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September 12 - 25, 2001

Yosemite Valley

Valley Visitor Center different environments; forest, river, talus, and fen. trip planning, minimum impact camping tech- Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in You can also see substantial evidence of the huge niques, and Yosemite's wilderness. Yosemite Village just west of the main post office 1996 rockfall from the cliff far above (shuttle stops #5 and #9). Information, maps, the Nature Center. A new outdoor exhibit details Yosemite Theater books, exhibits, and a multilingual One Day in the geologic story of rockfalls in Yosemite. The Come help Yosemite Theater celebrate its 18th Yosemite program. Center is a short walk from shuttle stop #16. season! The recognizes NEW FEATURE Yosemite Theater as the best interpretive program Spirit of Yosemite LeConte Memorial Lodge of its type in the National Park System. Tickets This inspiring film provides a stunning overview of Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. may be purchased at any tour desk in Yosemite Yosemite's splendor. It is shown every hour from to 4:00 p.m. Located at shuttle stop #12. Valley or if seating is still available, at the time of 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Visitor Center's newly The LeConte Memorial Lodge, Yosemite's first performance. All shows are given in the east audi- renovated West Auditorium Theater. Closed cap- public visitor center, is operated by the Sierra torium located behind the Valley Visitor Center in tioning available. Club and features a children's corner, library, Yosemite Village, near shuttle stop #5. See and a variety of environmental education and Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. evening programs. For more information, call Yosemite Museum NPS Photo 209/372-4542. Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley Self-Guiding Trails Visitor Center. There are four self-guiding trails in Yosemite explores the changes that have led to the Yosemite Cemetery Valley: two near the Valley Visitor Center in the FEATURES Yosemite we experience today. A booklet is avail- This historic cemetery is located across the street Yosemite Village area, one at the east end of the Indian Cultural Exhibit able at the trailhead. and just west of the Yosemite Museum. People Valley near , and one commemorating Open daily 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to Mirror Lake Interpretive Trail is a short loop buried here include Native Americans, casual park the history of . 4:30 p.m. Displays interpret the cultural history of visitors, and others who played an important role adjacent to Mirror Lake, a seasonal lake on Yosemite's native Miwok and Paiute people from 1850 in the development of what is now Yosemite The Miwok in Yosemite is a short loop trail Creek. Exhibits focus on the rich natural history of to the present. Demonstrations of basket-weaving, National Park. A Guide to the Yosemite Cemetery is that winds through the Indian Village of the area, Native American use, and history of this beadwork, and/or traditional games are presented. available at the Valley Visitor Center. Ahwahnee, a reconstructed Miwok-Paiute village. popular destination. To reach the start of the trail, Museum Gallery A booklet is available at the trailhead and in the walk 1 mile from shuttle stop #17 to the disabled Open daily 10:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to Wilderness Center Visitor Center. Large print materials are available parking spaces near the lake. The self-guiding trail in the Visitor Center for the visually impaired. The 4:00 p.m. An opportunity to view historic Yosemite Open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite begins here. trail begins behind the Yosemite Museum. Valley photographs taken by renowned photographer Village between The Ansel Adams Gallery and the The Legacy of Curry Village is an easy stroll George Fiske (1835-1918). post office. One-stop resource for backpackers in A Changing Yosemite is a 1-mile trail that commemorating the early days of Camp Curry. Pick Yosemite Museum Store need of wilderness permits, bear canisters, maps, begins in front of the Visitor Center, near shuttle up a map and guide at the Curry Village front desk Open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Offering tradi- and guidebooks. Displays and information on pre- stop #5. It winds through a nearby meadow and or tour desk. tional American Indian arts and crafts and books on related subjects.

The Indian Village of Ahwahnee Located behind the Yosemite Museum and open during daylight hours. There is sometimes the opportunity to join Indian Cultural Program staff for demonstrations or programs about Ahwahneechee skills and culture.

