Meanders 1 ⁄2 hrs. Front of Valley Visitor Center for venue (NPS) Ranger Wa YA = Yosemite 1 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Sentinel Bridge parking area 7:30pm 1 ⁄2 hrs. Fron Association Evening Program shuttle stop #11 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge, check local postings 2:00pm NPS Open YCS = Yosemite 7:30pm FIRESIDE STORYTELLING for venue (NPS) to (February 26 6:00pm Learn about Concession 1 hr. The Ahwahnee Great Lounge fireplace FIRESIDE STORYTELLING projects. Che Services (NPS) 1 hr. The Ahwahnee Great Lounge fireplace for location NPS = National Yosemite Theater—John Muir: Stories (YCS) Park in Ice and Snow 7:30pm Evening Pr Service (February 16 only) 1 hr. Yosemi 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Cliff Room for venue (N AAG = The Ansel Tickets at door or Lodge tour desk (YCS) $ Adams Gallery Film—Ansel Adams, Photographer 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge, check local postings $ = Program

Yosemite Valley Yosemite for venue (AAG) offered for a fee

Indicates programs and facilities accessible for 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk— 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk— 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk— 10:30am Ranger Sn visitors in Explore the Forest in Winter Explore the Forest in Winter Explore the Forest in Winter Explore th 2 hr. Badger Pass A-frame 2 hr. Badger Pass A-frame 2 hr. Badger Pass A-frame 2 hr. Badger wheelchairs, with Wear warm clothing and boots for this Wear warm clothing and boots for this Wear warm clothing and boots for this Wear warm assistance. moderate/strenuous walk. Snowshoes provided, although not recommended for moderate/strenuous walk. Snowshoes moderate/strenuous walk. Snowshoes moderate/st children under 10 yrs. $ provided, although not recommended for provided, although not recommended for provided, alt children under 10 yrs. $ children under 10 yrs. $ children und 1:30pm Ranger Snowshoe Walk— Explore the Forest in Winter 1:30pm Ranger Snowshoe Walk— NOTE: Snowshoe walks will be canceled if 6:30pm Full Moon (February 16 only) Explore the Forest in Winter the Badger Pass Road closes, or if weather (February 12 See description above (February 17 only) conditions are too severe. 2 hrs. No ex 6:30pm Full Moon Snowshoe Walk See description above Sign up in a (February 16 only) NOTE: Snowshoe walks will be canceled if tour desk. B 2 hrs. No experience required Badger Pass Sign up in advance at Yosemite Lodge tour the Badger Pass Road closes, or if weather NOTE: Snow desk. Badger Pass Lodge (YCS) $ conditions are too severe. the Badger P conditions ar NOTE: Snowshoe walks will be canceled if the Badger Pass Road closes, or if weather conditions are too severe.

