National Park · California

Yosemite National Park

Granite cliffs, waterfalls & giant sequoias

Yosemite is the cathedral of granite — El Capitan and Half Dome over a glacier-carved valley laced with thundering waterfalls, plus high country and sequoia groves. Spring for the falls; summer opens the high country at Tuolumne.

What to see

The top things to see in Yosemite are Tunnel View, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome & Glacier Point, Mariposa Grove. Start with tunnel view of the valley if you only have one anchor, then use the rest of the list to shape a half-day or full-day route.

  • Tunnel View
  • Yosemite Falls
  • Half Dome & Glacier Point
  • Mariposa Grove
  • Tuolumne Meadows

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