The Ansel Adams Gallery Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley Visitor Center. The Gallery offers work of Ansel Adams, contem- Tuolumne Meadows porary photographers, and other fine artists. In Visitor Center addition, a wide selection of handcrafts, books, Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Park orienta- gifts, and photography supplies is available. For tion, trail information, books, maps, more information, call the Gallery at and displays. Phone 209/372-0263 209/372-4413 or visit their web site at www.anse- ladams.com. Gallery Exhibit and Soda Springs A World of Wonder, the photographic prints of Closes September 16. master color printer Christopher Burkett. Discover the natural and human history of Tuolumne Meadows and hike to the place where Nature Center at and Robert Underwood Johnson con- ceived the idea of establishing Yosemite National Closes September 14. Park. This area is an easy 1-mile (30 minute) walk Open daily 10:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 from parking area or from the p.m. This family-oriented nature center includes Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. Staffed by natural history exhibits, interactive displays, and a park volunteers, the Lodge is usually open from Mammoth Peak as seen from Soda Springs in Tuolumne Meadows Photo by G. Born book-store geared to nature-exploring families. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Nearby are short trails focusing on the area's four Evening Activities Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Walks and Talks Come to a campfire and take part in a tradition! Wilderness Center Join a ranger to explore the Tuolumne area and Join a ranger for campfire singing, storytelling, Open daily 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed for learn about geology, birds, flowers, Indians, histo- and answers to some of your questions about lunch). Located just off the Tioga Road, along ry, and more. These walks range from 1 to 2 Yosemite. Program topics vary and are posted at the roadway leading to Tuolumne Lodge, shut- hours and all but the long walks are fairly easy. the campground, Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, tle stop #3. Trail information, wilderness per- See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. and Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. mits, bear canister rentals, maps, and guide- See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. books available.

Indicates facilities accessible for visitors in wheelchairs, with assistance.

Illustration by Lawrence Ormsby

WHAT TO DO NPS =NationalParkService AAG =AnselAdamsGallery YCS =Yosemite Concession are especiallyforchildren Free Art Classes Free Art Programs printedincolor Center, parkattheWawona gency repairs.To accessthe to theVillage Store.Supplies end ofYosemite Village next are availableforpurchaseat ums areavailableforadults Store, takeWawona Road at 10:00a.m.andcontinue Bridge isclosedforemer- Stable (fromtheWawona classes invariousartmedi- Pioneer Yosemite History Center, locatedattheeast Covered Bridge the Center, whichisopen YI =Yosemite Institute 10:00 a.m.to5:00p.m. Chilnualna FallsRoad). $ =Programsoffered through theArtActivity The Wawona Covered Free, informaloutdoor and theirfamilies. daily. Classesbegin September 17-23 1 Linda Mitchell September 24-30 September 10-16 Wawona assistance. in wheelchairs,with accessible forvisitors Indicates programs / until 2:00p.m. 4 Closure Pat Hunter Ben Kudo Watercolor Watercolor Watercolor mile northto for afee Services

Tuolumne Glacier Wawona Meadows Point Scheduled 2:00pm 11:00am to3:00pm 10:00am 8:00pm 1:00pm 10:00am 9:00am 7:30am 7:00pm Glacier PointRoad Glacier on area parking Dome hrs.Taft/Sentinel 2 Ranger Walk near (NPS) $ (NPS) CoveredBridge Wawona near barn gray the at tickets Purchase 10min. Stage Rides 1 Nature Walk withaRanger Film (YCS) Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 Evening Program Club) (Sierra #12 stop shuttle Lodge, Memorial hr.LeConte 1 only) 23 (September STORIES FORASTARLIT NIGHT Club) (Sierra #12 stop shuttle Lodge, Memorial hr.LeConte 1 only) 16 (September Moonlighting inYosemite #16 stop shuttle Islesnear Happy at Center Nature Ranger Walk (YCS) Shop Sport Village the of front in hrs.Meet 2 Yosemite? How DoYou CatchaFishin (AAG) permitting weather porch, AdamsGallery Ansel The on meet advance, in up hrs.Sign 2 Camera Walk Club) (Sierrabinoculars and camera bring #18, stop hrs.Shuttle 2 only) 16 (September SUNRISE HIKETOMIRRORLAKE 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (AAG) hr.Amphitheater Yosemite1 Lodge Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Dana 1 Ranger Campfire September 16and23 SUNDAY 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Lower Mariposa G Mariposa Lower hrs. — Ansel Adams,Photographer — Scat, Tracks, andBears rove Tr rove ailhead 6:45pm 2:00pm 8:30pm 8:00pm 2:30pm 9:00am 7:00pm Events 1 Sunset Talk PointRoad Glacier on area parking Dome hrs.Taft/Sentinel 2 Ranger Walk 1 People Evening Program (YCS) hr.Amphitheater Yosemite1 Lodge Evening Program (YCS/YI) Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 Evening Program Ranger Walk (AAG) permitting weather porch, AdamsGallery Ansel The on meet advance, in up hrs.Sign 2 Camera Walk Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Dana 1 only) 17 (September Ranger Campfire 1 hr. Ahwahnee Tudor Lounge (YCS) Lounge Tudor Ahwahnee hr. 1 ⁄ September 17and24 MONDAY 2 1 ⁄ hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) Pointhr.railing Glacier 2 hrs. Behind Valley Visitor Center VisitorValley hrs.Behind — Yosemite — Light Dances ’ s First 6:45pm 8:00pm 11:00am 9:00am 1 Sunset Talk an adult (AAG) adult an by accompanied be must 7 under children 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) hr.Amphitheater Yosemite1 Lodge Evening Program (YCS/YI) Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 Evening Program 1 Muir Yosemite Theater 1 CHILDREN (YCS) desk front Ahwahnee The at up/meet hrs.Sign 2 Camera Walk (YCS) $ (YCS) desk tour any or door at Tickets Center) ⁄ September 18and25 TUESDAY ⁄ 2 2 1 ⁄ hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) Pointhr.railing Glacier 2 hr. The Ansel Adams Gallery porch, AdamsGallery Anselhr. The hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor (behind Auditorium hrs.East ’ S STORY TIME — Spirit ofJohn September 12 - 25, 2001

