Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park Vol. 3 Issue 9 Experience Yosemite To day Your America N To 395 July 29 - Lake & Eleanor Lee Vining O’Shaughnessy August 11, 2003 Dam 120 e Hetch Riv r ne d Hetchy lum oa uo Tioga R Backpackers' T y Tuolumne Pass h Campground c t Entrance Hetch e (Wilderness tch H Hetchy He Permit Required) Meadows Entrance Lembert Dome Fork White na Mount Camp Da To Wolf Dana Mather 13,053 ft Yosemite E 3,979 m 120 v e r d g Mount a re o Tuolumne Big e R n Hoffmann d a L National Park R a May Meadows g Oak o 10,850 ft y o R io a a 3,307 m Lake T Visitor e Flat d g ll io Center F T o r Entrance k Porcupine Tenaya Yosemite Flat Lake Hodgdon mn 120 olu e Creek u Riv ROAD Meadow T er S ork Olmsted To o u th F INFO Due to construction, you Manteca Point may experience short delays North Tuolumne k e Clouds Grove Valley Dome re or temporary detours on some C Rest Tamarack ya Yosemite Visitor en a Mount park roads. Call 209/372-0200 Flat Falls Center T Crane Big Lyell O Yosemite er Merced Flat a Half iv 13,114 ft for recorded road information. k F d R 3,997 m l Dome e Grove a Valley c r t e Merced Trailhead R M o Hw Lake a To y 120 El Capitan d Glacier Point Vernal Fall & Easy Access to Lower Arch Tunnel Bridalveil Sentinel Nevada Rock View Fall Dome Fall El Entrance Portal Il Yosemite Fall lilo uett e C ree During construction at Lower Yosemite Fall, er Rd k To iv Glacie oint Merced R r P Me d Inyo you are encouraged to park in the designat- r ce National ed day-visitor lot at Yosemite Village and 140 Chinquapin Badger Bridalveil Forest Yosemite Pass Creek take the free shuttle bus as you explore the West Ski W Area S Valley. Shuttle buses run every 10 minutes o a winter u w only th Fork o from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and all are M n erced River a R o wheelchair lift equipped. See route on a d map below. ek e r C a Ranger Station ln ua hiln WawonaC Food Service & Lodging Wawona Campground Campground iver uth Fo erced R So rk M Peaks and Landmarks Sierra Pioneer National Yosemite Gas Station Forest History South Mariposa Sierra Center Grove Entrance National 05 km 5 miles Forest Shuttle Bus Route 41 To Roadway Fresno Shuttle Bus Only 8 Shuttle Bus Stop Ride the Free Trailhead Bike Path Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus Map Yosemite Valley Campground Shuttle Bus Picnic Area Schedules and routes may vary. Restroom Upper P Yosemite Shuttle buses operate daily at 10-minute Accesible Parking Fall intervals, except during early morning and i Information N i late evening hours when intervals may be 25 minutes. All buses follow the same route, Map not to scale Visitor Center Trail to serving stops in numerical order. Middle Snow Creek Cascade Located in Yosemite and Village. Park and walk Tuolumne YOSEMITE VALLEY Meadows SCHEDULE DESTINATIONS or take the free Lower Royal Yosemite shuttle bus. Arches 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. Yosemite Curry Fall V Village C Village Half 1 Yosemite Village/Day Parking Yosemite Village Dome Yosemite The V Washington 2 Yosemite Village L Lodge A Ahwahnee Column Visitor P i Church 3 The Ahwahnee 5 Center Bowl 6 9 4 No bicycles Mirror Lake 4 3 beyond this (seasonal) Yosemite Village/Degnan’s Complex point Yosemite 10 2 Trail to P The A 5 Visitor Center Columbia L Lodge 8 11 Ahwahnee Point and k 1 6 Lower Yosemite Fall Upper P e Day e Yosemite r P Parking Service ends at 7:30 p.m. Fall C ite em Chapel Camp 4 s k 7 Camp 4/Yosemite Falls Trailhead o e Walk-in 7 Y Housekeeping re Camp a C North nay Lower Pines Te 8 Yosemite Lodge LeConte Pines Swinging Memorial 18 Stable 9 Bridge 12 Trail to Visitor Center Lodge Mirror M 19 17 e 21 M Lake rce r 10 d R ive e Yosemite Village 20 rc 13 ed Detailed trail maps are R 14 ive r available for purchase at 11 Sentinel Bridge/Yosemite Chapel PARK HERE Curry 15 Upper Sentinel P Pines Beach C Village visitor centers and stores From the Valley take throughout the park. 12 Housekeeping Camp/ Southside Drive (one way) P See the Yosemite Guide LeConte Memorial Lodge Trailhead