Activities here
🥾Hiking· In season
🔥 Best day to go
🥾 Sunday
Hiking · Epic · Sunny & dry
⛰️ 1200m → 3997m
A mountain destination with hiking and trekking trails offering scenic Alpine views.
📈Yosemite facts▾
⛰️
3997m
peak
↕️
2797m
vertical
7-Day Forecastat 2599 m
Today
🟡 Too cold
17 Sat
🔴 Too cold
18 Sun
🔴 Too cold
19 Mon
🔴 Too cold
20 Tue
🔴 Too cold
21 Wed
🔴 Too cold
🌧️ Rain
22 Thu
🔴 Too cold
❄ Snow depth+cmFresh snow2h precip (white=snow, blue=rain)Tile color = daily score (red→green)
Detailed numbers▾
| Day | 🥾 Score | 🌡️ Temp | ☀️ Sun | ☁️ Cloud | ❄️ Snow | 🌨 Powder | 🌧 Rain | 💨 Wind | 🔥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| → Today | 8.5 | 7°C | 18°C | 10.8 h | 0% | — | — | — | 26 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 8.6 | 5°C | 16°C | 10.8 h | 0% | — | — | — | 20 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 8.7 | 2°C | 15°C | 10.8 h | 0% | — | — | — | 16 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6.4 | 1°C | 13°C | 10.8 h | 19% | — | — | — | 20 km/h | — |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 2.6 | 0°C | 10°C | 10.7 h | 93% | — | — | — | 23 km/h | — |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 0.8 | -1°C | 9°C | 6.0 h | 100% | — | +2 cm | 20.7 mm | 8 km/h | — |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 0.5 | -2°C | 1°C | 5.4 h | 100% | 3 cm | +2 cm | 6.3 mm | 12 km/h | — |
Access & Logistics
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✈ Airport
FAT · Fresno-Yosemite
2h 30m
🚆 Train
Merced Amtrak
+ YARTS bus to Yosemite Valley
🅿️ Parking
Limited inside the valley — peak summer requires day-use reservation
📅 Season
1 Apr – 31 Oct
Drive time
San Francisco·4h
Las Vegas·8h
Fresno·2h 30m
💡 Local insights
- ·Half Dome cables permit lottery — apply March for a summer climb. 1,500 m vert, 22 km round trip.
- ·Tunnel View at sunset is the iconic Ansel Adams shot — best 30 min before sundown.
- ·Tioga Pass road only opens late May / early June and closes November — check before driving.
- ·Camp 4 (climber camp) is first-come walk-up; get there before 7am to claim a spot.
📊Best months & climate▾
More details elsewhere
Piste maps, trail maps, and third-party planners.
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More details elsewhere
Piste maps, trail maps, and third-party planners.