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY September 12 and 19 September 13 and 20 September 14 and 21 September 15 and 22

9:00am Camera Walk 11:00pm CHILDREN’S STORY TIME 9:00am Camera Walk 9:00am Camera Walk 2 hrs. Sign up in advance, meet on The 1⁄2 hr. The Ansel Adams Gallery porch, 2 hrs. Sign up in advance, meet on The 2 hrs. Sign up in advance, meet on The Ansel Adams Gallery porch, weather children under 7 must be accompanied by Ansel Adams Gallery porch, weather Ansel Adams Gallery porch, weather permitting (AAG) an adult (AAG) permitting (AAG) permitting (AAG) 2:30pm RANGER WALK—AHWAHNEECHEE 8:00pm Yosemite Theater—John Muir: 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Industries of the 10:00am YOSEMITE FAMILY ADVENTURE STORIES AND GAMES Conversation With a Tramp Ahwahneechee (September 15 only) 1 1 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Behind Valley Visitor Center 1 ⁄2 hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor 1 ⁄2 hrs. Behind Valley Visitor Center 4 hrs. Shuttle stop #16, bring lunch and water (Sierra Club) 7:00pm Center) Tickets at door or any tour desk Ranger Program 7:00pm Ranger Program 1 hr. Lower Pines Amphitheater (YCS) $ 1 hr. Lower Pines Amphitheater 1:00pm Ranger Walk—Tree Life in Yosemite 11⁄2 hrs. The Ahwahnee, near shuttle stop #3 8:00pm Evening Program Yosemite Theater— Spirit of John TWILIGHT ADVENTURE: A WALK Muir 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS/YI) BACK IN TIME 3:00pm Fine Print Viewing 11⁄2 hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor Evening Program (September 14 only) 1 hr. Sign up in advance at The Ansel Center) Tickets at door or any tour desk 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) 2 hrs. Shuttle stop #18, bring flashlight and Adams Gallery (AAG) (YCS) $ bug repellent (Sierra Club) 6:00pm Twilight Stroll Evening Program 8:00pm Yosemite Theater—Spirit of John (September 22 only) 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS/YI) Muir 1 hr. Outside the Ahwahnee Sweet Shop 1 (YCS) Evening Program 1 ⁄2 hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) Center) Tickets at door or any tour desk 7:00pm Ranger Program (YCS) $ 1 hr. Lower Pines Amphitheater 8:30pm Evening Program—They Climb in Beauty Valley: Yosemite’s Lost EVENING ADVENTURE: LIFE AFTER 1 hr. Ahwahnee Tudor Lounge (YCS) Twin DARK (September 14 only) (September 15 only) 9:00pm STARRY SKIES OVER YOSEMITE 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle stop 2 hrs. Shuttle stop #11, bring flashlight and VALLEY #12 (Sierra Club) bug repellent (Sierra Club) (September 12 only) 1 hr. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $ Along the Sierra Crest: Climbs to the 8:00pm Yosemite Theater—John Muir: Summits of Its Highest Peaks Conversation With a Tramp (September 21 only) 11⁄2 hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle stop Center) Tickets at door or any tour desk #12 (Sierra Club) (YCS) $ Evening Program Mt. Diablo and the National Parks 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) in 3D Evening Program (September 15 only) 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS) 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle stop #12 (Sierra Club) A Fool’s Journey: Alone on Skis Across the Sierra (September 22 only) 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle stop #12 (Sierra Club) Evening Program 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS) Evening Program 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS)

