Yosemite Guide @YosemiteNPS Sunset over the Tuolumne River. Photo by Ryan Alonzo Experience Your America Yosemite National Park July 25, 2018 – August 28, 2018 Volume 43, Issue 6 Yosemite, CA 95389 Yosemite, 577 PO Box Service Park National US DepartmentInterior of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Year-round Route: Valley Yosemite Valley Shuttle Valley Visitor Center Summer-only Route: Upper Hetch Yosemite Shuttle System El Capitan Hetchy Shuttle Fall Yosemite Tuolumne Village Campground Meadows Lower Yosemite Parking The Ansel Fall Adams Yosemite l Medical Church Bowl i Gallery ra Clinic Picnic Area Picnic Area Valley l T Area in inset: al F e E1 t 5 Restroom Yosemite Valley i 4 m 9 The Majestic Shuttle System se Yo Mirror Upper 10 3 Yosemite Hotel Walk-In 6 2 Lake Campground seasonal 11 1 Wawona Yosemite North Camp 4 8 Half Dome Valley Housekeeping Pines E2 Lower 8836 ft 7 Chapel Camp Yosemite Falls Parking Lodge Pines 2693 m Yosemite 18 19 Conservation 12 17 Heritage 20 14 Swinging Center (YCHC) Recreation Campground Bridge Rentals 13 15 Reservations Yosemite Village Parking Half Dome Upper Sentinel Village Pines Beach il Trailhead E6 a Half Dome Village Parking r r T te Parking e n il i w M in r u d 16 o e Nature Center El Capitan F s lo c at Happy Isles Picnic Area Glacier Point E3 no shuttle service closed in winter Vernal 72I4 ft Fall 2I99 m l Mist Trai Cathedral ail Tr op h Beach Lo or M E4 ey ses erce all only d Ri V ver E5 Nevada Fall To & Bridalveil Fall d oa R B a r n id wo a Wa lv e The Yosemite Valley Shuttle operates from 7am to 10pm and serves stops in numerical order. Shuttles run daily every 10 to 20 minutes. i l C r e The El Capitan Shuttle will run from 9am to 5pm, every 30 minutes, beginning May 25. See schedules posted at shuttle stops. e k US DepartmentInterior of the Stop # Location Illilouette To Fall 1 Yosemite Village Parking 11 Sentinel Bridge 17 Mirror Lake Trailhead 2 10 Yosemite Village 12 Yosemite Conservation Heritage 18 North Pines Campground 3 The Majestic Yosemite Hotel Center / Housekeeping Camp 19 Pines Campgrounds Postage and Fee Paid Fee and Postage 4 Degnan’s Kitchen 13 Half Dome Village E3 El Capitan Picnic Area Third Class Mail Class Third 5 9 E1 Yosemite Valley Visitor Center 14 20 * Half Dome Village Parking E4 El Capitan Crossover 6 Lower Yosemite Fall 15 * Upper Pines Campground / E5 Cathedral Beach Picnic Area 7 E2 Camp 4 / Yosemite Falls Parking Trailhead Parking E6 Four Mile Trailhead 8 Yosemite Valley Lodge 16 Happy Isles / Mist Trail G 83 *Shuttle bus route may change due to high traffic volumes. Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide July 25, 2018 - August 28, 2018 Seasonal Highlights Keep this Guide with you to get the most out of your trip to Yosemite National Park WELCOME FAMILY FUN You made it! You're here! The following Stroll with a Ranger information may help maximize your time Learn about the wonders of the park on a in Yosemite. Be prepared to go wild! ranger-guided stroll. Programs are offered daily throughout the park on various topics Ask A Ranger at the Visitor Center including bears, waterfalls, and more. See All visitor centers in Yosemite National pages 6, 7, 9, and 11 for details. Park are staffed with knowledgeable rangers and volunteers, ready to help answer your Explore Like A Junior Ranger! questions, provide directions, and hand out Become a Junior Ranger and learn how maps and brochures. Visitor centers are you can help protect your park. To become located in Yosemite Valley, Big Oak Flat, a Junior Ranger, purchase a self-guided Wawona and Tuolumne Meadows. See booklet, attend a guided program, collect a pages 5, 8, and 10 for hours and more details. bag of trash, then take your oath and earn your badge. Guided programs are listed on Pop-up Information Centers pages 6, 7, 9, and 11. See page 12 for details. Look for pop-up blue booths throughout Yosemite, which are staffed with Yosemite Attend an Evening Program at Yosemite Conservancy volunteers who are ready to Conservation Heritage Center answer your questions or give you directions. The Sierra Club’s Yosemite Conservation If you're interested in volunteering with the Heritage Center (formerly LeConte Yosemite Conservancy in the park, visit Memorial Lodge) is open Wednesday yosemiteconservancy.org/volunteer. through Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Free evening programs are scheduled for Friday What's New? Mariposa Grove is Open! and Saturday evenings at 8pm. Seating is After three years of restoration projects, available for 50 guests. The Center, located the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias has at shuttle stop #12, has a natural history reopened. Take some time to walk among Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Conservancy celebrated the reopening of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias after the library, a children’s corner and library, and the Giants. See page 8 for details. largest restoration project in park history. Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Reynolds and Yosemite Conservancy historical exhibits. Call (209) 372-4542 for President Frank Dean cut the ribbon at the Dedication Ceremony held on June 14, 2018. Photo by Al Golub program details. ARTS & CULTURE Visit the Yosemite Museum Get outside and enjoy your park! Drop In and Volunteer Learn the history of Yosemite Indians by Summer offers spectacular views of waterfalls, great hiking, and other Want to give back to the park? Consider exploring a museum collection that includes donating some of your time with the remarkable woven baskets and traditional endless opportunities for recreation. Find the adventures that will make Volunteer Drop-In Program, a family- dress. Tour the outdoor Indian Village or lasting Yosemite memories for years to come. friendly activity where you can take an talk with an Indian cultural demonstrator. active role in protecting and preserving Shuttle stops #5 and #9. our natural resources! Come create new Enjoy an Art Workshop a custom outing designed specifically for memories while removing invasive species, Take a Photography Class Get creative in Yosemite Valley this summer! your group. We offer professional guides collecting native seeds, and picking up Learn how to best capture the landscape of Head to Happy Isles Art and Nature for hiking, backpacking and rock climbing. litter. The Drop-In Program meets every Yosemite by joining a photography expert Center (shuttle stop #16) to join Yosemite Reservations are required. Please call Friday at 9:30am in front of the Yosemite from The Ansel Adams Gallery. Several Conservancy for an outdoor workshop (209) 372-8344 or email yms@aramark. Valley Visitor Center. Projects will last 1 classes are offered each week. Some have with a professional artist, or bring the kids com for more information and to make to 3 hours and volunteers must wear long fees, some are free. Learn more and sign for special classes tailored to the park’s reservations. pants and closed-toe shoes. Sun protection, up at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite youngest visitors. Open daily 9am to 4pm. water, and snacks are recommended. Youth Village. Shuttle stops #5 and #9. See pages See page 6 for details. Get Outdoors with the Yosemite under eighteen must be accompanied by 5 and 6 for more information. Conservancy parent or guardian. Questions? Email yose_ GUIDED OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Are you looking for a memorable way [email protected], or call (209) 379-1850. Go to the Theater Adventure Out with the Yosemite to explore the park? Go on a Custom After a day filled with exploring, relax and Mountaineering School Adventure with Yosemite Conservancy! GETTING AROUND enjoy a show at the Yosemite Theater. The The Yosemite Mountaineering School These personalized guided programs are Take the Free Shuttle 2018 season includes inspiring films, plays provides outdoor adventures for people tailored to your interests and schedule. Park your car and let the free shuttle take you based on some of the park’s most colorful of all experience levels. We are here to For details, visit yosemiteconservancy.org/ to the most scenic points in the valley. You characters, and celebrations of Yosemite’s help you learn how to enjoy Yosemite adventures, or call (209) 379-2317, ext. 10. will help cut down on traffic congestion, and culture and history. See page 6 for show safely and responsibly. Give us a call to See page 6 for more ways to get outside with will be able to capture the best pictures. See descriptions and schedules. join one of our group classes or schedule the Conservancy. schedules posted at shuttle stops. Access for People with Disabilities What’s Inside: Accessible parking, lodging, tours, and activities are available throughout the park. For a complete list of accessible services, recreational opportunities, and Emergency Information 01 Seasonal Highlights exhibits, pick up an updated Yosemite Accessibility Guide which is available Emergency Dial 9-1-1 at park entrance stations, visitor centers, and online at www.nps.gov/yose/ 04 Yosemite Valley planyourvisit/accessibility.htm, or call a park Accessibility Coordinator at Yosemite Village Garage - offers 24-hour emergency roadside assistance 08 Wawona (209) 379-1035 for more information. For up-to-date road, weather, and park information: Sign Language interpreting is available upon request. Contact (209) 372-0200 10 Tuolumne Meadows Deaf Services at (209) 379-5250 (v/txt). Two weeks advance Medical Clinic (in Yosemite Valley) 12 Just For Kids notice is requested. Open 7 days per week from 9am to 7pm for primary and urgent care Assistive Listening Devices are available upon advance request, needs.