Yosemite Guide Yosemite Guide June 16, 2021 - July 20, 2021 @YosemiteNPS

UPDATE

If you are not fully vaccinated, wearing a mask is required in federal buildings and in crowded outdoor spaces on federal land. Check local resources, area signage, and our park website for updates, www.nps.gov/yose.

Day-use reservations are required: go.nps.gov/covid

Tuolumne Meadows, Reflections - NPS Image/Christine Loberg

Experience Your America Yosemite Yosemite Guide June 16, 2021 - July 20, 2021

Experience Your America Yosemite Guide June 16, 2021 - July 20, 2021

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i Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide June 16, 2021 - July 20, 2021

Things to Do Summer in Yosemite

SAFETY ALERT THINGS TO DO IN YOSEMITE VALLEY Custom Yosemite Experiences If you are not fully vaccinated, wearing a mask Join a Yosemite Conservancy naturalist guide is required in federal buildings and in crowded or art instructor for a customized experience outdoor spaces on federal land.Check local that fits your interests and schedule. resources, area signage, and our park website for updates, www.nps.gov/yose. Custom Adventures: Experience the park on personalized day hikes, birding walks, WELCOME stargazing programs and backpacking trips. Ask A Ranger yosemite.org/custom-adventures. Drop by the visitor contact station located in Custom Art Classes: Explore nature through front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center to ask drawing, painting, sketching and journaling. your Yosemite-related questions and to get We also offer creative activities for kids! park information and updates. Follow signs yosemite.org/custom-art. for the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. Open 9am to 5pm. Look for visitor contact stations Looking for ways to connect with Yosemite near other visitor centers in , from home? Contact us to schedule a virtual Wawona, and Big Oak Flat. adventure or art class: adventures@yosemite. Join a Photography Class with The Ansel Adams Gallery, see page 4 for details. Image courtesy of The Ansel Adams Gallery org or [email protected].

Walking and Hiking Park App How Will My Visit Be Impacted? Yosemite Valley has plenty of year-round Download the National Park The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to affect park operations in 2021. Visitation to the park walking and hiking possibilities. Stop by the Service app for an interactive will be managed in accordance with recommendations from public health officials. Visit the park outdoor visitor contact station in front of the map, hiking trails, and park website, www.nps.gov/yose for more updates and safety information. Yosemite Valley Visitor Center for trail maps updates. See page 11. Day-Use Reservations Required to Visit Yosemite and updated weather and trail conditions. A reservation is required to drive into Yosemite through September 30, 2021. You must display Bicycling your day-use permit on your dashboard at all times while inside the park. Permits are valid for Explore Like A Junior Ranger! three consecutive days for unlimited entries and are not valid for overnight use. Experience several miles of bicycle paths in Yosemite Valley. Use your own bicycle or rent Become a Yosemite Junior Ranger by purchasing one from the Village Store in Yosemite Village, this self-guided handbook and completing the Currently open and Not open or available Unavailable in early available at this time Yosemite Valley Lodge or , activities that are the best fit for you. When you 2021 conditions permitting. See page 6 for Bike are done, share your booklet with a park ranger An outdoor visitor contact Visitor Centers are closed until All shuttles and tours are Stand hours. Or, see page 4 to learn about the at any Yosemite visitor center during operating station is located in front of further notice; outdoor visitor canceled during this time Yosemite Bike Share program. Bicycles are only hours to receive your badge and patch. the Valley Visitor Center. contact stations available. Campgrounds in Yosemite Many programs are canceled Yosemite Theater and Yosemite allowed on paved roads and paved bike paths. Valley are open, reservations until further notice, see page Museum will be closed during required, see page 7. 4 for llist of current programs this time. Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center Select dining and shopping Some campgrounds are cur- Tuolumne Meadows Lodge The ’s Yosemite Conservation establishments are open and rently closed. There is no first and are Heritage Center (formerly Le Conte Memorial encourage social distancing. come, first served camping. closed during this time. Lodge) will not open this season, from May 1 through September 30, 2021, due to COVID-19. All evening programs have What Does 6-ft Look Like? been cancelled for the season due to social The wing span of a bald eagle is distancing requirements. The Yosemite roughly 6 feet long. While social Conservation Heritage Center will reopen distancing, imagine the length on May 1, 2022. Call 209/347-7300 for of a soaring eagles’ wing span information and updates. between you and others.

Entering a National Park Access for People with Disabilities Upcoming Park Projects Yosemite is a place where wilderness For a complete list of accessible services, exhibits, Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project prevails. Prepare yourself for a wild and recreational opportunities, pick up a Yosemite Why: To rehabilitate visitor facilities at the experience. The is Accessibility Guide at any park entrance station base of Bridalveil Fall and surrounding Inside: bound by its mission to protect Yosemite's natural or visitor center, or view online at www.nps.gov/ area, and to protect natural and cultural and cultural resources for the benefit and enjoyment yose/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm, or call a park resources in the area. of future generations. Please, be attentive to the Accessibility Coordinator at (209) 379-1035. When: 2021 regulations in place to protect park resources (page Visitor Impact: Trail, comfort station and parking lot Sign Language interpreting is available 9) and those designed for your safety (page 8). will not be available due to construction. 01 Things to Do upon request. Contact Deaf Services at (209) 379-5250 (v/txt). Two weeks Fire – Police – Medical Tioga Road Rehabilitation Plan 04 Exhibits and Programs advance notice is requested. Emergency: Why: To make safety improvements and manage Dial 911 Assistive Listening Devices available upon roadside parking and traffic flow while preserving 05 Services Medical Clinic (in Yosemite Valley) advance request at any visitor center. natural and cultural resources along the road. Open 7 days per week from 9am to 7pm. Audio tours available at Yosemite Valley When: 2021 and 2022 seasons 07 Permit Information Medical Clinic Phone: (209) 372-4637. Visitor Center. Refer to the Accessibility Visitor Impact: 30-minute traffic delays along Tioga Guide, or contact an Accessibility Road due to construction. 09 Protecting Yourself Road, Weather, and Park Coordinator for more information. Information: (209) 372-0200 10 Feature Story Yosemite Village Garage - 8am to 5pm, Accessible parking spaces available west 24 hour AAA towing, NO gas, propane service of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. Back Yosemite Valley Map until 4:30pm. (209) 372-1060

Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park 1 Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Discover Yosemite

Let your curiosity guide you to new places

Entrance Fees Walking Yosemite Valley alle isitor enter Non-commercial car, truck, RV, or van Upper We strongly recommend moving around the Yosemite with 15 or fewer passenger seats Fall (No per-person fee) east end of Yosemite Valley on foot or bike Yosemite if possible. On the map below, the numbers Lower Vehicle Valid for 3 days Yosemite illae in the white circles show the average walking Fall eical $35/Vehicle linic time between each destination, represented Motorcycle Valid for 3 days 20

by the red circles. 10 $30/motorcycle Yosemite e Aanee alle 10 Individual Valid for 3 days oe 30 $20 (In a bus, on foot, bicycle, or horse), 5 Nort amp ousekeepin Pines Yosemite Pass $70, apel amp oer Valid for one year in Yosemite. Yosemite alls Parkin 5 Pines irror ake railea Interagency Annual Pass $80 Yosemite illae Parkin Valid for one year at all federal inin amproun recreation sites. rie urr eserations illae pper Interagency Senior Pass $80 entinel Pines eac (Lifetime) For U.S. citizens or urr illae Parkin permanent residents 62 and over. 25 ist El apitan rail Interagency Annual Senior Pass $20 Picnic Area app For U.S. citizens or permanent residents sles 62 and over. Yosemite alle alkin ap o El Portal ariposa Interagency Access Pass (Free) 5 Aerae alkin imes (Lifetime) For permanently disabled ateral o an rancisco alkin outes U.S. citizens or permanent residents. eac amproun Interagency Military Pass (Free) (Annual) For active duty U.S. military Parkin and dependents. Picnic Area Bridalveil Fall U.S. Militarya Veterans (Free) estroom o a n 0 1 km 1 mile Musto present suitable ID N a alkn amproun Gold Star Families (Free) Must present paper voucher o lacier Point Interagency aona 4th Pass (Free) Must present paper voucher. resno U.S. 5th Grade Voucher (Free) Must present paper voucher. 6 E E Reservations Campground Reservations (877) 444-6777; www.recreation.gov Lodging Reservations (888) 413-8869 5 www.travelyosemite.com Group Sales Office: (888) 339-3481 Regional Info Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) www.yarts.com Highway 120 West Yosemite Chamber of Commerce 4 (800) 449-9120 or (209) 962-0429 Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau (800) 446-1333; www.tcvb.com 1

Highway 41 2 Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau (559) 683-4636; www.yosemitethisyear.com Highway 132/49 Coulterville Visitor Center (209) 878-3329 Highway 140/49 Welcome Center, Merced (800) 446-5353 or (209) 724-8104 www.yosemite-gateway.org Mariposa County Visitor Center (866) 425-3366 or (209) 966-7081

Yosemite Mariposa County 3 Tourism Bureau (209) 742-4567; www.yosemite.com Highway 120 East Lee Vining Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, (760) 647-6629, www.leevining.com

2 Yosemite Guide June 16, 2021 - July 20, 2021

Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley, open year-round, is world-famous for its impressive , cliffs, 1 and unusual rock formations. Get there via Highway 41/Wawona Road from Fresno, Highway 140/El Portal Road from Merced, Highway 120 west/Big Oak Flat Road from Manteca, and (during summer) via the Tioga Road/Highway 120 east from Lee Vining. Yosemite Valley is home to massive faces like El Capitan and , plunging waterfalls including the tallest in , and attractive meadows. While slows to a trickle by August, a moderate hike will bring you to impressive Vernal and Nevada Falls. Walk to , where you will see reflections of Half Dome. Gaze up at El Capitan, a massive monolith that stands 3,593 feet from base to summit. Whether you explore the valley by foot, bike, car, or tour, you will behold scenery that will leave you breathless and eager to see what’s around the next corner.

Wild flowers in Yosemite Valley. NPS Image / Christine White Loberg Road Glacier Point, an overlook with a commanding view of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, 2 and Yosemite’s high country, is located 30 miles (a one-hour drive) from Yosemite Valley or Wawona. To get there from either of these places, take the Wawona Road (Highway 41) to Chinquapin, then turn onto Glacier Point Road. At Glacier Point, a short, paved, and wheelchair-accessible trail takes you to an exhilarating—some might say unnerving—view 3,214 feet down to Yosemite Valley below.

Wawona and The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is located 36 miles (1 ¼ hours) south of 3 Yosemite Valley via the Wawona Road (Highway 41), two miles from the park’s South Entrance. The nearby Yosemite History Center in Wawona is a collection of historic buildings associated with people and events that shaped the national park idea in Yosemite. The view from Glacier Point. NPS Image / Sarah Gulick

Tioga Road and Tuolumne Grove Tioga Road offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes, and granite 4 domes. It is usually open from late May or early June through November. The road’s elevation ranges from 6,200 feet to nearly 10,000 feet. The White Wolf area, midway across the park, is the starting point for day hikes to Lukens Lake and Harden Lake. To see giant sequoias, park at the Tuolumne Grove parking area on the Tioga Road, and walk one steep mile down to the grove. Or park at Merced Grove trailhead on Big Oak Flat Road and walk 1.5 steep miles down to the grove. These groves are smaller than the more-famous Mariposa Grove, but are quieter and off-limits to vehicles. Remember, walking down is easier than walking back up.

Tuolumne Meadows Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. NPS Image / Jeffrey Trust Tuolumne Meadows provides a glimpse of the High Sierra. The Wild and Scenic 5 winds through broad sub-alpine meadows surrounded by even higher granite domes and peaks. It is the jumping off place for countless hikes, whether you venture out for a day or a week. Stop at the Tuolumne Meadows information center to find out about hikes to Cathedral Lakes, Elizabeth Lake, , or along the Tuolumne River through Lyell Canyon. See page 6 for hiking suggestions.

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, a source of drinking water and hydroelectric power for 6 the City of , is home to spectacular scenery and the starting point for many wilderness trails. The area’s low elevation makes it a good place to hike in autumn and winter. The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is located 40 miles (1¼ hour) from Yosemite Valley via the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120W) and the Evergreen Road. The Hetch Hetchy Road Cathedral Peak. NPS Image is open from 8am to 5pm. Vehicles and/or trailers over 25 feet long, and RVs and other vehicles over 8 feet wide are not permitted on the narrow, winding Hetch Hetchy Road.