8:00pm Vintage songs of Yosemite/History of 11:00am to 3:00pm 11:00am to 3:00pm Wawona with Tom Bopp Stage Rides Stage Rides 1 hr. Lounge (YCS) 10 min. Purchase tickets at the gray barn (September 15 only) near Wawona Covered Bridge (NPS) $ 10 min. Purchase tickets at the gray barn 2:00pm Nature Walk with a Ranger near Wawona Covered Bridge (NPS) $ 11⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 2:00pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 1 Big Trees Photo Walk 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 2 hrs. Meet in front of the Mariposa Grove 7:30pm Ranger Campfire Gift Shop (YCS) 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire 7:30pm Ranger Campfire Circle 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire 8:00pm Vintage Songs of Yosemite/History Circle of Wawona with Tom Bopp 1 hr. Wawona Hotel Lounge (YCS)

6:45pm Sunset Talk 6:45pm Sunset Talk 2:00pm Ranger Walk 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) (September 22 only) 8:00pm Stars Over Yosemite 2 hrs. Taft/ parking area on 1-2 hrs. Glacier Point Amphitheater, subject Glacier Point Road to cancellation if overcast (NPS) 6:45pm Sunset Talk 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) 8:00pm Stars Over Yosemite 1-2 hrs. Glacier Point Amphitheater, subject to cancellation if overcast (NPS)

7:00pm Ranger Campfire 7:00pm Ranger Campfire 2:00pm Walk Along the River 7:00pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows (September 20 only) 2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows Campground 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows 7:00pm Campground Ranger Campfire Campground 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows 8:30pm Star Party Campground 1 hr. Tuolumne Campground entrance, 8:30pm Star Party dress warmly (NPS) 1 hr. Tuolumne Campground entrance, dress warmly (NPS)

WHAT TO DO September 12 - 25, 2001 Glacier Point

Ranger Walks Join a ranger for a walk to discover Yosemite's unique, tucked-away places. See a pioneer cabin near a beautiful meadow, explore the red fir forest in the Canadian life zone, or hike to a seldom-seen waterfall. See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times.

Evening Programs Meet a ranger to enjoy the lengthening shadows in Yosemite Valley and the alpenglow on the Sierra high country, or come for the sunset and stay for the moonrise. On some evenings, a star program will be co-hosted by rangers and volunteers from astronomical societies. Bring warm clothing. See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. , , and Tenaya Canyon as seen from Illustration by Jane Gyer Glacier Point Photo by Roger McGehee

Wawona & Mariposa Grove

trails only. Permits for all other trails available at giant sequoias can be seen from there. Information the Yosemite Valley Wilderness Center. about access for the disabled is available at the tram boarding area. The access road to the Grove Evening Programs may close intermittently due to limited parking. Come to a campfire! Share in a park tradition by Trailers and motor homes are prohibited on the joining a ranger for an hour of stories, legends, Mariposa Grove Road. and fun. Program topics vary each night and are posted in the Wawona Campground. Meet at the Walking through amphitheater in the “B” loop of the Wawona the Grove Campground. The trailhead for walking up through the Grove Discover Wawona's human and natural heritage in a is located at the far end of the parking area. 1-hour presentation offered by Yosemite Concession Interpretive signs between the trailhead and the Services (YCS) staff at the Wawona Hotel. Tree provide a self-guiding tour. Written translations are available at the trailhead (Spanish, See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. German, French, Japanese).

