Yosemite National Park is located in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Yosemite contains the spectacular Yosemite Valley which has many spectacular waterfalls including Yosemite Falls. Yosemite Valley is at an elevation of about 4,000 feet.
Yosemite National Park also includes back country, mountains, redwoods and high mountain meadows.
Keep reading this document for hiking and other information. I also have a Hiking Yosemite Page with day hikes and backpacking excursions.
The best time of year to visit Yosemite Valley to see the waterfalls is in the spring and early summer. This is when the falls have the most water in them. Often many of the higher elevation locations aren't accessibly until later in the year. The road through Tioga Pass usually opens sometime in May. However, the Tioga Pass road has opened as late as July 1.
Yosemite is well known for it’s rock formations. Many of Yosemite’s rock formations are popular with rock climbers Yosemite’s most famous rock formation is Half Dome.
Half Dome - Click picture to enlarge.
Vernal Fall ( Vernal Falls )
Vernal Fall is located in Yosemite National Park. The Merced River flows over Vernal Fall.
The Mist Trail next to Vernal Fall is a spectacular climb along side Vernal Fall up to the top of Vernal Fall. Join us for this spectacular hike in our Yosemite National Park video of Vernal Fall (sometimes called Vernal Falls)
Nevada Fall ( Nevada Falls )
Nevada Fall Video - Here is a video I created that shows Nevada Fall ( Nevada Falls ) and other places in Yosemite National Park with spectacular high water - click here to watch!
You can hike to Nevada Fall from the bottom starting at Happy Isles and hiking up the Mist Trail past Vernal Fall and then continue up the trail to Nevada Fall. Another option for hiking is to do a one way hike along the panorama trail starting at Glacier Point and hiking down past Illilouette Fall, Nevada Fall, and Vernal Fall ( hiking all the way to Yosemite Valley ending at Happy Isles)
Nevada Fall is located in Yosemite National Park. The Merced River flows over Vernal Fall.
Nevada Fall Video - Here is a video I created that shows Nevada Fall ( Nevada Falls ) and other places in Yosemite National Park with spectacular high water - click here to watch!
You can hike to Nevada Fall from the bottom starting at Happy Isles and hiking up the Mist Trail past Vernal Fall and then continue up the trail to Nevada Fall. Another option for hiking is to do a one way hike along the panorama trail starting at Glacier Point and hiking down past Illilouette Fall, Nevada Fall, and Vernal Fall ( hiking all the way to Yosemite Valley ending at Happy Isles)
Other Yosemite Destinations:
While Yosemite Valley is the most well known and most visited part of Yosemite National Park, the park also include back country, mountains, redwoods and high mountain meadows. Tuolumne Meadows is at an elevation of about 8,600 feet.
The climb up Lemburt Dome isn't a technical climb (it doesn't require ropes) if you climb the correct way.
I have a page with more details and maps of the Lemburt Dome Hike.
Yosemite contains many hiking trails. Trails range from easy short walks to multi day backpacking treks.
One very easy but spectacular hike is the NATURE LOOP TO THE BASE OF YOSEMITE FALLS
One spectacular backpacking trip is BACKPACKING FROM TENAYA LAKE TO CLOUDS REST, HALF DOME, AND YOSEMITE VALLEY we did this trip many years ago.
A long hike or backpack from Tuolumne MeadosI is WATER WHEEL FALLS
John Muir lived in Yosemite, explored the area and wrote about it in his book "The Yosemite" You can read more about John Muir and read his book for free here.
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