Yosemite Fall Foliage Campout and Hikes

Name: Yosemite Fall Foliage Campout and Hikes
Start: 2025-11-13T12:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-16T14:00:00-08:00
Location: Yosrmite Valley

Hosted By

Lana🤠 and Skip J.

Details

November is a great time to visit Yosemite Valley with a chance to catch the peak of its fall colors! In addition, the crowds are not that large already and peace and quiet are returning.

We plan to tent-camp in Upper Pines campground and reserve 2 adjacent campsites. Reservations for November should get open in mid-August.

Although this is a 4 day event, you can stay as long or as short as you want. When commenting/signing up, please designate which nights you plan on attending.

The cost should be $6 per person, per night.

This is to be an all inclusive, nondiscriminatory event.

After unloading at the campsite, parking will be in the overflow lot nearby. If you plan on sleeping in your car, you may be able to park at the campsite. Just let me know when you sign up.

Activities will be dependent on weather. Temperatures average around 70°F (40°F at night.) Check on the weather forecast here:
https://bit.ly/3x4cHiO (weather.com)
https://tinyurl.com/cn6vce87 (weather.gov)

If needed, we could provide tarp shelter in case of rain.

A partial list of possible endeavors:

Mirror Lake Loop - 5mi, 200ft el. gain, easy to moderate.
Valley Loop Trail - 6.5mi, flat, easy.
Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall Trail, out & back, 7 mi, 2200ft el. gain, moderate to strenuous.
Yosemite Falls Trail, out & back, 7.2mi, 2700ft el. gain, moderate to strenuous.
Columbia Rock via Upper Yosemite Falls trail, out & back, 3 miles 1000 ft el. gain, moderate.

Depending on weather, there may also be hiking options available on the South Rim (Taft Point, Dewey Point, Sentinel Dome.)

For participants who want easier hikes:

Lower Yosemite Fall Trail, loop, 1mi, 50ft el. gain, easy
Cook's Meadow Loop, 1mi, flat, easy
Sightseeing loop - 1 - 5 mi, mostly flat. We'll see Indian Caves, Indian village, cemetery, Superintendents house, Yosemite Chapel, explore the Ahwahnee Hotel.
Happy Isles, 1 mile, flat, easy.

Everyone is free to join an organized hike or activity or do their own thing.

Yosemite Valley Shuttle availability for Oct will be updated later.

We will all meet at the Ahwahnee Hotel for cocktails/refreshments one evening.

Regarding dining options, Degnan's Deli, Basecamp Eatery, The Mountain House Lounge and The Ahwahnee Dining Room and Bar are expected to be open.

The Yosemite Village Store should be open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm. The Ahwahnee Gift Shop and Lodge Gift Shop should be open.

Cell service is spotty at the campsite but generally reliable at the Village. Wi-Fi is available at the Village and library only.

ATTN: RSVPs will open and description will be updated after the campsites are reserved. Until then you can leave a comment to indicate your interest. The commenters will be considered in the first place (and it will help in campsite reservations.)

ATTN: This is a camping event at a national park with the meeting point INSIDE THE PARK, at the Park's campground. Attendees are supposed to make their own transportation to the Park's campground. If you need a carpool or seek to share a rental car - feel free to post in comments about that.