Pioneer Yosemite Mariposa Grove Tram History Center Tour A visit to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center will Trams run every day in the Mariposa Grove of explain how Yosemite was the inspiration for Giant Sequoias for a 1-hour tour through the lower national parks across America and throughout the and upper groves. The first tram is at 9:00 a.m. world. The Center is always open, and explanatory and the last tram is at 6:00 p.m., running every Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Photo by N.G. Messinger signs and brochures are available. Note: the historic 15 to 20 minutes from the boarding area. Wawona Covered Bridge is currently closed for emergency repair. To visit the Center, take Wawona Mariposa Grove Museum Wawona Information Road north to Road and park at Open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for lunch). Station at Hill’s Studio the Wawona Stable. Offers giant sequoia displays, books, maps, and information. Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for Take A Stage Ride lunch). Offers information about park activities, Take a 10-minute stage ride and experience the trail information, books, and maps. Located on adventure of horse-drawn stage travel in Yosemite. DISTANCE & ELEVATION the grounds of the Wawona Hotel, Hill's Studio Park at the Wawona Store. Tickets may be pur- was the gallery and art studio of famous 19th chased at the gray barn near the Wawona Covered DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM TRAILHEAD ELEVATION GAIN century landscape painter, Thomas Hill. Walk from Bridge. Please refer to the Scheduled Event pages the hotel or park at the Wawona Store parking for dates and times. Grizzly Giant 0.8 mile /1.3km 400ft / 122m area and follow the path up the hill. For more information call 209/375-9531. To Get to Mariposa Grove Grove Museum 2.1 miles /3.5km 800ft / 292m

Wawona Wilderness Center Allow 11⁄4 hours driving time to the Mariposa Fallen Tunnel Tree 2.5 miles /4.0km 1,000ft / 305m Indicates facilites accessible for visitors in Located inside the Information Station. Self-regis- Grove from Yosemite Valley. Cars are prohibited wheelchairs, with assistance. tration for Chilnualna Falls and Alder Creek beyond the parking area in the Grove, but several Wawona Point 3.0 miles /4.8km 1,200ft / 438m

Crane Flat & Yosemite To day Big Oak Flat Published by the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Yosemite Concessions Services, Corp. and the Yosemite Association. Yosemite Today was made possible by a grant from the Yosemite Fund. Big Oak Flat Yosemite’s Other Merced Grove Information Station Sequoia Groves Yosemite's quietest stand of sequoias is the Editor Bridget McGinniss Kerr Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Station is Tuolumne Grove Merced Grove, accessible only on foot. It's a NPS Coordinator Kristina Rylands located just inside the park at the Big Oak Flat The Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias is near 2-mile hike into the grove from the Big Oak Design and Production Skip Gaynard Designs Entrance Station (Highway 120 West), and Crane Flat at the intersection of the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West). Located 3.5 Printing Casey Printing, Inc. offers park orientation material, trail informat- Flat Road (Highway 120 West) and the Tioga miles north of Crane Flat or 4.5 miles south of Email comments to [email protected] ion, books, and maps. Phone 209/379-1899 Road. The former route of the Big Oak Flat the Big Oak Flat entrance, the trailhead is marked by a post labeled B-10 and a road sign. Big Oak Flat Wilderness Center Road leads downhill from Crane Flat into the Tuolumne Grove of Big Trees, a cluster of about Allow about 3 hours for the 4-mile round-trip Located inside the Information Station. 25 sequoias. Now closed to cars, this 2-mile hike to this small group of sequoias (about Wilderness permits available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 (3.2 km) round-trip has an elevation change of 20 trees). p.m. daily (closed for lunch); beginning 500 feet (150 meters). The downhill walk is rel- September 16 open Thursday through Sunday. atively easy, though it is moderately strenuous Bear canister rentals, trail information, and lim- on the uphill return. Once in the Tuolumne ited map sales. Grove, there is an easy half-mile, self-guiding nature trail.