Yellow for descriptions of Valley Pine Just beyond Chapel, turn Parking 13 day hikes. Bicycle Rental Stand Four Mile left at the stop sign onto Trail to Glacier Sentinel Drive 14 Curry Village Point 16 e iv e Drive over bridge; at stop riv 15 Upper Pines Campground* e D sign, turn right Nature Center Mist Trail and John Muir Trail hsid Sout at Happy Isles to Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome 16 Happy Isles/John Muir Trailhead* PARKING AREA is located Vernal on Northside Drive Fall 17 Mirror Lake Junction* Ride the express shuttle to the Visitor Center Vernal 18 Stable* Fall Footbridge 19 Lower Pines Campground Seasonal 20 Curry Village YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 21 Bicycle Rental Stand For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS or visit YARTS online at www.yarts.com *Service ends at 8:30 p.m. 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 12 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 Yosemite Post Visitor Information purchase at visitor centers and stores Museum Office Degnan's Complex: Restrooms throughout the park. 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 Visitor Roadway To Yosemite Lodge I Center n d Roadway for ia n Shuttle Bus Only C an 2 y o Yosemite Village n 10 C re e Lower Yosemite Fall Village Store P k (drop 320 ft) Village Grill 30 minutes To Yosemite Lodge Sport Shop Village Garage Art Activity Center Yosemite Lodge Yosemite YCS Offices Falls Vista Columbia Rock From 6 Day 1 Curry Gifts & To Village Cliff Groceries Yosemite Parking Room Village Post Office Bar & Lounge Bike Rental Trail to Mountain Upper Room Lodge Registration P Yosemite Garden Amphitheater Fall Terrace 8 (in center) Nature 7 Shop Tour Hub To Yosemite Village & Lodge Camp 4 Food Walk-in Court Campground To Curry Village Park Exits Housekeeping Camp North Pines M e r Lower Pines c T e enaya C Paved Trail to d ree Food & Beverage Service From k R Mirror Lake Yosemite i v These hours of operation are approximate. Village e r Stable & Lodge Current hours of operation are posted at each 21 front desk or facility. LeConte 18 Memorial 12 20 Lodge 14 YOSEMITE VILLAGE M 17 Bike & Raft Rental 19 e Degnan’s Delicatessen rced Rive 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tour Kiosk 13 15 r Degnan’s Café Registration Upper 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Post Office Pines The Loft at Degnan’s and Lounge Noon to 9:00 p.m. Groceries P Village Grill Yosemite Lodge Gift/Grocery Trailhead Amphitheater Parking 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mountain Shop Gifts/Groceries Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. YOSEMITE LODGE Pavilion Campground Food Court Reservation Office 16 Degnan’s Delicatessen Taqueria Breakfast - 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Junior Ranger Snack Full Service - 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pizza Patio & Bar Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Campfire Circle Stand Grab 'n Go, Soup & Salads, Coffee Corner - 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Curry Village Gift/Grocery Nature Center at 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Happy Isles John Muir Mountain Room Bar & Lounge Trailhead to 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. weekdays Gifts, Books, & Apparel Vernal and Noon to 11:00 p.m. weekends Nevada Falls Mountain Room Restaurant YOSEMITE VILLAGE 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The Ansel Adams Gallery 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. THE AHWAHNEE Yosemite Bookstore Dining Room 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Inside Visitor Center Sunday Brunch – 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Showers & Laundromat Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Yosemite Museum Store Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. SHOWERS Reservations and appropriate attire are Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Curry Village 24 hours respectfully requested. 209/372-1489 Habitat Yosemite 9:00 a.m.