Yosemite Valley

Valley Visitor Center The Ansel Adams Gallery Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite Village just west of the main post office (shuttle Village next to the Valley Visitor Center. The Gallery stops #5 and #9). Information, maps, books, offers work of Ansel Adams, contemporary photog- exhibits, a multilingual One Day in Yosemite pro- raphers, and other fine artists. In addition, hand- gram, and self-registration for wilderness permits. crafts, books, gifts, photography supplies, and cam- TTY era/tripod rentals are available. For more informa- tion, call the Gallery at 209/372-4413 or visit their NEW FILM web site at www.anseladams.com. Spirit of Yosemite This inspiring state-of-the-art visitor orientation Through February 12 film provides a stunning overview of Yosemite's Frozen Moments, the inspirational color work of splendor. It is shown every 30 minutes from 9:30 acclaimed local photographer, Keith Walklet. His a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Visitor Center's newly color photography portrays the intimate details of remodeled West Auditorium Theater. Closed Yosemite Valley and the drama of the Sierra Nevada captioning available. high country. February 13 - March 4 Yosemite Museum A group show by exceptional black and white pho- Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley tographers, Kerik Kouklis, platinum prints; Jeff Visitor Center. Conley, silver gelatin prints; and Vaughn Hutchins, FEATURES carbon prints. This show highlights the diversity of Indian Cultural Exhibit printing techniques used to visually communicate Open 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 the individual expression of these artists' images. p.m. Displays interpret the cultural history of Yosemite's native Miwok and Paiute people from 1850 to the present. Demonstrations of traditional skills are presented. No food or drink permitted. Join park staff for an The Indian Village afternoon of crafts, walks, of Ahwahnee and winter fun! Upper Yosemite Fall and ice cone Located behind the Yosemite Museum and FEBRUARY 15 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. NPS Photo open during daylight hours. There is Curry Village Guest Lounge Yosemite To day sometimes the opportunity to join Indian Drop in or stay for the entire time! Cultural Program staff for demonstrations or Published by the , in cooperation programs about Ahwahneechee skills and YOSEMITE with Yosemite Concession Services, Corp. culture. OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Yosemite Association Special Program Editor Kristin Ramsey Yosemite Cemetery Design / Production Skip Gaynard Designs Snowshoe Explorations with a Natural This historic cemetery is located across the street and Printing Casey Printing, Inc. FEBRUARY 15 AND MARCH 1 - 8 HOURS just west of the Yosemite Museum. People buried Meet at 8:15 a.m. at the Yosemite Lodge front des We’re Interested . . . here include American Indians and others who played We are always looking for ways to improve our visitor an important role in the development of what is now Winter Photography in Yosemite publications. You can help by sending your comments MARCH 2-5 - Multi-day program in Yosemite Val via email to [email protected] or fax to Yosemite National Park. A Guide to the Yosemite 209/379-1294. Cemetery is available at the Valley Visitor Center. Call The Yosemite Association at 209/379-2321 for details on both programs February 4 - March 3, 2003

ESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

D ONES 9:00am Photography Walk 1:30pm Fireside Chat with a Ranger 8:15am Snowshoe Explorations with a ries and surprises geared 2 hrs. Limited space. Sign up in advance 1 hr. The Ahwahnee Great Lounge fireplace Naturalist (February 15 and March 1 only) 6 and under Meet on The Ansel Adams Gallery porch (NPS) 8 hrs. See details below (YA) $ nee Great Lounge fireplace weather permitting (AAG) 7:30pm Evening Program 9:00am Photography Walk 2 hrs. Limited space. Sign up in advance 1:30pm Ranger Walk—Yosemite’s First 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge, check local postings Meet on The Ansel Adams Gallery porch alk—Granite & Ice People for venue (NPS) weather permitting (AAG) nt of Valley Visitor Center 11⁄2 hrs. Back of Valley Visitor's Center 11:00am WEE WILD ONES n House 2:00pm CHILDREN’S STORY TIME (except February 15) 45 min. Stories and 6 only) 45 min. Stories tailored for surprises geared for children 6 and under. t Yosemite's latest improvement children 7 and under The Ahwahnee Great Lounge fireplace (YCS) eck Valley Visitors Center Degnan's Loft, Yosemite Village 1:00pm FAMILY WINTER CELEBRATION shuttle stop #4 (YCS) (February 15 only) 3 hrs. See details below rogram 7:30pm Evening Program 1:30pm Ranger Walk—Trees ite Lodge, check local postings 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge, check local postings 11⁄2 hrs. The Ahwahnee, shuttle stop #3 NPS) for venue (NPS) 3:00pm Fine Print Viewing 1 hr. Very limited space. Sign up in advance The Ansel Adams Gallery (AAG) 4:00pm CHILDREN’S STORY TIME 30 min. Nature stories geared for kids 7 and under. Children must be accompanied by adult. Degnan's Loft, Yosemite Village shuttle stop #4 (AAG) 7:30pm Evening Program 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge, check local postings for venue (NPS) Yosemite Theater—John Muir: Stories in Ice and Snow (February 15 only) 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Cliff Room Tickets at door or Lodge tour desk $ (YCS) nowshoe Walk— 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk— 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk— 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk— he Forest in Winter Explore the Forest in Winter Explore the Forest in Winter Explore the Forest in Winter r Pass A-frame 2 hr. Badger Pass A-frame 2 hr. Badger Pass A-frame 2 hr. Badger Pass A-frame clothing and boots for this Wear warm clothing and boots for this Wear warm clothing and boots for this Wear warm clothing and boots for this trenuous walk. Snowshoes moderate/strenuous walk. Snowshoes moderate/strenuous walk. Snowshoes moderate/strenuous walk. Snowshoes though not recommended for provided, although not recommended for provided, although not recommended for provided, although not recommended for der 10 yrs. $ children under 10 yrs. $ children under 10 yrs. $ children under 10 yrs. $ n Snowshoe Walk 6:30pm Full Moon Snowshoe Walk 6:30pm Full Moon Snowshoe Walk 1:30pm Ranger Snowshoe Walk— 2 only) (February 13 only) (February 14 only) Explore the Forest in Winter See description above xperience required 2 hrs. No experience required 2 hrs. No experience required advance at Yosemite Lodge Sign up in advance at Yosemite Lodge Sign up in advance at Yosemite Lodge 7:30pm Full Moon Snowshoe Walk Badger Pass Lodge (YCS) $ tour desk. Badger Pass Lodge (YCS) $ tour desk. Badger Pass Lodge (YCS) $ (February 15 only) 2 hrs. No experience required wshoe walks will be canceled if NOTE: Snowshoe walks will be canceled if NOTE: Snowshoe walks will be canceled if Sign up in advance at Yosemite Lodge Pass Road closes, or if weather the Badger Pass Road closes, or if weather the Badger Pass Road closes, or if weather tour desk. Badger Pass Lodge (YCS) $ re too severe. conditions are too severe. conditions are too severe. NOTE: Snowshoe walks will be canceled if the Badger Pass Road closes, or if weather conditions are too severe.

