Yosemite National Park

Glacier-cut granite: El Capitan, Half Dome and some of the tallest waterfalls in North America.

197named trails
679trail miles mapped
Californialocation

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Popular hikes in Yosemite

Lower Yosemite Fall · about 1 mi · Easy
Glacier Point Trail · about 1 mi · Easy
Mirror Lake · about 2 mi · Easy
Mariposa Grove Loop · about 2 mi · Moderate
Taft Point · about 2.2 mi · Moderate
Sentinel Dome · about 2.2 mi · Moderate
May Lake · about 2.4 mi · Moderate
Tuolumne Grove · about 2.5 mi · Moderate
Mist Trail to Vernal Fall · about 3 mi · Moderate
Mist Trail to Nevada Fall · about 5.4 mi · Strenuous
Cathedral Lakes · about 7 mi · Strenuous
Upper Yosemite Fall · about 7.2 mi · Strenuous
Four Mile Trail · about 9.6 mi · Strenuous
Half Dome · about 14.2 mi · Strenuous
Clouds Rest · about 14.5 mi · Strenuous

Best months to visit

May: Yosemite's waterfalls usually peak in May and June with snowmelt. Yosemite Falls roars, and the Mist Trail earns its name. No reservation is needed to enter in 2026.

Permits and reservations

A reservation is not required to enter Yosemite in 2026.

Half Dome permits: The preseason lottery runs March 1–31 (225 permits per day), with results in mid-April. During the season, a daily lottery opens 2 days before your hike (midnight–4 p.m. PT) with results that night. $10 application + $10 per person.
Wilderness permits: 60% of each trailhead's quota goes by lottery 24 weeks ahead. The other 40% releases 7 days ahead.