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. NPS Image

3 Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley Programs, Art, and Exhibits

Yosemite Valley Visitor protect our natural resources. The exhibit opens Art Classes and Art Retreats: Outdoor art The Ansel Adams Gallery at the Yosemite National Park Museum Gallery in classes meet in front of the Valley Visitor Center The Ansel Adams Gallery is open daily from Center and Bookstore Yosemite Valley, then travels to other art centers every weekday (Monday–Friday, 10am to 2pm) A visitor contact station is available in front of 10am to 3pm. Experience a variety of fine across California. The exhibit includes painting, through October, and are taught by professional the visitor center for information and updates arts, hand-crafts, and a collection of Ansel photography, printmaking, textiles, sculpture, artists. Please register online by 4pm the day from 9am to 5pm. The Yosemite Conservancy Adams original photographs. We offer half-day ceramics and more. $5000 in cash awards! Visit before your class: yosemite.org/art. Bookstore will be operating as an outdoor “to- photography classes and private guided tours, www.yosemiterenaissance.org to apply! go” store, daily from 9am to 5pm. reservations required. Call 209/372- 4413 or June 28 - Painting & Poetry with Joa visit anseladams.com/photographyeducation. Yosemite Conservancy July 2 Suorez & Kelly Lee YOSEMITE THEATER Located in Yosemite Village. ADVENTURES AND ART CLASSES July 5-9 Art Journaling with Watercolor Closed Spring and Summer of 2021 Join Yosemite Conservancy for a memorable with Sylvia Eneriz Current Exhibition park experience! Preregistration is required July 12-23 Charcoal Drawing, with Jeff Many Happy Returns: Photographic Yosemite Museum for all Conservancy adventures and art classes. Hemming Closed Spring and Summer of 2021 Meditations on Yosemite July 26-30 Field Sketching with Watercolor June 6 - July 31, 2021 Outdoor Adventures: Our naturalist guides with Danielle Jolette INDIAN CULTURAL VILLAGE Many Happy Returns: Photographic Meditations lead day hikes, backpacking trips, art retreats Walk through the reconstructed Indian Village on Yosemite will feature a variety of works from and more. Register: yosemite.org/adventures. Art Retreats: Join one of our upcoming of Ahwahnee and learn about the structures our family of artists who have dedicated their art retreats, which include a three-day oil the Ahwahneechee lived in and the plants they lives to the photographic medium, often in June 25-27 Intro Backpack: Southern painting experience in Tuolumne Meadows used for survival. View the interactive displays concert with Yosemite. These works share stories Yosemite Waterfalls with artist Faith Rumm (July 22-25) and a and see the ceremonial roundhouse, bark of experience and intuition (and some luck) and July 9 Day Hike: Little Devils Postpile Beginners Backpack and Paint trip to May houses, and sweathouse members of the local reflection of a long and continuing relationship July 10-11 Overnight Under the Stars Lake with the Conservancy’s Lora Spielman tribes still actively use. Located behind the that today reverberates as hopeful as ever. July 15-18 Backpack: Through-Hike (July 30-August 1). Yosemite Museum in Yosemite Village. July 16-17 Adventure Combo: Stargazing Beyond Yosemite Valley and Biking Pop-Up Art: Stop by the Valley Visitor Center YOSEMITE RENAISSANCE ART EXHIBIT WAWONA AND MARIPOSA GROVE July 22-25 Backpack: to in Yosemite Village on Thursdays between The Call to Artists for Yosemite Renaissance Park ranger naturalists and volunteers can be Eagle Peak 11am and 1pm for free nature journaling 37 will begin July 1, 2021! For over 150 years, intermittently found in the Mariposa Grove July 23 Full Moon Hike: activities with Yosemite Conservancy. Great artists have played an important role in the and Yosemite History Center providing ranger July 24-25 Day Hikes: Tuolumne Birds and for kids and families! Learn more at yosemite. establishment of our state and national parks, talks and fun, informative activities. We hope Blooms org/experience. inspiring people to visit iconic natural sites, and to to see you!

TIME PROGRAMS - (NPS = National Park Service; YC = Yosemite Conservancy; = Accessible) DURATION EXCEPTION DATES LOCATION SU M TU W TH F SA

Sunday 9:00am Climber Coffee: At Meet at “Colombia Boulder” (NPS) 1 hr. June 20 and 27 Only Yosemite Valley X

Sunday 9:00am Climber Coffee: At the Tuolumne Meadows store parking area (NPS) 1 hr July 11 and 18 Only Tuolumne Meadows X

Wednesday 9:00am A Stroll Through Time Register at yosemite.org/adventures. $10 (YC) 2 hrs. Yosemite Valley X

Monday 12:00pm JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM Meet at the Glacier Point amphitheater. (NPS) 30 mins. Except June 21 and 28 Glacier Point X Programs printed in ALL CAPS AND COLOR are especially for children and their families.

Wednesday 12:00pm Stagecoach Stories Register at yosemite.org/adventures. $10 (YC) 2 hrs. Yosemite Valley X

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 12:30pm Ask-A-Climber View climbers on El Capitan through spotting scopes and discover the world of 4 hrs. Ends July 4 X X X X X X X Yosemite’s big walls. SE corner of El Cap Meadow adjacent to the bridge. (NPS)

Sunday 1:00pm Ranger Walk - Short Walk to a Great View of El Capitan, and 1.5 hrs. Glacier Point X Yosemite Falls Moderately difficult. Meet in front of the Glacier Point Gift Shop. (NPS)

Saturday 2:00pm Ranger Walk - Cliffs and Domes Explore fascinating ecosystems and geologic wonders on 2 hrs. Glacier Point X the way to towering cliff top tops or summit views. Meet at Taft Point/ trailhead parking area along Glacier Point Road. (NPS)

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2:30pm Ranger Talk Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. Join a ranger to learn more about Yosemite’s 15 mins. Yosemite Valley X X X X X X X story. Topics change daily. (NPS)

Tuesday Thursday 6:00pm Yosemite Valley Sunset Walk Register at yosemite.org/adventures. $10 (YC) 2 hrs. Yosemite Valley X X

