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All seasons bring a unique experience for visitors to Yosemite National Park. However, before you plan a trip, there are considerations and optimal activities for each season. Spring and summer usher in new life to the park but are also the busiest seasons. Fall and winter bring fewer visitors but are typically cooler and have significant snowfall, especially at higher elevations. Yosemite is split into a few areas that are all within a 2 hour drive of one another. The main area of the park, Yosemite Valley, is the most popular. Yosemite Valley houses famous and photographed attractions including El Capitan, Half Dome, and waterfalls like Vernal and Nevada falls.

Where to eat, where to stay, and what to do in America's iconic park. Yosemite National Park is one of the oldest in America's national park system, established in 1890. It is known throughout the world as one of the most spectacular preserved areas of the western United States, with a variety of natural features, including towering granite cliffs, thundering waterfalls, bubbling streams...