WHAT TO DO Getting Around

Experience Your Yosemite To day America

September 12 - 25, 2001 Hiking, Biking, and Driving in Yosemite Valley

Trail to Middle Snow Creek Cascade and Tuolumne Meadows

Lower Royal Yosemite Arches Fall

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Lower 1 Yosemite Village/Day Parking Yosemite Royal Fall Arches 2 Yosemite Village V Yosemite Village 3 The Ahwahnee Visitor Center i 4 Degnan’s Ansel Medical Museum Adams Clinic Church 5 Visitor Center 5 Gallery Bowl 4 6 Lower Yosemite Fall 6 9 3 (Service ends at 7:30 p.m.) 10 Village Mirror Lake Trail to Yosemite 2 The (seasonal) Half Store A Dome Columbia L Lodge 11 Ahwahnee 7 Camp 4/ Trailhead Point and 8 k 1 Upper e Day e 8 Yosemite Lodge Yosemite r Parking Fall C mite 9 Visitor Center Camp 4 se Chapel o ek (Sunnyside) 7 Y Housekeeping re 10 Yosemite Village Walk-in r Camp a C e North ay v Ten i Lower Pines R LeConte Pines 11 Sentinel Bridge/Yosemite Chapel d Memorial 12 Stable e 18 Trail to c Lodge r Mirror e 19 12 / M 21 17 Lake M 13 20 e LeConte Memorial Lodge 14 rc ed P R Curry 15 ive 13 Bike & Raft Rental YOSEMITE VALLEY Upper r YOSEMITE VALLEY C Village Pines 14 Curry Village DESTINATIONS Campground Reservation P 15 Upper Pines Campground* Office Trailhead Yosemite Curry Parking 16 Happy Isles/John Muir Trailhead* V Village C Village 17 Mirror Lake Junction* Yosemite The 16 18 Stable* L A Lodge Ahwahnee Nature Center Mist Trail and John Muir Trail at Happy Isles 19 Lower Pines Campground to Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome 20 Curry Village YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 21 Bike & Raft Rental For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS *Service ends at 8:30 p.m. or visit YARTS online at www.yosemite.com/yarts

WHERE TO GO Yosemite Village, Yosemite Lodge, and Curry Village

Shuttle Bus Stop Campground NORTH East & West Indian Auditoriums P Parking Maps not to scale. Village Ansel Accessible See page 7 of the Yosemite Guide for a Yosemite Parking Cemetery Adams Wilderness Medical & description of Valley trails and day hikes. Gallery Center ATM Dental Clinic Detailed trail maps are available for pur- Yosemite Post Visitor Information chase at visitor centers and stores Visitor Museum Office Degnan's Complex: Restrooms throughout the park. Center Deli & Cafe To Gas Station NPS The (no gas in Yosemite Valley) Headquarters The Loft Ahwahnee Paved Bike Path 5 Habitat Yosemite Hiking Trail 9 4 To Yosemite Lodge Roadway I n d Roadway for ia n C Shuttle Bus Only a Yosemite Village n 2 y o

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Village e r Stable & Lodge LeConte 18 Memorial 12 21 Lodge 13 Food & Beverage Service M 17 Bike & Raft Rental 19 e 20 14 rced These hours of operation are approximate. River Current hours of operation are posted at each Tour Kiosk 15 front desk or facility. Registration Upper YOSEMITE VILLAGE Post Office Pines Meals served daily in one or more of the and Lounge following locations 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pavilion Buffet P Beginning September 23, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Trailhead Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Mountain Shop Amphitheater Parking Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Degnan’s Delicatessen Gifts/Groceries Degnan’s Cafe Pizza Noon to 9:00 p.m. Pavilion Campground Closes September 23 Reservation Office 16 Curry Village Terrace Bar Taqueria The Loft at Degnan’s Noon to 9:00 p.m. Pizza Patio & Bar Junior Ranger Snack Campfire Circle Stand The Village Grill HAPPY ISLES Snack Stand 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Nature Center at YOSEMITE LODGE Happy Isles John Muir Breakfast – 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Trailhead to Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Groceries Vernal and Nevada Falls Light snacks – 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Gift/Grocery Dinner – 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. YOSEMITE LODGE Food Court Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Garden Terrace Degnan’s Delicatessen 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Nature Shop The Mountain Room Restaurant Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mountain Room Bar & Lounge Curry Village Gift/Grocery THE AHWAHNEE Weekdays: 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Weekends: Noon to 10:00 p.m. Sweet Shop 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pool Cone Stand Gifts, Books & Apparel CURRY VILLAGE Weekdays: Noon to 5:00 p.m. Post Offices YOSEMITE VILLAGE Mountain Shop 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Weekends: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Ansel Adams Gallery Main Post Office - Yosemite Village Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. THE AHWAHNEE 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dining Room Yosemite Bookstore Showers & Laundromat Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to Noon Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Post Office Sunday Brunch – 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Yosemite Museum Store SHOWERS Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 24 hours Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Curry Village (closed 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.) Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Housekeeping Camp 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Curry Village Post Office Reservations and appropriate attire are respectfully Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday – Friday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. requested. Call 209/372-1489 Habitat Yosemite 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. LAUNDROMAT Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Ahwahnee Bar 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Sport Shop 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Auto Service, Towing, and CURRY VILLAGE Art Activity Center 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Recycling Repair (AAA) Meals served daily in one or more of the following Wilderness Center 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Village Store Recycling Center Village Garage locations: NATURE CENTER AT HAPPY ISLES 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Towing 24 hours. Coffee Corner Closes September 14 Bottles and cans may also be returned to place of Emergency gasoline & propane available 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch) purchase or park gas stations. 209/372-8320

