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Yosemite National Park
Plan Your Visit
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What is there to do in Yosemite?
This common question is a difficult one to answer... because there are so many answers.
If you're planning a trip to Yosemite, first decide during which season you plan to visit, then decide where you'll spend the night (if you spend the night) so you can make lodging or camping reservations. Then, you can find the answer to the age-old question about what there is to do in Yosemite.
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Hiker peers over the edge of Taft Point and looks over Yosemite Valley and El Capitan. |
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![Yosemite Guide newspaper Yosemite Guide newspaper](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090509064231im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/YOSE_guide.jpg) Yosemite Guide Trip planner, including operating hours for park facilities and current program schedules more... | | ![Lodging & Camping Lodging & Camping](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090509064231im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/YOSE_highlight-campinglodging.gif) Spending the Night in Yosemite Information about lodging, camping, and backpacking more... | | ![This bear wants your food. This bear wants your food.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090509064231im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/YOSE_pa6up8hz_highlight-bear-rm.jpg) Food Storage Information Protect wildlife and your food: store it properly! more... | |
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Did You Know?
Yosemite Falls is fed mostly by snowmelt. Peak flow usually happens in late May, but by August, Yosemite Falls is often dry. It begins flowing again a few months later, after winter snows arrive.
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Last Updated: December 17, 2008 at 15:02 EST |