Yosemite National Park ActivitiesYosemite National Park activities are many! There is something for everyone to do once you get here. Below I have many different activities for you to choose from. From hiking outdoors to horseback riding in Yosemite. It's all fun! Click on each of the links to learn more about each activity.Go On An Easy Hike
Go On a Moderate To Challenging Hike
Bike Around Yosemite Valley
Go Fishing
Float The Merced River Or Go Whitewater Rafting
Go Horseback Riding
Climb On Rocks And Fallen Trees
Go Around Taking Pictures
Ride The Free Shuttle & Shop The Village Stores And Museum
Here there is shopping at the Village Store, the Ansel Adams Gallery, the Visitors Center which has a marvelous museum to walk through, the Indian Village, the Post Office, a few restaurants and snack bars, ATM's, restrooms, bookstores, The Art Center and an impressive media room that shows movies of Yosemite and the surrounding area. Walk Through The Meadows
Drive To Glacier Point
Drive To The Big Trees
Go Ice Skating In The Winter
Ski At Badger Pass In The Winter
See Yosemite's Tuolumne Meadows Above The Valley
Snowshoe Yosemite In The Winter
Watch For Wildflowers
Stargazing
Cross Country Ski To Ostrander Ski Hut
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You can hike to the bottom of a waterfall. You can hike to a vista that will give you the most amazing views. Hiking is an all time favorite Yosemite National Park activity for many people. Wide and well marked trails will take you to unforgettable places. Here are some easy day hikes that everyone will enjoy.
If you want to work out your calves and burn some calories, then go on a hike that will take up most of your day. Look over the top of a waterfall or take in views that the majority of visitors never see. Hiking is a great way to see incredible views of Yosemite. A good long day of hiking is the perfect Yosemite National Park activity to get you away from the crowds of people.
A favorite Yosemite National Park activity is bike riding. Rent a bike here or bring your own. We always bring our own since we don't live to far from this fabulous place! If you need to you rent a bike, you may do so at Yosemite Lodge or Curry Village. There is more than eight miles of easy and fun paths in Yosemite Valley for bike rides. Bike riding is a favorite Yosemite National Park activity for many people to do while here.
Fishing Yosemite and the surrounding lakes is a lot of fun. The lakes are regularly stocked with trout, German Brown and small bass fish. There are about 770 miles of streams that have fish in them. The fishing is best in the high country verse fishing in valley of Yosemite Nat Park. Make one of your Yosemite National Park activities fishing.
Grab a tube, raft or boat and float the Merced River in Yosemite water. This is one of the best ways to relax and have fun at the same time. We do this every July 4th weekend. You may bring your own inner tubes, rafts or boats to use or you may rent a boat at Curry Village. Rafting is our families favorite Yosemite National Park activity to do in the summer.
Yosemite Park has three stables that offer horseback riding. You can ride to the top of a waterfall on a horse! Or ride to just below the cables of Half Dome and then climb the cables. There are many scenic rides throughout Yosemite and the surrounding area to choose from. Yosemite has a horse stable down in the valley, up in Tuolumne Meadows and another stable in Wawona.
Go climb a rock! From a single rock to a granite bolder...there are many rocks to climb once you are here. Climb a rock just to say that you have conquered it or climb on a rock to sit and rest. It's a fun Yosemite National Park activity to do no matter what your age is.
A fun Yosemite National Park activity is taking pictures. From amateurs to professional photographers, everyone loves to take pictures. Bring your camera when you come and you will go home with pictures to match your memories. I have collected my best tips to share with you so that you can take great pictures while you are here.
Drive your car to Curry Village and park your car. Get on the free shuttle bus and ride it to the Village. At the village you can easily spend a couple of hours. 
Yosemite has several meadows to meander through. Most meadows have a wooden path for you to walk through. These were put in place several years ago to preserve the meadows. 
You may drive your car to Yosemite Glacier Point. This is the place to come and oversee the valley of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding Sierra Nevada Mountains. When you stand up here you will see vast expanses of terrain that is so high, few trees grow. What you will see will absolutely take your breath away.
Mariposa Grove is home to the California Yosemite Big Trees. This grove hosts some of the oldest and largest living things on earth. This grove has more than 600 Giant Sequoias! The earths largest and oldest Sequoias and Redwoods have been growing here for centuries.
The Yosemite Curry Village outdoor ice skating rink is open in the winter months only. It is open from the middle of November till the middle of March. Yosemite weather dictates when the rink opens and closes. While you are having fun in the rink you will have a great view of Half Dome. The outdoor rink is located at the base of Glacier Point, so all you have to do is look up to see Glacier Point. Ice skating is a fun thing to do in the winter here.
Badger Pass ski area is located inside of Yosemite National Park. It is a one hour drive from the valley floor. This ski area really caters to the young, beginner and intermediate skiers. This year it is scheduled to open December 12th. But it all depends on the snowfall. There are no snow making machines here. This is the oldest ski resort in California.
Tuolumne Meadow's is Yosemite's High Country. Above the Yosemite Valley floor lies several mountain lakes stocked with fish, several campgrounds, granite domes and jagged peaks. This is a serious hiker/backpackers dream! Panoramic views of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. This is the place to camp, hike, horseback ride, fish and take photographs.
Winter in Yosemite Nat Park is quite, serene and peaceful. No crowds. Walk any trail or meadow with snowshoes. A vacation to remember & anyone who can walk...can snow shoe! Go on snowshoe excursions anywhere in Yosemite National Park. Both adults and kids like to go on snowshoe walks. 
The Sierra Nevada wildflowers season is from March to August. For six months the Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadows and the Sierra Nevada mountains are blanketed with California wildflowers. 
After going to Yosemite National Park for more than 45 years, I thought I had seen and done just about everything. Boy, was I wrong! This year, our family did something we have never done before. We went up to Glacier Point to watch the sun go down and we stayed to view the night sky. Let me share with you can see when you stargaze up at Yosemite's Glacier Point.
This is for the experienced cross country skiers. Start at Badger Pass and cross country ski to Yosemite's European style ski hut. You will see breathtaking scenery all along the way. Stay the night at this 25 bed hut and head back out the next day. A favorite Yosemite National Park activity for cross country skiiers.