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Wawona Wilderness Center Wawona Meadow Loop Trail 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Inside Wawona Store MARIPOSA GROVE Gift Shop Gas Station 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wawona Museum Shop 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Diesel & propane available. 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for lunch) Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card.

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N Yosemite Village/ Tuolumne Meadows Store Yosemite Gasoline not available Falls Visitor Center Closes September 23 Stanislaus in Yosemite Valley Yosemite Lodge The National Ahwahnee 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Forest To El Curry Manteca 120 Capitan Village Valley Day Gifts, Books & Apparel View Parking 140 Bridalveil Mountaineering School and Tunnel Fall View Sport Shop To 41 To Merced Fresno Yosemite Valley Closes September 23 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuolumne Meadows Bookstore Yosemite White Wolf 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in the Tuolumne Hwy 120 closed late fall- Meadows Visitor Center National late spring To 395 Lake west of this point & Eleanor Lee Crane Flat Vining O’Shaughnessy Park Tuolumne Meadows Store Dam 120 Closes September 23 er Hetch Riv El Portal ne d Hetchy lum oa uo Tioga 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. R Backpackers' T y Tuolumne Pass h Campground c t Entrance Hetch e (Wilderness tch H Hetchy He Permit Required) Meadows Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center Entrance Lembert Dome Fork 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed for lunch) White Facilities along na Mount Camp Tioga Road Da To Wolf Dana

