Camp at Merced Lake High Sierra Camp
Mariposa County, California
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Great campsite for a getaway or to use as a backpacking base camp, right by Merced Lake.
Merced Lake Campground has Canvas tent cabins with beds, however you need to bring your own bedding or sleeping bag. There is a dining lodge at the site if you choose not to pack food. Reserve a space at http://www.travelyosemite.com/...
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Olmsted Point
Just off the side of the highway, look for the pullout for Olmsted Point on your Map. There is a parking area with about 25 parking spots and the lookout point with the tree is right next to there. Come in the summertime and during a new moon to get the best views of the Milky Way. Never crowded, more low key spot spot for viewing and photography than Glacier Point.
Explore Tenaya Lake, Yosemite NP
Tenaya Lake is located alongside Tioga Road in the park's Tuolumne Meadows region. There is a family-friendly trail that surrounds the lake. Though some spots along the trail on the western shore may require fording the waters, the 2.5-mile trip is an easy hike for all to enjoy. Many others prefer to find a sunny spot along the shore to relax and enjoy the views and the clear waters.
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Half Dome & Clouds Rest Loop
Start and end this loop from the Sunrise Lakes TH along the Tioga Road, and in between you'll travel over 26 miles through Yosemite's backcountry gaining and losing over 7,000 feet in elevation.
Unlike typical mountain summit hikes where it's climb climb climb to the top and then descend, this will be a day of constant up and down switching from ascent to descent. The trail starts at 8,150' a...
Sunrise Lakes to Clouds Rest
Start out at the Tenaya Lake Trailhead, where you can head directly onto the trail for Clouds Rest or you can branch off after 2.7 miles to Sunrise Lakes. This allows you to break up the hike, spend a night relaxing and help you have an early start back on the trail.
Once re-connected to the Clouds Rest trail you begin a brief descent before you come across the only lake on the CR Trail. You d...
Clouds Rest to Half Dome
Because this is not a loop, you will need to figure out a shuttle situation. There are two options for this:
1. Drive your car to the Tenaya Lake Trail Head, and leave it parked there. Once you reach the Valley you will be car-less, but then the next day you can take one of the free shuttles up to Tuolumne to retrieve your car.
2. Leave your car in the Valley, and take the first shuttle up ...
Clouds Rest via Tenaya Lake
The "younger" brother of the world famous Half Dome, Clouds Rest is in fact a solid 1,000 feet taller despite receiving significantly less attention. If you know about this hidden gem however, you're in luck. Starting out from the Tenaya Lake trailhead will save you crowds on the trail and the trouble of driving into the congested Yosemite Valley and fighting for parking spaces.
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