Wawona

Pioneer Yosemite History Center A visit to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center will explain how Yosemite was the inspiration for national parks across America and throughout the world. The Center is always open, and interpretive signs and brochures are available.

Badger Pass

Badger Pass, 's oldest operating ski area, is the center of Yosemite ski and snowboarding activity during the winter. It is located at 7,200 feet in elevation and is a 1-hour drive from Yosemite Valley on the Road. There are 10 runs, 3 ski lifts, downhill and cross-country ski schools, ski rentals, and a day lodge. Cross-country skiers will find groomed and ungroomed trails that originate at Badger of Pass; tracks are groomed on the Glacier Point Road all the way to Glacier Giant Sequoias Point. Wilderness permits available at the Badger Pass A-frame. Sequoia Groves NPS Photo Call 209/372-1000 for ski conditions. in Winter Badger Pass Bus Ride the free bus to (bus begins running when ski area opens for the season). Road and weather conditions permitting, the Mariposa Grove Merced Grove bus leaves daily from Curry Village at 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; Yosemite The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, located at Yosemite's quietest stand of sequoias is the Merced Village at 7:40 a.m. and 10:10 a.m.; The Ahwahnee at 7:45 a.m. and the southern-most end of Yosemite, is the largest Grove, accessible only on foot. It's a 2-mile hike or 10:15 a.m.; and Yosemite Lodge at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The bus stand of giant sequoias in the park (about 500 ski into the grove from the Big Oak Flat Road arrives at Badger Pass at 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Return buses leave trees). Allow 11⁄4 hours driving time from Yosemite (Highway 120 West). Located 3.5 miles north of Badger Pass at 2:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Several buses operate on busy Valley. Cars are prohibited beyond the parking area; Crane Flat or 4.5 miles south of the Big Oak Flat days. Allow at least one hour for a one-way trip. Additional information however, many giant sequoias can be seen from Entrance Station, the trailhead is marked by a post is available at hotel front desks. there. From the parking area, all trails in the labeled B-10 and a road sign. Allow about 3 hours Full Moon Snowshoe Walks Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias are uphill. The for the 4-mile round-trip hike or ski to this small February 12 - 16 trailhead is located at the far end of the parking group of sequoias (about 20 trees). Join an interpreter for a 2-3 mile walk in a moonlit winter area. Interpretive signs between the trailhead and wonderland. Watch the moon rise over majestic firs at the Grizzly Giant provide a self-guiding tour. Tuolumne Grove s Badger Pass. No experience necessary; however, this Written translations of these signs are avail- The Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias is near list program is not recommended for children under 10 able at the trailhead (German, French, Crane Flat at the intersection of the Big Oak Flat as it is moderately strenuous. Visit a tour desk in Spanish, Japanese). Road and the Tioga Road. The former route of the Yosemite Valley or call 209/372-1240 or 559/252- sk In winter, the access road to the Grove is old Big Oak Flat Road leads downhill from Crane 4848 for required advance reservations. closed due to snow. Once the access road is Flat into the Tuolumne Grove, a cluster of about 25 sequoias. Now closed to cars, this 2-mile round-trip lley closed, add an extra hour or two for the 2- mile walk from the South Entrance of the walk or ski is relatively easy, depending on condi- park to the Grove. tions; however, it is moderately strenuous on the uphill return. WHAT TO DO Park Facilities and Services All hours are subject to change

