Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

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Overview

Lonely Planet’s Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Climb Half Dome, gaze at Mono Lake, and ski in Yosemite; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of these national parks and begin your journey now! 

 

Inside the Lonely Planet’s Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksTravel Guide: 

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

User-friendly highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations

Focused on the best – hikes, drives, and cycling tours

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, and conservation

Over40 full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout 

Useful features - Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes

Covers Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Badger Pass, Wawona, Tuolumne Meadows, Hetch Hetchy


The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’sYosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, our most comprehensive guide to these US national parks, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. 

 

Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s USA for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer.

 

Looking to visit more North American national parks? Check out USA's National Parks, a new full-color guide that covers all 59 of the USA's national parks.

 

Just looking for inspiration? Check out Lonely Planet’s National Parks of America, a beautifully illustrated introduction to each of the USA's 59 national parks.

 

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 

 

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781788680707
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Publication date: 03/16/2021
Series: National Parks Guide Series
Edition description: 6th ed.
Pages: 264
Sales rank: 489,432
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.




'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' — New York Times




'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' — Fairfax Media (Australia)

Table of Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon 4

Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Map 6

Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Top 16 8

Need to Know 16

What's New 18

If You Like 19

Month by Month 22

Itineraries 24

Activities 28

Travel with Children 36

Travel with Pets 41

On the Road

Yosemite National Park 44

Day Hikes 48

Yosemite Valley 48

Big Oak Flat Road & Tioga Road 56

Glacier Point & Badger Pass 60

Tuolumne Meadows 64

Wawona 68

Hetch Hetchy 70

Overnight Hikes 72

Yosemite Valley 74

Big Oak Flat & Tioga Road 75

Glacier Point & Badger Pass 78

Tuolumne Meadows 80

Hetch Hetchy 86

Driving 87

Cycling 87

Other Activities 90

Winter Activities 95

Sights 97

Yosemite Valley 97

Glacier Points

Badger Pass Region 103

Tuolumne Meadows 106

Wawona 109

Along Tioga Road 112

Big Oak Flat Road 114

Hetch Hetchy 115

Sleeping 116

Yosemite Valley 116

Glacier Points

Badger Pass 118

Big Oak Flat Road & Tioga Road 120

Tuolumne Meadows 123

Wawona 123

Hetch Hetchy 123

Eating & Drinking 125

Yosemite Valley 125

Glacier Point Road & Badger Pass 127

Wawona 127

Big Oak Flat Road & Tioga Road 128

Tuolumne Meadows 128

Hetch Hetchy 128

Around Yosemite National Park 134

Yosemite Gateways 136

Highway 140 136

Highway 120 (West) 138

South of Yosemite (Highway 41) 140

Fish Camp 140

Oakhurst 141

Tioga Pass to Lee Vining 142

Eastern Sierra 144

Mammoth Lakes Region 148

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks 165

Day Hikes 167

Sequoia National Park 167

Kings Canyon National Park 174

Overnight Hikes 176

Sequoia National Park 178

Kings Canyon National Park 179

Driving 182

Sights 187

Sequoia National Park 187

Kings Canyon National Park 189

Sleeping 196

Sequoia National Park 196

Kings Canyon National Park 199

Eating & Drinking 201

Sequoia National Park 201

Kings Canyon National Park 202

Around Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks 204

Three Rivers 204

Visalia 206

Understanding

Yosemite Sequoia & Kings Canyon Today 208

History 210

Geology 216

Wildlife 221

Conservation 228

Survival Guide

Clothing & Equipment 232

Directory A-Z 236

Transportation 244

Health & Safety 249

Index 255

Map Legend 263

Special Features

Hiking in Yosemite 50

Hiking in Sequoia & Kings Canyon 172

Geology 216

Wildlife 221

Clothing & Equipment 232

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