4 Best Road Trips to Yosemite

Here are four of our all-time favorite road trips to Yosemite National Park. Enjoy these activity-filled itineraries originating in major travel hubs and stopping for adventures along the way. Pick and choose stops to create your own road trip for as little as 1-2 days or 1-2 weeks on your way to the park.

Start in Las Vegas to stop in Yosemite’s neighboring parks on the way such as Death Valley, Sequoia and Kings Canyon. This route is especially scenic in summer when Yosemite’s Tioga Pass Entrance on the east side of the park is open.

Choose to start in Los Angeles if you want to take a leisurely road trip up the California Coast on famous Hwy. 1. You’ll stop at Joshua Tree, Channel Islands and Pinnacles national parks before you head inland to Yosemite National Park.

Our San Francisco route gives you the option of train travel. If you go by car, wind your way through farm and wine country with stops at non-pretentious small towns along the way.

And history buffs will want to start in Sacramento to visit authentic Gold Rush towns and see movie-star trains.