Sunday Thursday Saturday 7:45pm Sunset Ranger Talk Glacier Point amphitheater overlooking the High Sierra. (NPS) 30 mins. Except June 17, 19, Glacier Point X X X 20, 24 and 26

Saturday 8:45pm Stars Over Yosemite Discover the stories of the night sky at Glacier Point. Glacier Point 1 hr. Glacier Point X amphitheater. Canceled if overcast. (NPS)

Tuesday Thursday 9:00pm Explore Yosemite’s Night Sky Register at yosemite.org/adventures. $25 (YC) 1 hr. Yosemite Valley X X

TUOLUMNE MEADOWS Yosemite Bike Share The Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center is open

The free Yosemite Bike Share is open for the season! You can use the bike share for short trips (up to 9am to 6pm, and offers park orientation, trail two hours) in Yosemite Valley. information, books, maps and displays. Check 1. Get connected: Download the Yosemite Bike Share mobile app for Apple/iOS or Android in advance. local postings at the visitor center for free daily 2. Get a bike: Use the app to unlock a bike at one of the Yosemite Bike Share stations, located at the ranger programs. Yosemite Village Parking Area and on the Village mall (between the Valley Wilderness Center and the Valley Visitor Center). 3. Get pedaling: Ride safely! Use the helmet provided with the bike (or wear your own) and stay on BIG OAK FLAT INFORMATION STATION roads and paved bike paths. Open daily from 8am to 5pm. Check local 4. Return to Bike Share Station. All rides must end at one of three Bike Share Stations: Village postings at the visitor center for free daily ranger Day Use Parking, Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking, and Yosemite Village. Please do not leave your programs. bike anywhere else. Visit yosemite.org/yosemite-bike-share for details, to see a map of bike paths and plan your routes.

4 Yosemite Guide June 16, 2021 - July 20, 2021 Services in Yosemite Schedule

YOSEMITE VALLEY LODGE All available operations and hours of operations are subject to change. Check local resources and area signage in light of Gift/Grocery changing public health requirements related to COVID-19. 8am to 8pm CURRY VILLAGE Gift/Grocery 10am to 6pm Yosemite Mountain Shop 8:30am to 4:30pm GLACIER POINT Glacier Point Gift Shop 9am to 5pm WAWONA Wawona Store & Pioneer Gift Shop 9am to 5pm Yosemite Conservancy Depot at Mariposa Grove Welcome Plaza 9am to 4:30pm (outdoor “to-go” store) TUOLUMNE MEADOWS Tuolumne Meadows Store 9am to 5pm

The Ahwahnee Dining Room. NPS Image / Sheree Peshlakai Recreation CURRY VILLAGE Hours listed are core hours and may be Mountain Room Restaurant CURRY VILLAGE Bike Rental Stand extended during peak visitation. Temporarily closed due to COVID-19 Gift/Grocery 8am to 6pm CURRY VILLAGE 10am to 6pm Yosemite Mountaineering School Coffee Corner EL PORTAL 8:30am to 12pm; 1pm to 4:30pm Food and Drink 6:30am to 2pm El Portal Market YOSEMITE VILLAGE YOSEMITE VILLAGE Pizza Deck 9am to 7pm Bike Rental Stand Village Grill 12pm to 9pm WAWONA 8am to 6pm 11am to 5pm Bar 1899 Wawona Store & Pioneer Gift Shop YOSEMITE VALLEY LODGE Degnan’s Kitchen 12pm to 9pm 9am to 5pm Bike Rental Stand 7am to 11am; 11:30am to 6pm Meadow Grill TUOLUMNE MEADOWS 8am to 6pm The Loft at Degnan’s 7am to 10am; 11am to 6pm Tuolumne Meadows Store Closed for the Season WAWONA AREA 9am to 5pm THE AHWAHNEE Dining Room Gas Stations Dining Room Breakfast: 7am to 10am EL PORTAL Breakfast: 7am to 10am Lunch: 11am to 2pm Books, Gifts, & Apparel Pay 24 hours with credit or debit card Lunch: 11:30am to 2pm Dinner: 5:30pm to 8:30pm YOSEMITE VILLAGE WAWONA SERVICE STATION Dinner: 5:30pm to 9pm TUOLUMNE MEADOWS Yosemite Conservancy Bookstore Pay 24 hours with credit or debit card The Ahwahnee Bar Tuolumne Meadows Grill at Yosemite Valley Visitor Center CRANE FLAT 2pm to 9pm 11am to 5pm 9am to 5pm (outdoor “to-go” store) Pay 24 hours with credit or debit card YOSEMITE VALLEY LODGE The Ansel Adams Gallery Starbucks Coffee Groceries 10am to 3pm General Services 7am to 3pm Village Store Base Camp Eatery YOSEMITE VILLAGE 8am to 9pm Medical Clinic - Yosemite Valley Breakfast: 7am to 10am Village Store THE AHWAHNEE 209/372-4637; Emergency: CALL 9-1-1 Lunch: 11am to 2pm 8am to 9pm Gift Shop Monday - Friday: 9am to 7pm, Dinner: 4pm to 9pm YOSEMITE VALLEY LODGE 9am to 7pm Closed during federal holidays Mountain Room Bar Gift/Grocery Sweet Shop Yosemite Village Garage 5pm to 9pm 8am to 8pm 11am to 6pm Towing available 24 hours NO gas in Yosemite Valley.

11am to 3pm Post Offices RELIGIOUS SERVICES YOSEMITE VILLAGE

YOSEMITE COMMUNITY CHURCH (THE CHAPEL) CHURCH OF CHRIST (Non-denominational) Main Office Resident Minister: Pastor Brent Moore El Portal Chapel / Worship: Sunday 11am Monday - Friday: 8:30am to 5pm 209/372-4831 – www.YosemiteValleyChapel.org 209/379-2100 Saturday: 10am to noon www.YosemiteValleyChapelWeddings.org YOSEMITE VALLEY LODGE

SUNDAY - CHAPEL SERVICES: SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Monday - Friday: 12:30pm to 2:45pm 9:15am – Year-round EL PORTAL 11am – Memorial Day to Labor Day ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS No meetings at this time Monday - Friday: 8:30am to 5pm Oakhurst Hotline: 559/683-1662 *Subject to Covid -19 policies. Please call the chapel Closed 12:30pm to 1:30pm for current information before you travel. WAWONA 9am to 5pm

