The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
California

Stop 7 · Days 438–442

Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park, CA

The cathedral of American wilderness — sheer granite walls, thundering waterfalls, giant sequoias, and the incomparable Yosemite Valley. A full, glorious stay.

Where to stay

  • The Ahwahnee or a valley lodge

    Sleeping in the valley is worth booking a year out.

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You gotta eat this

  • Dinner in the Ahwahnee dining room

    Grand-lodge dining beneath the granite.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 438Day 438 — Yosemite ValleyFull day · 6h planned
  2. 439Day 439 — Glacier Point & the Mist TrailFull day · 6h planned
  3. 440Day 440 — Sequoias & the High CountryFull day · 5h planned
  4. 441Day 441 — Free DayFree day
  5. 442Day 442 — West to the coastDrive day · 4h drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Outdoor & Water Activities