Yosemite Guide Yosemite Guide Summer 2020 @YosemiteNPS UPDATE Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, visitor services and access may be affected. For the safety of other visitors and employees, please comply with social distancing protocol. Check local resources for service hours and trail/facility access. For details, visit www.nps.gov/yose. We encourage you to follow CDC guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19. • Practice social distancing by maintaining 6 feet of distance between you and others. • Wear a face covering when social distancing cannot be maintained. • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. • Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. • Most importantly, stay home if you feel sick. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Ansel Adams photographing Yosemite from the top of his car. Cedric Wright, Ansel Adams: Photographing in Yosemite, 1942, gelatin-silver print, Collection Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, © 1942 Cedric Wright Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide Summer 2020 Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide Summer 2020 Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Year-round Route: Yosemite Valley Valley Shuttle Valley Visitor Center Upper Map Campground Yosemite Fall Yosemite Parking Hetch Village Hetchy Lower Picnic Area Yosemite Tuolumne The Ansel Fall Adams l Medical Church Bowl Restroom Meadows i Gallery ra Clinic Picnic Area l T al F Walk-In e t i Campground m Yosemite e The Ahwahnee os Mirror Valley r Y Area in inset: Uppe 3 Lake Yosemite Valley seasonal Map 2 Yosemite North Camp 4 Half Dome Valley Housekeeping Pines Lower 8836 ft Chapel Camp Yosemite Falls Parking Lodge Pines 2693 m Yosemite Wawona Conservation Heritage Swinging Center (YCHC) Campground Bridge Reservations Yosemite Village Parking Curry Upper Sentinel Village Pines Beach il Trailhead a Curry Village Parking r r 0 1 km 1 mile T te Parking N e n il i w M in r u d o e Happy Isles Art El Capitan F s lo c and Nature Center Picnic Area Glacier Point closed in winter 72I4 ft Vernal 2I99 m Fall l Mist Trai Cathedral ail Tr op h Beach Lo or M ey ses erce all only d R V iver Nevada 4 Fall To & Bridalveil Fall d oa The Yosemite Valley Shuttle System will not R B a r on id aw a W lv be operating during the 2020 season. e i l 1 C r e e DRIVE, WALK, or BIKEk to some of Yosemite Valley’s most scenic attractions! To Illilouette 1 2 3 4Fall Tunnel View Cook’s Meadow Lower Yosemite Fall Trailhead Valley View i Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide Summer 2020 Things to Do Keep this Guide with you to get the most out of your trip covered bridge, and log cabins. A visit to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center explores Yosemite’s history and interpretive signs explain how Yosemite was the inspiration for national PARK UPDATE parks across America and around the world. Due to ongoing impacts of COVID-19, visitor services and access may be affected. For the Mariposa Grove safety of other visitors and employees, please Located near Yosemite’s South Entrance, the comply with social distancing protocol. Facility Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequioas is the park’s and area access and hours may be limited, check largest stand of giant sequoias, with about 500 local postings for updates. Information on trees in the grove. Shuttles will not operate closures can be found on www.nps.gov/yose. during the 2020 season, expect a two-mile, one- way walk to reach the grove. Interpretive signs WELCOME provide a self-guiding tour once in the grove. Ask A Ranger There will be contact stations available for CRANE FLAT visitor information in Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Tuolumne Grove Grove, Big Oak Flat, and Tuolumne Meadows. The trailhead for this grove of approximately Look for signs to direct you to locations. 25 mature sequoias is near the Big Oak Flat and Tioga road intersection at Crane Flat. The IN YOSEMITE VALLEY moderately strenuous trail drops 500 feet (150 The Ansel Adams Gallery meters) in one mile. Within the Tuolumne Photography Excursions Grove there is an easy, half-mile, self-guided Yosemite is one of the great wonders of the nature trail. Bring drinking water. Earth and we are here to help you capture it. Sign up for a half-day photography class, Merced Grove private guided tour, or a camera walk led by The Merced Grove, a group of about 20 mature a resident staff photographer. Classes and trees, is a three-mile, round-trip hike. The trail walks are scheduled most days at 9am and drops 1.5 miles, making this a moderately- 1pm. Private guides are first-come first-serve strenuous hike. Bring drinking water. The and require advance reservations. Excursions grove is located 3½ miles north of Crane Flat have been modified to limit group size and along the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 