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5 Experience Your America Yosemite National Park

Hiking

Sentinel Dome, a trail off of Glacier Point Road. NPS Image / Sheree Peshlakai Choose Your Adventure What better way to enjoy the beauty of Yosemite than on foot. Ask a ranger at any visitor contact station for updated trail conditions and one of several free day hike handouts. PARK UPDATE

• If you are not fully vaccinated, wearing a mask is required in crowded Yosemite Valley Day Hikes* outdoor spaces on federal land. TRAIL / DESTINATION STARTING POINT DISTANCE / TIME DIFFICULTY / ELEVATION • Some trails may be closed or Bridalveil Fall - CLOSED due to Construction rerouted. Please comply with all posted signs. Lower Yosemite Fall Across from Yosemite Valley Lodge 1.0 mile round-trip, 20 minutes Easy

Upper Yosemite Fall Trail to Columbia Rock Camp 4, across from Yosemite Valley 2 miles round-trip, 2–3 hours Strenuous 1,000-foot gain Lodge Know Before You Go: Top of Upper Yosemite Fall Same as above 7.2 miles round-trip, 6–8 hours Very Strenuous 2,700-foot gain

• Stay away from swift-moving water Mirror Lake (A seasonal lake) East of North Pines Campground 2 miles round-trip, 1 hour Easy • Always supervise children closely. Footbridge Happy Isles 1.4 miles round-trip, 1–2 hours Moderate, 400-foot gain • Never swim upstream from a . Top of Vernal Fall Happy Isles 3 miles round-trip, 2–4 hours Strenuous 1,000-foot gain

Top of Happy Isles 5 miles round-trip, 5–6 hours Strenuous 1,900-foot gain

Four Mile Trail to Glacier Point Southside Drive 4.8 miles one-way, 3–4 hours Very Strenuous, 3,200-foot gain one-way Valley Floor Loop Lower Yosemite Fall Trailhead 13 miles full loop, 5–7 hours full loop Moderate

WALKS/HIKES IN WAWONA AREA HIKES IN CRANE FLAT AREA HIKING IN TUOLUMNE MEADOWS Yosemite History Center Tuolumne Grove Merced Grove , McCauley Go back to a time of horse-drawn wagons, a The trailhead for this grove of about 25 Yosemite’s quietest stand of sequoias is the Cabin and Soda Springs covered bridge, and log cabins. A visit to the sequoias is near the intersection of the Big Merced Grove, a group of approximately 20 Two trails, both flat and 3/4 mile-long, lead to Yosemite History Center explores Yosemite’s Oak Flat Road and Tioga Road at Crane Flat. big trees accessible only on foot. It’s a three- this historic area accessible only by walking. history and interpretive signs explain how Yo- The former route of the Big Oak Flat Road mile round-trip hike (about three hours) into The Soda Springs are small, naturally carbon- semite was the inspiration for national parks leads downhill from the parking area into the the grove. The trail drops down 1.5 miles ated springs that attract deer, birds and other across America and around the world. grove. The trail drops 500 feet (150 meters) making this a moderately strenuous hike on wildlife. There is a toilet in the area. in one mile. The way down can seem much the uphill portion. There is no potable water at Mariposa Grove easier than the uphill return to the parking the parking area or down in the grove. Be sure There are many day hikes in this area. Stop by Located near Yosemite’s South Entrance, the lot. The trip is moderately strenuous on the to bring drinking water with you. The grove any visitor center for maps and ideas. Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequioas is the park’s uphill portion. Within the Tuolumne Grove is located 3½ miles north of Crane Flat and • Thank you for staying on official trails to protect largest stand of giant sequoias, with about 500 there is an easy, half-mile, self-guided nature 4½ miles south of the Big Oak Flat Entrance fragile meadow ecosystems. trees in the grove. Shuttles will not operate trail. There is no potable water at the parking along the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 • Dogs, bicycles, and strollers are only allowed during the 2021 season, expect a two-mile, area or in the grove. Be sure to bring drinking West). The trail is marked by a sign and a post on roads that are open to public vehicle traffic. one-way walk to reach the grove. Bicycles water with you. labeled B-10. • There are no toilets on the trails. Day-hikers and vehicles displaying a disability placard and backpackers must go at least 100 feet away can drive on the Mariposa Grove Road to the from water, trail and camp areas; bury human Arrival Area only. No drinking water available. waste six inches deep and pack out ALL trash.

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Permit Information Camping, Hiking, and Wilderness Use