Pizza Patio YOSEMITE LODGE Yosemite Lodge Post Office ATM Friday: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Yosemite Village Saturday - Sunday: noon to 9:00 p.m. Nature Shop 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. South of Village Store (Bank of America) Coffee Corner THE AHWAHNEE Wawona Post Office Inside Village Store Saturday - Monday: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Gift Shop 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. THE AHWAHNEE Sweet Shop 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Inside main registration area El Portal Post Office Dining Room CURRY VILLAGE Curry Village Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Breakfast –7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Mon. - Sat Mountain Shop 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Inside gift/grocery store Sunday Brunch – 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 1:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wawona Lunch - 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Mon. - Sat Inside Wawona Store Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. WAWONA Auto Service, Towing, and Pioneer Gift Shop/Grocery El Portal Reservations and appropriate attire are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Repair (AAA) On Highway 140 at the Yosemite View Lodge respectfully requested. 209/372-1489 and the El Portal Market The Ahwahnee Bar Village Garage 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Groceries 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed for lunch. Towing 24 hours. Emergency gasoline & propane Babysitting Yosemite Lodge Gift/Grocery available. 209/372-8320 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Limited babysitting is available for registered guests Dining Room at Yosemite Lodge and The Ahwahnee. Call front Breakfast – 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., weekends Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Service Organizations desk or concierge for additional information. Lunch - 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday Degnan’s Delicatessen 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Fri - Sat. Al-Anon All meals served weekdays and weekends February 15-24 Curry Village Gift/Grocery Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Food & Beverage Service 209/375-1425 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. YCS General Office Building These hours of operation are approximate. Wawona Grocery Store 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Executive Conference Room) Yosemite Village Current hours of operation are posted at each front Crane Flat 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Gas Stations Sunday 8:30 p.m. desk or facility. El Portal Market 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, and Thursday 7:30 p.m. YOSEMITE VILLAGE Crane Flat YCS General Office Building Degnan’s Delicatessen 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Diesel available. Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. Showers & Laundromat (Employee Training Center), Yosemite Village YOSEMITE LODGE SHOWERS Narcotics Anonymous Food Court 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wawona Curry Village 24 hours Saturday 8:00 p.m. Lite fare served all day 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Diesel available. YCS General Office Building LAUNDROMAT Breakfast – 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. (Employee Training Center), Yosemite Village Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lions Club Light Lunch - 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Gifts, Books, & Apparel Meets first and third Thursdays of each month Dinner – 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Recycling at noon, The Ahwahnee. YOSEMITE VILLAGE Mountain Room Bar & Lounge Village Store Recycling Center Call 209/372-4475 for information. The Ansel Adams Gallery Weekdays: 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Noon to 4:00 p.m. Rotary International 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends: Noon to 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday only. Meets Thursdays for lunch at noon in The Ahwahnee Mural Room. Visiting Rotarian families Mountain Room Restaurant Yosemite Bookstore Bottles and cans may also be returned to place of and guests welcome. For meeting reservations or Friday - Saturday: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. purchase or park gas stations information, call 209/372-8459. Sunday - Thursday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Inside Valley Visitor Center Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Post Offices CURRY VILLAGE Religious Services Buffet Habitat Yosemite Main Post Office - Yosemite Village Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., weekends Friday - Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. YOSEMITE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Nondenominational Christian) Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., weekends Sport Shop 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to Noon Pastor Brent Moore 209/372-4831 Worship Service, Children's Church and Nursery Care General Park Information Sunday 9:15 a.m. Worship Service Thursday 7:00 p.m. Emergency 911 Accommodations Tours ROMAN CATHOLIC Rev. Raymond J. Duffy 209/372-4729 Fire – Police – Medical Emergency: Dial 911, For advance reservations or information (rooms or Yosemite Lodge Tour Desk Mass in Yosemite Valley 24 hours a day (from hotel room 9-911) activities), call 559/252-4848. 