accommodate social distancing for guest safety. West). The trail is marked by a roadside sign. Call ahead for reservations (209) 372-4413 or visit anseladams.com/photography-education. TUOLUMNE MEADOWS Scenic Drive / Hikes Walking and Hiking The drive through Tuolumne Meadows From easy walks to Lower Yosemite Fall to Image by NPS / Matt Turner provides a glimpse of the High Sierra. The Wild strenuous hikes to the top of Yosemite Falls, and Scenic Tuolumne River winds through sub- Yosemite Conservancy Programs Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center Yosemite Valley has a wide range of walking alpine meadows surrounded by granite domes Yosemite Conservancy programs are canceled The Sierra Club’s Yosemite Conservation and hiking possibilities. See page 5. and peaks. It is the jumping off place for hikes, through at least June 30. We’ve been working on Heritage Center (YCHC) is closed for the whether you venture out for a day or a week. ways to help you connect with Yosemite through 2020 season due to COVID-19. We apologize Bicycling nature videos, online art demonstrations, fun for any inconvenience. In June or July we may Experience several miles of bicycle paths that Parsons Memorial Lodge, McCauley reading activities for kids, and more. Visit us have evening programs online. Please visit wind through Yosemite Valley. Use your own Cabin, and Soda Springs online (yosemite.org) and follow us on social the YCHC website: sierraclub.org/yosemite- bicycle or rent one from Yosemite Valley Lodge Two trails, both flat and 3/4-mile long, lead media (@yosemiteconservancy on Facebook conservation-heritage-center. or Curry Village, conditions permitting. See pg. to this historic area. Soda Springs are small, and Instagram, and @yoseconservancy on 6 for hours. Bicycles are only allowed on paved naturally-carbonated springs that attract birds Twitter) to find the latest resources from our OUTSIDE YOSEMITE VALLEY - WAWONA roads and paved bike paths. and deer, especially at sunrise and sunset. team, learn more about our organization, and Pioneer Yosemite History Center Thank you for staying on the trail. check out our event calendar. Go back to a time of horse-drawn wagons, a 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 improve parking, roads, trails, experience. The National Park Service is Accessibility Guide at any park entrance station and facilities situated near Bridalveil Fall. Inside: bound by its mission to protect Yosemite's natural or visitor center, or view online at www.nps.gov/ When: Lasting through 2020 and 2021 and cultural resources for the benefit and enjoyment yose/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm, or call a park Visitor Impact: Comfort station and parking lot of future generations. Please, be attentive to the Accessibility Coordinator at (209) 379-1035. may not be available due to construction. regulations in place to protect park resources (page Sign Language interpreting is available Tioga Road Rehabilitation Plan, Tenaya Lake 9) and those designed for your safety (page 8). 01 Things to Do upon request. Contact Deaf Services at Plan, and Tuolumne River Plan (209) 379-5250 (v/txt). Two weeks Why: To make safety improvements and improve Fire – Police – Medical 05 Services advance notice is requested. visitor experience, while preserving natural and Emergency: cultural resources along the road. Dial 911 or (209) 372-4637 Assistive Listening Devices available When: late 2020 through 2022 seasons 06 Hiking Medical Clinic (in Yosemite Valley) upon advance request at any visitor Visitor Impact: 30-minute traffic delays along Open Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pm, center. Tioga Road due to construction. 07 Permit Information closed weekends and federal holidays Audio tours available at Yosemite Valley Glacier Point Rehabilitation Plan Visitor Center. Contact an Accessibility 09 Protecting Yourself Why: To repair aging and deteriorated pavement, Road, Weather, and Park Coordinator for more information. Information: (209) 372-0200 pullouts, and parking areas along Glacier Point Road. 10 Feature Story Yosemite Village Garage - 8am to 5pm, When: lasting through 2021 and 2022 seasons 24 hour AAA towing, NO gas, propane service Accessible parking spaces available west Visitor Impact: Full road closure from spring Back Valley Map until 4:30pm. (209) 372-1060 of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. through fall 2021, and 30-minute delays in 2022. Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park 1 Experience Your America Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Discover Yosemite Let your curiosity guide you to new places Entrance Fees Yosemite Travel Tips Non-commercial car, truck, RV, or van with 15 or fewer passenger seats The busy summer months have arrived! If you haven’t already, you’re likely to experience congestion, especially in Yosemite Valley.