Wilderness Permits htm. For backpackers more information is available at: http://www.nps.gov/yose/ Wilderness permits are required for all planyourvisit/hdwildpermits.htm. overnight trips into the Yosemite Wilderness. Following adaptive management guidelines and the need to protect the health and safety Camping Reservations For the 2021 season, campgrounds that will of our visitors and employees, there will be be open are Upper, Lower and North Pines, no first comem first served (FCFS) permits Wawona, Bridalveil Creek and Tuolumne issued in the park for 2021. The FCFS quota Meadows. Campground reservations are will be available through a rolling lottery using available up to five months in advance and the advanced reservation system. Please go to are released on the 15th of each month at www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/wildpermits. 7am Pacific time. Log onto the website or call htm to check trailhead availability and find as soon as possible as most campgrounds fill how to apply for permits. Reservations can within a few minutes of the opening period. be made online at yosemite.org/yosemite- Camp 4 will be available via a one-day-in- wilderness-permit-request-form and by using advance lottery on recreation.gov, and each our contact form at yosemite.org/contact-us- site will be assigned to only one party. wilderness. A processing fee of $5 per permit plus $5 per person is charged to each confirmed For campground reservations, visit www. reservation. For more information, visit www. recreation.gov (recommended) or call 877/ nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/backpacking.htm, 444-6777 or TDD 877/833-6777 or 518/ 885- the Leave No Trace website at www.lnt.org, 3639 from outside the US and Canada. or the Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue website at www.friendofyosar.org. Sleeping in vehicles and frontcountry camping are only permitted in designated campsites. YOSEMITE VALLEY Open daily from 8am to 5pm. Under COVID modified operations, the center offers permit PARK UPDATE reservation pick up and bear canister rentals only. The Valley Wilderness Center is located View from a Lower Pines Campground campsite, Yosemite Valley. NPS Image • Camping during the 2021 season is in Yosemite Village in between the post office TUOLUMNE MEADOWS preseason lottery permits have already been by reservation only. and the Ansel Adams Gallery. Open daily from 8am to 5pm. Under COVID issued for 2021. Additional day use permits • Same day availability must be modified operations, the center offers permit will be released by daily lottery throughout accessed via recreation.gov as there WAWONA reservation pick up and bear canister rentals the season. Applications for daily lotteries will is no walk-up service. Open daily from 8am to 5pm. Under COVID only. The Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness be accepted 2 days prior to the desired hiking • There is no first come, first served modified operations, the center offers permit Center is located just south of Tioga Road, along date between midnight and 4 pm. To apply, camping. reservation pick up and bear canister rentals the road to Tuolumne Meadows Lodge. visit Recreation.gov or call 877/444-6777. A • Group sites are not available this year. only. Located on the grounds of the Wawona non-refundable application fee applies to all Hotel, Hill’s Studio was the gallery and art HETCH HETCHY submissions and a use fee applies to winning studio of famous 19th-century landscape Open daily from 8am to 5pm. Under COVID applicants. Finally, a daily quota of 75 Half General Camping painter, . Walk from the hotel or modified operations, only permit reservation Dome permits will be available to overnight Information park at the Wawona Store parking area and pick up and bear canister rentals are available users with an appropriate wilderness permit follow the path up the hill. Services at the entrance station. (use fee applies). These permits may be • All sites include picnic tables, firepits acquired through early reservations (50 per BIG OAK FLAT with grills, and a food locker. See page day) or the rolling lottery system (25 per day). 9 for food storage regulations. Open daily from 8am to 5pm. Under COVID Half Dome Permits Permits to hike to the top of Half Dome are Rock climbers who reach the top of Half modified operations, the center offers permit • Shower and laundry facilities are not required seven days a week when the cables Dome without entering the subdome area available during the 2021 season. reservation pick up and bear canister rentals are up for 2021, May 19 through October 11, may descend on the Half Dome Trail without a only. The center is located inside the park • There are no hookups in Yosemite conditions permitting. A daily total of 225 permit. More information is available at: http:// campgrounds, but there are sanitary entrance on Hwy 120W. www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hdpermits. dump stations in Yosemite Valley (all year), and summer only in Wawona and Tuolumne Meadows.

Zero Landfill Intiative: Propane Canisters Regulations • Proper food storage is required 24 Exciting news, campers: You can now buy reusable, returnable Little Kamper propane hours a day. canisters in Yosemite, including at The Village Store, Curry Village Gift Shop, Mountain Shop, Wawona Store and El Portal Market. Here’s how it works: • A maximum of six people (including children) and two vehicles are allowed 1. Purchase a canister. per campsite.

2. Use up the fuel. • Quiet hours are from 10pm to 6am. • Where permitted, pets must be on a 3. Bring the canister back to any store that participates in the Little Kamper propane leash and may not be left unattended. exchange program (which uses green Flameking 1 lb. tanks).

4. Trade in your empty canister for a full one at a lower price. • Firewood collection of dead and down wood is permitted within In alliance with the *Zero Landfill Initiative, Yosemite Conservancy, the National Park Service the boundaries of campgrounds in and Yosemite Hospitality are working together to reduce improper disposal of single-use Yosemite Valley, and can otherwise be propane canisters and send less waste to our local landfill. Help us by doing your part! gathered anywhere in the park that is outside Yosemite Valley, below 9,600 *This project was made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation through the generous support of feet, and not in a sequoia grove. NPS Photo Subaru of America.

7 Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Protecting yourself...

Yosemite Search and Rescue executing a rescue. NPS Image Keep yourself safe while exploring your park There are many ways to experience the wildness of Yosemite. While the forces of nature can create unexpected hazardous conditions, with a little common sense and some pre-planning, you can minimize the risks associated with many activities.

ENJOYING YOSEMITE YOSEMITE’S TRAILS FOR ALL SEASONS • If staying in guest lodging, tell housekeeping Summer is a popular time to visit Yosemite, Yosemite’s 800 miles of trails pass through • Let someone know – always leave travel and staff if you see evidence of mice. and for good reason; daylight hours are long natural areas and endure all the forces of hiking plans, including intended routes and • Keep doors to guest lodging shut. and the weather is usually warm. Plant and nature including flooding, fire, erosion, and estimated time of return, with a trusted person. • Do not bring food into your cabin that is not animal life are vibrant. High country trails slides. Trails may be damaged from weather • Stay on established trails in a sealed container. that have been hiding for months are now and past fires. Snow can be present over • River, streams and lakes can be hazardous all • If camping or backpacking, do not waiting to be hiked and the waterfalls are still higher elevation trails. Always carry a good year. Maintain awareness and crossing water tents near rodent burrows or droppings. full. However, summer conditions present topo map and compass (GPS optional) and should only be attempted where it is safe. unique challenges which you must consider know your location, including your back • Regardless of season you still need to stay For more information visit: http://www.nps. to ensure your outdoor enjoyment. route, in case you need to turn around. hydrated and snack frequently! If you are gov/yose/planyourvisit/yoursafety.htm. sweating, replace lost salts with salty snacks. WEATHER YOSEMITE’S ROADS • 10 hiking essentials – includes sunglasses, PLAGUE Dehydration and exhaustion can occur Yosemite’s roads are as dangerous as the sunscreen, a signaling mirror and whistle. Plague is an infectious bacterial disease during any season but particularly during roads near your home, with additional carried by squirrels, chipmunks and other the summer heat. Always carry more water hazards such as rock fall and abundant HANTAVIRUS INFORMATION rodents and their fleas. To protect yourself, than you need. Without rationing water, wildlife, including deer and bear. There Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is never feed wildlife, avoid dropping food when make sure your hike or outdoor activity is are many sites to distract drivers. If you a rare but serious disease spread to humans eating outside, avoid pitching a tent near half over before your water is half gone. cannot devote 100% of your attention to via the droppings, urine, or saliva of infected rodent burrows, wear insect repellent with Prevent dehydration by sipping lots of water your driving, please pull off the road into a rodents. Infected rodents have been found DEET, and immediately tell a park ranger if throughout the day and frequently eating designated pull-off or parking area. Buckle throughout the US. You may come into close you see a dead animal. For more information salty, easy-to-digest snacks. Thunderstorm up! Park rangers enforce California’s Motor proximity to rodents during your visit. Here visit: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/ season is also approaching. Remember, there Vehicle Code on park roads. are some ways to protect yourself: yoursafety.htm. is no safe place outside when you can hear thunder. Follow the saying, “when thunder roars, go indoors.” If you cannot reach a building or car (with a hard top), hike down Wilderness Etiquette: and away from ridges and outcroppings. Do How to Poop in the Woods not be the tallest object or near a tall object. • When nature calls, make sure you are RIVERS AND STREAMS 200 feet away from any water source. Yosemite’s streams are a huge temptation • Carry a trowel so you can dig a hole in for the curious, the photographer, and the dirt that is at least 6 inches deep so the overheated and weary hiker simply you’re able to bury your waste. wanting to cool tired feet. Do not be fooled! • In the winter, human waste still needs to Yosemite’s water is deceptively dangerous be buried 6 inches deep in soil not snow and unforgiving. Visitors are strongly urged or carried out in a WAG bag. to enjoy moving or falling water from a safe • Pack out toilet paper, don’t bury it or try distance. Please: Do NOT leave the safety of to burn it! the trail.