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BIKE RENTALS Emergency 911 Daily, weather permitting, with hourly and Fire – Police – Medical Emergency: Dial 911, daily rates. Baby-joggers, wheelchairs, and 24 hours a day (from hotel room 9-911) six-speed bikes with trailers. Yosemite Lodge Medical 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-1208 Yosemite Medical Clinic Curry Village Emergency care: 24 hours daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-8319 Vogelsang Peak can be reached on foot (a strenuous 8 mile hike) via the Rafferty Creek trail from Tuolumne Drop-in and Urgent Care SWIMMING POOLS Meadows. Photo by L. McKenzie Daily 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Scheduled Appointments Weekdays: Noon to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to Noon Wawona Located on Ahwahnee Drive in Yosemite 8:00 a.m. to dusk General Services Valley, the clinic provides routine and emer- STABLES gency medical care for park employees, resi- 2-hour and 4-hour rides depart daily. All-day dents, and visitors. Experienced nursing staff, rides, private rides, and pack trips into emergency physicians, nurse practitioner, and Yosemite's spectacular wilderness may also be ATM Religious Services support staff on duty. Services include a limit- arranged. Private horse boarding is available. ed pharmacy, lab, x-ray, and physical therapy. Yosemite Village CHURCH OF CHRIST Call for reservations. 209/372-4637 South of Village Store (Bank of America) Inquiries, directions, other services, contact Ron Yosemite Valley Inside Village Store Skelton. 209/379-2307 Paramedic/Ambulance Service 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-8348 24 hours daily Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite Lodge El Portal Chapel Dental Services Closes September 16 Inside main registration area Worship Service: Sunday 9:00 a.m. Adjacent to Medical Clinic. For hours, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-8427 Curry Village YOSEMITE COMMUNITY CHURCH call 209/372-4200. If no answer, call Inside gift/grocery store (Nondenominational Christian) 209/372-4637. Sightseeing Tours Wawona Pastor Brent Moore 209/372-4831 2-hour open-air tram (weather permitting) or Inside Wawona Store (year-round) Services For Disabled bus tours, or all-day and half-day bus tours El Portal Worship Service An accessibility brochure is available at park depart daily from lodging facilities in Yosemite On Hwy. 140 at Yosemite View Lodge (County Bank) Sunday 9:15 a.m. Valley. Inquire at tour/transportation desks at entrance stations and visitor centers. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Lodge, Curry Village, Wheelchair rental available at Yosemite Medical Miscellaneous DAY SAINTS Village Kiosk. Clinic, 209/372-4637, and the Yosemite Lodge Babysitting Doug Warcup 209/722-7623 bike stand, 209/372-1208. Valley Floor Tour Limited babysitting available for registered guests at Thomas Weed 209/723-8244 This 26-mile, 2-hour tram tour departs at Yosemite Lodge and The Ahwahnee. Call front desk Yosemite Valley Sacrament Service 10:00, 11:00, and 11:30 a.m. and at 12:00, Accommodations or concierge for additional information. 1:00 p.m. daily at Yosemite Chapel 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 3:00, and 6:00 p.m. daily For advanced reservations or information (rooms from Yosemite Lodge in Yosemite Valley.* Kennel ROMAN CATHOLIC or activities), call 559/252-4848 Located at the stable in Yosemite Valley. Glacier Point Tour Rev. Dennis Alvernaz, Resident Pastor 209/372-4729 (www.yosemitepark.com) Dogs must be gentle, over 10 pounds, with proof of A 4-hour round trip from Yosemite Valley to Mass in Yosemite Valley For availability on day of arrival, check at any shots and license required. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Glacier Point. The Glacier Point Tour also Sunday 10:00 a.m., front desk. 209/372-8348 offers a one-way ticket for adventurers to hike Visitor Center West Auditorium back down to Yosemite Valley. Departs at Bear Canister Rental Service Organizations SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 8:30, and 10:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. daily Don Crisp 559/658-8361 Available for $3 per trip at the Yosemite Valley from Yosemite Lodge.* Al-Anon Wilderness Center, Yosemite Valley Sport Shop, Big Trees Tram Tour Yosemite Valley: Wednesday 7:00 p.m., YCS General CROSSWAY CHURCH Curry Village Mountain Shop, Big Oak Flat Trams run every day in the Mariposa Grove of Office Building (Employee Training Center) Yosemite (Christian Protestant) Wilderness Center, Crane Flat Store, Wawona Pastor Steve Hughes, Pastor Matt Bates Giant Sequoias for a 1-hour tour through the Village Store, Wawona Wilderness Center, Tuolumne 209/379-2428 www.byhisgrace.com/crossway lower and upper groves. The first tram is at Alcoholics Anonymous Meadows Mountaineering School and Sport 9:00 a.m. and the last tram is at 6:00 p.m., Yosemite Valley: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday Worship Service Shop, Tuolumne Meadows Store, and the Sunday 7:00 p.m., Yosemite Chapel running every 15 to 20 minutes from the 7:30 p.m., YCS General Office Building (Employee Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station. Canisters may Training Center), Yosemite Village be rented or returned at any rental location in boarding area.* Call 209/375-1621 for infor- Solid Rock/Climbers for Christ the park. mation. Narcotics Anonymous www.srcfc.org Yosemite Valley: Saturday 7:30 p.m., Grand Tour YCS General Office Building (Employee Training EL PORTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH Recreation An 8-hour combination of Big Trees and Center), Yosemite Village Pastor Russ Marsh 209/379-2255 Glacier Point Tours. Departs 8:45 a.m. daily Conditions permitting. Worship Service Saturday 7:30 p.m., from Yosemite Lodge.* Lions Club El Portal Chapel (first and third weekends) YOSEMITE LODGE TOUR DESK Meets first and third Thursdays of each month at *Weather permitting. Sunday 10:30 a.m., El Portal Chapel (after-hours ticket sales available at front desk) noon, The Ahwahnee. (second, fourth, and fifth weekends) Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 209/372-4475 for information. Friday - Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Rotary International WAWONA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Sunday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Meets Thursdays for lunch at noon in The Pastor David Adamcik 209/966-3039 YOSEMITE MOUNTAINEERING Ahwahnee Mural Room. Visiting Rotarian families Wawona Community Center SCHOOL AND GUIDE SERVICE and guests welcome. For meeting reservations or Worship Service Sunday 9:00 a.m. information, call 209/372-1016. Yosemite Mountaineering School and Guide Women’s Bible Study Service offers lessons and guided climbing at Wednesday 1:00 p.m. all levels, overnight backpacking, and guided day hikes to spectacular areas of Yosemite Valley and the high country. Curry Village (located in the Mountain Shop) 8:30 a.m. to Noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Classes meet at 8:30 a.m. 209/372-8344 Tuolumne Meadows Closes September 23 (located at gas station) 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 209/372-8435

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