YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Granite walls half a mile high, waterfalls you hear before you see, and valley meadows that made America invent national parks.
ABOUT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Yosemite Valley is seven square miles of the most concentrated scenery on earth — El Capitan, Half Dome, and Yosemite Falls all visible from one meadow loop. Beyond the valley: giant sequoias at Mariposa Grove and the high-country stillness of Tuolumne Meadows.
TOP HIGHLIGHTS
Tunnel View at first light
The postcard: El Cap, Bridalveil, and Half Dome in one frame — arrive before 8 AM for the mist.
Mist Trail to Vernal Fall
Yosemite's signature hike — stone steps through the waterfall's spray. Earn the rainbow.
Mariposa Grove
Five hundred giant sequoias, some older than the Roman Empire. Go late afternoon when the tour buses leave.
NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE
Like every MySitti destination, we score where visitors actually stay and wander — plain guidance, no scare stories.
Shuttle-served and walkable; book lodging months ahead for summer.
Jaw-dropping overlooks — closed by snow roughly Nov–May.
Altitude, weather swings, and no services — the reward is solitude.
EXPERIENCES YOU'LL REMEMBER
SAVE IT. PLAN IT. LIVE IT.
Tell Sitti your dates and she'll build your Yosemite National Park days — the highlights, the hidden corners, and everything in between.