8 Yosemite Guide June 16, 2021 - July 20, 2021 ...and Yosemite

Yosemite Guardians

Visitors to Yosemite National Park are the park’s most important guardians. During your visit, be aware that there are people who either unknowingly or intentionally harm park resources. Please contact a park official if you see any of the following illegal acts:

• Feeding or approaching wildlife • Collecting plants • Hunting animals • Collecting reptiles and butterflies • Picking up archeological items, such as arrowheads A collared black bear near a Yosemite trail. Photo by Caitlin Lee-Roney • Using metal detectors Keep Bears Wild • Driving vehicles into meadows With warmer spring weather, bears emerge hungry from hibernation. Please, keep Yosemite’s black bears wild and • Biking off of paved roads alive, while protecting yourself and your property. • Camping outside of designated campgrounds • Possession of weapons inside STORE YOUR FOOD PROPERLY DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT to present a more intimidating figure, federal facilities The typical daily diet of most bears may The most common human-related cause of but do not surround the bear. If you see • Possessing or using marijuana, consist of 4,000 to 20,000 calories worth death for a black bear in Yosemite is being a bear anywhere else, consider yourself including medical marijuana of grasses, acorns, and grubs. It’s easier for hit by a car. Slow down! Driving too fast is lucky—but keep your distance (at least 50 • Operating an unmanned aircraft a bear to eat the thousands of calories of almost always the cause of these accidental yards, or about the distance made by four system (“drone”) food in an ice chest than it is to spend all day deaths. Please report bear sightings by shuttle buses parked end to end). If you If you see activities that could harm nibbling on grasses. Their incredible sense calling (209) 372-0322. get too close, you will be causing the bear people or park resources, jot down any of smell allows them to detect things we to become used to being around people. can’t, which helps them find food—a black IF YOU SEE A BEAR... Bears that become comfortable around descriptions or a vehicle license plate bear can smell a dead deer three miles away. ...scare it away or keep your distance. humans lose their natural fear of us and number and call (209) 379-1992. To top it off, bears have excellent vision and You may not see a bear during your visit may become too aggressive. When that E-BIKES see in color, so they recognize ice chests, because they naturally avoid people. happens, they sometimes have to be killed. E-bikes with two or three wheels, fully grocery bags, and other food containers as However, if you see one in a developed Report bear sightings and incidents to the potential food sources. area (like a campground or parking lot), Save-A-Bear hotline (209)372-0322 or by operable pedals, and electric motors less act immediately to scare it away: Make emailing [email protected]. For than 750 watts (1 horsepower) are allowed noise and yell as loud as possible. If there more information about bears in Yosemite everywhere bicycles are allowed and must are more than one person, stand together please visit www.keepbearswild.org. adhere to a 15mph speed limit.

How to Store Food “Food” includes any item with a scent, regardless of packaging. This includes items you may not consider food, FISHING such as canned goods, bottles, drinks, soap, cosmetics, toiletries, trash, ice chests (even when empty), and unwashed dishes. Stream and river fishing in Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite Valley to Parkline LOCATION FOOD STORAGE WHY? () is open through November Your Vehicle You may store food in your car (with windows closed) only during Bears can smell food, even if it’s sealed in the trunk or glove com- 15. You must have a valid California Fishing daylight hours. Do not store food in your car after dark: use a partment, and they recognize boxes and bags as potential food food locker. Remember to clear your car of food wrappers, baby sources. They can easily and quickly break into all kinds of ve- License with you. All lakes and reservoirs wipes, and crumbs in baby seats. hicles! are open to fishing year-round. Your Campsite You must store all your food in food lockers—not in your tent or tent Bears may enter campsites when people are present, and some or Tent Cabin cabin. A food locker is available at each campsite and tent cabin. will even check food lockers to see if they’re secured. Keep food Food may be stored out of sight in hard-sided RVs with windows lockers closed and latched at all times, even when you are in your FOR MORE INFORMATION closed. campsite or tent cabin. To find out more about Yosemite National Picnic Areas & Do not leave food unattended. Always keep food within arm’s Bears may investigate picnic areas or backpacks for food even on the Trails reach. Don’t turn your back to your food. when people are present, so be alert. Park regulations visit www.nps.gov/yose/ Backpacking in the Bear resistant food containers are required throughout the In Yosemite and the southern Sierra, bear canisters are the only planyourvisit/yoursafety.htm. Wilderness Yosemite Wilderness. Hanging food is prohibited in Yosemite. effective and proven method of preventing bears from getting human food.

Clean water is a precious resource for all living beings - You can protect these waters and this pristine watershed which supplies drinking water for 2.7 million people.

• Protect fragile plants and soils: Trampling vegetation and compressing soils affects the movement and cleanliness of water. • Walk and camp on durable surfaces: Use established trails, campsites, rock, and gravel to minimize your impact. Walk single file and keep groups small. • Pack it in, pack it out: Pack out toilet paper, hygiene products, leftover food, trash, and litter from campsites, rest areas, and trails. Leave no trace! • Wash yourself or dishes 200 feet away from water sources: • Use restroom facilities or bury human waste: Bury human waste in a hole at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) deep and at least 200 feet (60 meters) from streams and lakes.

