Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781786575951
• eBook ISBN: 9781788685870

Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Go fishing in Yosemite Valley; canoeing and kayaking in Mammoth Lakes, or horseback riding in King's Canyon -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and begin your journey now! Inside the Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks Travel Guide: User-friendly highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, conservation Over 42 full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout Useful features - Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes Covers Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, King's Canyon Point, Badger Pass, Wawona, Tuolumne Meadows, Hetch Hetchy, Sierra National Forest and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, our most comprehensive guide to these parks, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. Looking to visit more national parks? Check out USA's National Parks, a new full-color guide that covers all 59 of the USA's national parks. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Around Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Gateways

South of Yosemite (Highway 41)

Eastern Sierra

Around Yosemite National Park

Why Go?

Though many consider Yosemite the crème de la crème of the Sierras, you may just find you prefer the flavor of other regions around it. You’ll find many who’d argue the unbeatable merits of the Eastern Sierra, which is home to sights such as Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes, hidden hot springs, shimmering alpine lakes and some of the state’s most dramatic mountain scenery.

Heading to Yosemite by car or bus, you’ll travel along one of four primary approaches. To the west, Hwys 120 and 140 provide the main access routes, with wonderful little goldrush-era towns and groovy old-time saloons. To the south, Hwy 41 passes by pastoral fishing lakes and mountain roads, and the eastern route over Tioga Pass is the highest auto pass in California.

Road Distances (Miles)

Best Places to Eat

A Skadi

A Erna’s Elderberry House

A Erick Schat’s Bakery

A Convict Lake Resort Restaurant

A Ohanas 395

Best Places to Stay

A Hotel Charlotte

A Mammoth Mountain Inn

A Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort

A Tenaya Lodge

A Inn at Benton Hot Springs

Around Yosemite National Park

YOSEMITE GATEWAYS

Gateway towns to Yosemite National Park are spread over a large and disparate region. While they’re not unappealing in their own right, the towns are overshadowed by the parks nearby. Oakhurst is the least charming of the gateway towns, but it’s a logical choice if you’re combining a visit to Yosemite with a trip to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. Fish Camp is only 3 miles from Yosemite’s southern entrance, but its sleeping and eating options are comparably scarce. Groveland, the most northern gateway, offers access to lesser-visited sections of Yosemite. However, drives can be long if you plan to visit Yosemite Valley in summer. It’s the same with Mariposa, which has a busy Main St and several Old West museums. Scenic Merced River Canyon is the closest to the valley, but most of its lodgings are of debatable value.

Highway 140

The approach to Yosemite via Hwy 140 is one of the most...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon
• Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Map
• Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Top 16
• Need to Know
• What’s New
• If You Like…
• Month by Month
• Itineraries
• Activities
• Travel with Children
• Travel with Pets
• Yosemite National Park
• Around Yosemite National Park
• Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
• Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Today
• History
• Geology
• Wildlife
• Conservation
• Clothing & Equipment
• Directory A–Z
• Transportation
• Health & Safety
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers
• Map Legend