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday - Thursday Visitor Center West Auditorium (www.yosemitepark.com) 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday Sunday 10:00 a.m. Information For availability on day of arrival, check at any 209/372-1240 CROSSWAY CHURCH Road and Weather front desk. VALLEY FLOOR TOUR (Christian Protestant) General Park Information This 26-mile, 2-hour motor coach tour departs Pastor Steve Hughes 209/379-2428 209/372-0200 www.nps.gov/yose Recreation Conditions permitting several times daily from Yosemite Lodge. Check Worship Service Campground Reservations BADGER PASS SKI AREA for hours at any tour desk. Conditions permitting. Yosemite Chapel 800/436-7275 reservations.nps.gov Downhill Ski Area, Rental Shop, Cross-Country Sunday 7:00 p.m. Center, Ski School Wilderness Permits Medical Lift Operation: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Call 209/372-1000 for conditions and All wilderness centers are closed for the season. Yosemite Medical Clinic Pastor Ron Skelton 209/379-2307 information. Anyone going overnight into Yosemite's back- El Portal Chapel Emergency care: 24 hours daily country must have a wilderness permit. You can YOSEMITE MOUNTAINEERING SCHOOL Worship Service Drop-in and Urgent Care self-register at one of the following locations: AND GUIDE SERVICE Sunday 9:00 a.m. Daily 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Big Oak Flat Yosemite Mountaineering School and Guide EL PORTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH Scheduled Appointments Information Station, Wawona Information Station Service offers lessons and guided climbing at all Pastor Russ Marsh 209/379-2255 Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hill's Studio, the Ski Hut, levels, overnight backpacking, and guided day El Portal Chapel Saturday 9:00 a.m. to noon Badger Pass A-frame, or Entrance hikes to spectacular areas of Yosemite Valley. Worship Service Located on Ahwahnee Drive in Yosemite Valley, Station. Reservations required. First and third Saturday, 7:30 p.m. the clinic provides routine and emergency medical Tioga Road is closed for the winter. Curry Village Second, fourth, and fifth Sunday, 10:30 a.m. care for park employees, residents, and visitors. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed for lunch. Bears can remain active throughout the winter. Experienced nursing staff, emergency physicians, Classes meet at 8:30 a.m. 209/372-8344 Visitors heading into Yosemite's wilderness areas WAWONA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP nurse practitioner, and support staff on duty. are highly encouraged to use bear resistant Pastor David Adamcik 209/966-3039 Services include a limited pharmacy, lab, x-ray, BICYCLE RENTAL food canisters. They are required in some areas; Wawona Community Center physical therapy, and Mountain Crisis Services for Bikes, strollers, baby-joggers, wheelchairs, and check at visitor centers or online at Worship Service victims of domestic violence. 209/372-4637 six-speed bikes with trailers. Hourly and daily www.nps.gov/yose/wilderness/bfoodstorage.htm Sunday 9:00 a.m. rates. Bikes must be returned by 4:15 p.m. Paramedic/Ambulance Service Women’s Bible Study 24 hours daily Yosemite Lodge Bear Canister Rental Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Dental Services 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed for lunch 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Available for $5 per trip at the Yosemite Valley Adjacent to Medical Clinic. For hours, Visitor Center, Yosemite Village Sport Shop, Curry call 209/372-4200. If no answer, ICE SKATING RINK Village Mountain Shop, Crane Flat Store, Wawona call 209/372-4637. Located at Curry Village, shuttle stop #21. Store, and the Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station. 209/372-8341 Canisters may be returned at any rental location Services For Disabled Monday - Friday in the park. 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. An accessibility brochure is available at park entrance 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. stations and visitor centers. Saturday, Sunday, and holidays Accessibility information is also available online at 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. www.nps.gov/yose Noon - 2:30 p.m. Wheelchair rental available at Yosemite Medical 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Clinic, 209/372-4637, and the Yosemite Lodge bike 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. rental stand, 209/372-1208.

GENERAL YOSEMITE INFORMATION