Hetch Hetchy - NPS Image

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Did You Know?

Some of Yosemite’s Most Popular Questions Answered

DID YOU KNOW...

• Collisions with vehicles is the leading known cause of black bear deaths in Yosemite? As many as 38 bears have been hit by vehicles in a single year in the park. • If you see a bear in developed areas, or approaching people anywhere, you should yell and make as much noise as possible to scare it away. • Black bear cubs stay with their mother for less than a year and a half before heading off on their own. When they are a year old they are called yearlings and are often mistaken for cubs that are missing their mother. These young bears are particulary susceptible to the lure of human food, so it is especially important to keep your food to yourself. BEARS A black bear crosses a road in Yosemite. NPS Image / Caitlin Lee-Roney

DID YOU KNOW...

• and hold the current speed record for climbing on El Capitan in just over one-hour and 58-minutes.

• Every year, to protect peregrine falcons, peregrine nesting cliffs are closed to visitor use, including climbing and slacklining activities, until peregrine chicks have fledged and dispersed from those areas. • The Yosemite Climbing Association holds Yosemite Facelift yearly, a park- wide volunteer event that encourages climbers and other visitors to clean up the park at the end of the busy summer season

CLIMBING NPS Image / Eric Bissell

DID YOU KNOW...

• The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is the largest sequoia grove in Yosemite and is home to over 500 mature giant sequoias.

• The national park idea is rooted in the Mariposa Grove. In 1864 President Lincoln signed legislation protecting the Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley for “public use, resort, and recreation.” It was the first time the federal government set aside scenic natural areas to be protected for the benefit of future generations.

• Yosemite became a national park in 1890. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias was added to Yosemite National Park in 1906 and remains a popular destination to this day. GIANT SEQUOIAS NPS Image / Christine Loberg

DID YOU KNOW...

• Fire and smoke are as much a part of Yosemite’s ecosystem as water and ice. • More than 40 years of fire ecology has taught fire managers that suppressing fires results in unnatural fuel buildup and can make fires more severe than they otherwise would have been. • Fire managers work to restore healthy forests and reduce the threat of extensive, severe fire by allowing some lightning-ignited wildfires to burn under moderate conditions. They also use prescribed fire and mechanical tree thinning to reduce fuels. • Prescribed fire can also help create healthy forests by: increasing wildlife habitat and species diversity across the landscape, create openings for FIRE young tree seedlings to sprout, and provide increased water availability. Soup Bowl prescribed burn, 2015. NPS Image

10 Yosemite Guide June 16, 2021 - July 20, 2021 Supporting Your Park

Providing for Yosemite’s Future

Enhance the Visitor Experience It takes a legion of people working together to protect this special park for you and future generations of visitors. You too can extend your connection to Yosemite well after you return home by getting involved with the organizations that partner to preserve Yosemite.

This publication was made possible by the Yosemite Park Partners listed on this page. Read more below or visit www.yosemitepartners.org to learn more about helping these organizations provide for the future of Yosemite National Park. Half Dome,Christine White Loberg The Ansel Adams Gallery Yosemite Hospitality LLC NatureBridge Yosemite Conservancy

The Ansel Adams Gallery, owned by the Yosemite Hospitality, a subsidiary NatureBridge provides residential Yosemite Conservancy inspires people family of photographer Ansel Adams of Aramark, operates lodging, food field science programs for youth in the to support projects and programs that since 1902, is a center that celebrates and beverage, retail, recreational world’s most spectacular classroom- preserve Yosemite National Park and the arts and the natural grandeur of our activities, tours, interpretive programs, Yosemite National Park. Through enrich the visitor experience for all. Thanks environment. It cultivates an aesthetic transportation, and service stations active student engagement, our faculty to generous donors, the Conservancy has appreciation and concern for our world under contract with the U.S. Department teaches science, history, and the arts provided over $140 million in grants to the by offering visitors a unique variety of of Interior with a focus on delivering and gives these subjects context through park to restore trails and habitat, protect literature and art, as well as programs authentic and memorable guest personal experience. A NatureBridge wildlife, provide educational programs, that inspire creativity. Visit online at: experiences. Yosemite Hospitality is learning adventure strives to foster a life- and more. The Conservancy’s guided www.anseladams.com. committed to providing park stewardship long connection to the natural world and adventures, volunteer opportunities, in collaboration with the National Park responsible actions to sustain it. Find out wilderness services and bookstores help Service in effort to protect and preserve more about our year-round programs visitors of all ages connect with Yosemite. Contact Us the park for millions of park visitors to for schools and summer programs for Learn more: yosemite.org or 415/434- enjoy. Visit www.TravelYosemite.com for individual teens at www.naturebridge. 1782. Yosemite National Park more information. org/yosemite. PO Box 577 9039 Village Drive Yosemite, CA 95389 (209) 372-0200 http://www.nps.gov/yose/contacts.htm Yosemite Volunteers: The Ansel Adams Gallery Serving Yosemite National Park Service App PO Box 455 Over 10,374 volunteers donated more Yosemite, CA 95389 (209) 372-4413 than 139,500 hours of service to Yosemite (209) 372-4714 fax last year, restoring native habitat, working www.anseladams.com in visitor centers, serving as camp hosts,

Yosemite Hospitality L.L.C. studying wildlife, cleaning up litter and PO Box 306 more. Would you like to serve? We Yosemite, CA 95389 have group and individual volunteer (888) 413-8869 opportunities, both short term and long www.travelyosemite.com term. Learn more at: www.nps.gov/yose/ Yosemite Conservancy getinvolved/volunteer.htm or call the 101 Montgomery Street, volunteer office at 209/379-1850. Suite 1700 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 434-1782 Lose Something in (415) 434-0745 fax Yosemite? www.yosemite.org To inquire about items lost or found at NatureBridge one of Yosemite’s restaurants, hotels, PO Box 487 or lounges, call 209/372-4357. For Yosemite, CA 95389 (209) 379-9511 items lost or found in other areas of the (209) 379-9510 fax park, call 209/379-1001 or email yose_ www.yni.org [email protected]

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