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Learn to cook like a pro and avoid common mistakes when you’re cooking at a campsite.

From hotel rooms to rustic cabins, you’ll find your perfect getaway at Kings Canyon National Park.

For a lesser-traveled waterfall trail, Chilnualna Falls offers a shady and misty challenge.

With fewer crowds than in Yosemite Valley, this walk through the forest to Wawona Swinging Bridge is quaint and quiet.

Inspiration Point is a photographer’s dream as it showcases gorgeous views of Yosemite Valley without the crowds.

Enjoy the view on this short scenic route that joins up with Yosemite's Tioga Pass Entrance

After a short walk, see one of the most photographed waterfalls in the park and feel its mist from the viewing platform.

Half Dome is a world-renowned 8,800-foot landmark in Yosemite. Learn how the dome was formed, the best places to view it and  how to hike it.

Mariposa is the largest of the three groves inside Yosemite with about 500 mature sequoias.

Skip the parking hassles in Yosemite

Follow our guide by picking what you want to see in Yosemite.

Trek along Yosemite Valley’s south wall down to the valley floor for 360° views of the park’s famous rock formations and waterfalls.

Eat and drink your way through this northern California city that boasts more than 10 Michelin awards.

Learn more about the 211-mile John Muir Trail through-hike that begins in Yosemite National Park

You’ll see more than incredible views. Fascinating animals make their homes in the park. Keep an eye out on the trails and soaring in the skies.

Catch spectacular views on this 10-mile hike to a lesser-known granite dome in Yosemite.

Incredible wildlife, stunning scenery and fascinating history await along California Hwy. 1.

Do a puzzle, read a book, listen to music or create art.

Catch just as stunning views as on Half Dome, with no permit needed, when you hike the challenging Clouds Rest Trail.

Learn how to capture stunning night landscape pictures of the stars and Milky Way in this nine-part online photography course.

Yosemite's only AAA® Four-Diamond hotel.

Yosemite National Park has been an iconic destination since Ansel Adams’ black and white photos and John Muir’s writing brought it to the attention of Americans across the country. Today, it’s one of the most visited U.S. national parks.

Upgrade your next national park road trip by booking a stay with Harvest Hosts at unique local producers nationwide.

Fire is something that creates renewal for the forests and occurs naturally.

While staying a familiar national chain hotels may be your default, we encourage to stop and stay at some of the unusual and fabulous lodging options along the way to Yosemite.

Congratulations to Mary Probst of Breckenridge, Colo., winner of the Yosemite Road Trip contest. See previous winners at the bottom of the page.

Kena Peay shows us that cooking in the outdoors can be easy and wonderfully gourmet.

Every minute in the park brings new perspectives and surprises. Go around the clock at Yosemite with our dawn 'til dusk photo collection.

Soak up grand vistas instead of whizzing by them in a car.

Yosemite's Glacier Point Ski Hut and Ostrander Ski Hut plus Pear Lake Winter Hut in Sequoia National Park

Stay in canvas tents with shared showers and bathrooms, plus eat in a dining room serving hearty breakfasts and dinners, all at an elevation of 9,000 feet.

Stay in canvas tent cabins inside the park.

Yosemite National Park lodging near Yosemite Falls in the Valley.

Next to the Merced River, let yourself be lulled to sleep by the sounds of water from your covered sleeping platform surrounded by three walls.

Go ice skating in the heart of Yosemite National Park or in gateways at the west and south entrances to the park.

Vacation Homes in the Park

Take the family-friendly Brews and Burger Trail and stroll the parks with your beverage in this community designed with a Utopian vision.

The ultimate guide to lodging inside Yosemite National Park

At the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, you’ll find country music, craft brews and genuine grub.

Explore this beautiful area near Yosemite for a taste of California culture.