Entrance fees

Private Vehicle: $35
Motorcycle: $30
Per Person: $20
Non-commercial Groups: $300

Official park site: nps.gov

All 197 trails in Yosemite

Alder Creek Trail · 5.48 mi round trip · Strenuous
Anne Lake Trail · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
Approach to Northwest Buttress · 1.62 mi round trip · Moderate
Babcock Lake Trail · 0.94 mi round trip · Easy
Base Line Camp Road · 1.78 mi round trip · Easy
Bernice Lake Trail · 1.06 mi round trip · Easy
Big Trees Loop Trail · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
Bike Path · 14.06 mi round trip · Easy
Biledo Meadow Trail · 3.68 mi round trip · Easy
Bishop Creek Trail · 2.48 mi round trip · Easy
Black Bear Lake Trail · 2.8 mi round trip · Easy
Bloody Canyon Trail · 1.7 mi round trip · Easy
Booth Lake Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
Boundary Lake Spur · 1.26 mi round trip · Easy
Bridalveil Fall Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
Buckeye Canyon Trail · 7.76 mi round trip · Strenuous
Buckeye Pass · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
Budd Lake Trail · 4.2 mi round trip · Moderate
Buena Vista Trail · 29 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Camp 4 East · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
Camp 4 West · 0.76 mi round trip · Easy
Camp Mather Trail · 3.66 mi round trip · Moderate
Carlon Falls Trail · 2.92 mi round trip · Easy
Cathedral Lakes Trail · 7 mi round trip · Strenuous
Chilnualna Falls Trail · 9.2 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Chinquapin Trail · 5.08 mi round trip · Strenuous
Chiquito Pass · 5.36 mi round trip · Moderate
Climbers' Descent · 2.82 mi round trip · Strenuous
Clouds Rest Bypass Trail · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
Clouds Rest Trail · 14 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Cook's Meadow Loop · 1 mi loop · Easy
Cottonwood Meadow Trail · 7.94 mi round trip · Strenuous
Crescent Lake Trail · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Daff Dome Approach · 0.92 mi round trip · Easy
Dana Fork Trail · 4.38 mi round trip · Moderate
Deer Camp Road · 16.74 mi round trip · Strenuous
Dewey Point Meadow Trail · 4.88 mi round trip · Easy
Dewey Point Ridge Trail · 4.04 mi round trip · Easy
Dog Lake Trail · 0.46 mi round trip · Easy
El Capitan Bridge · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
El Capitan Climbing Access · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
El Capitan Trail · 15.4 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Eleanor Creek Gaging Station Trail · 0.74 mi round trip · Easy
Eleven Mile Road · 6 mi round trip · Moderate
Elizabeth Lake · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Elizabeth Lake Trail · 4.2 mi round trip · Moderate
Emeric Lake Trail · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy
Evelyn Lake Trail · 6.8 mi round trip · Moderate
Fernandez Pass · 1.3 mi round trip · Easy
Forest Drive · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
Forsyth Trail · 4.76 mi round trip · Strenuous
Four Mile Road (northwest section) · 0.82 mi round trip · Easy
Four Mile Road (southeast section) · 3.22 mi round trip · Easy
Four Mile Trail · 9.6 mi round trip · Strenuous
Gaylor Lakes Trail · 3.76 mi round trip · Moderate
Glen Aulin - May Lake Trail · 12.6 mi round trip · Strenuous
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Trail · 61.6 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Grant Lakes Trail · 2.42 mi round trip · Easy
Gravel Pit Lake Trail · 1.28 mi round trip · Easy
Green Creek Trail · 20.46 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Grizzly Giant ADA Trail · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Grizzly Giant Loop Trail · 2.48 mi round trip · Easy
Grizzly Trail · 2.02 mi round trip · Easy
Grouse Lake Trail · 0.18 mi round trip · Easy
Guardians Loop Trail · 1.44 mi loop · Easy
Guardians of the Grove Loop Trail · 2 mi round trip · Easy
Half Dome Trail · 16.4 mi round trip · Strenuous
Happy Isles Fen Boardwalk · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
Happy Isles Loop Road · 2.52 mi round trip · Easy
High Sierra Camp Loop · 48.2 mi loop · Very strenuous
Huckleberry Trail (northeast section) · 6.06 mi round trip · Easy
Huckleberry Trail (southwest section) · 9 mi round trip · Moderate
Indian Arch Trail · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
Indian Village of the Ahwahnee Footpath · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
Indian Village of the Ahwahnee Paved Path · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Ireland Lake Trail · 3.04 mi round trip · Easy
Iron Creek Trail · 5.04 mi round trip · Strenuous
Isberg Pass · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Isberg Trail · 6.46 mi round trip · Strenuous
John Muir Trail · 16.2 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Johnson Lake Trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
Kendrick Creek Trail · 1.7 mi round trip · Easy
Kerrick Meadow Trail · 9.4 mi round trip · Moderate
Kibbie Lake Trail · 16.74 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Kibbie Ridge Trail · 14.44 mi round trip · Strenuous
Lembert Dome Trail · 0.92 mi round trip · Easy
Lower Brother Climbing Approach · 0.54 mi round trip · Easy
Lower Cathedral Lake Trail · 1.18 mi round trip · Easy
Lower Gaylor Lake Trail · 4.68 mi round trip · Moderate
Lower River Campground/Houskeeping Camp Bridge · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
Lower Yosemite Fall Trail · 1 mi loop · Easy
Lukens Lake Trail · 3.48 mi round trip · Easy
Lunch Meadow Trail · 1.5 mi round trip · Easy
Mariposa Grove Road · 5.42 mi round trip · Moderate
Mariposa Grove Trail · 6.98 mi round trip · Strenuous
May Lake Trail · 2 mi round trip · Easy
McCabe Lakes Trail · 29.6 mi round trip · Very strenuous
McGurk Meadow Trail · 3.8 mi round trip · Easy
Merced Grove Trail (Old Coulterville Rd) · 4.92 mi round trip · Moderate
Merced Pass Trail · 23.6 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Miguel Meadow Fire Road · 14.14 mi round trip · Strenuous
Mirror Lake Interpretive Loop · 0.54 mi round trip · Easy
Mirror Lake Loop · 5 mi loop · Moderate
Mirror Lake Old Carriage Trail · 0.86 mi round trip · Easy
Mirror Lake Road · 1.66 mi round trip · Easy
Mist Trail · 3.16 mi round trip · Moderate
Monday Morning Slab Climbers Approach · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
Mono Meadow Trail · 5.72 mi round trip · Strenuous
Mono Pass Trail · 7.86 mi round trip · Strenuous
Moss Canyon Truck Trail · 2.66 mi round trip · Easy
Mount Conness South Slope Route · 4.78 mi round trip · Strenuous
Mount Dana Trail · 5.22 mi round trip · Strenuous
Mount Hoffman Trail · 3.36 mi round trip · Strenuous
Mt. Hoffmann Trail · 3.18 mi round trip · Moderate
Mule Pass · 2.54 mi round trip · Moderate
Murphy Creek Trail · 5.52 mi round trip · Moderate
Nelson Lake Use Trail · 6.6 mi round trip · Strenuous
North Dome Trail · 10.4 mi round trip · Strenuous
North Mountain Lookout Trail · 14.44 mi round trip · Strenuous
North Pines Campground Footpath · 0.46 mi round trip · Easy
NPS Corral Stock Trail · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Old Big Oak Flat Road · 1.04 mi round trip · Easy
Old Big Oak Flat Road (Gentry Rd) · 3.84 mi round trip · Moderate
Old Big Oak Flat Road Trail · 7.62 mi round trip · Strenuous
Old Coulterville Road · 1.2 mi round trip · Easy
Old Glacier Point Road · 1 mi round trip · Easy
Old Tioga Road (east section) #1 · 1.18 mi round trip · Easy
Old Tioga Road (east section) #2 · 2.66 mi round trip · Moderate
Old Tioga Road (southeast section) · 2.42 mi round trip · Easy
Old Tioga Road (west section) · 19.26 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Old Wawona Road · 3.06 mi round trip · Moderate
Olmsted Point Spur · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Ostrander Lake Trail · 11.4 mi round trip · Strenuous
Overlook Trail · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy
Pacific Crest Trail · 121.1 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail · 34.04 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Panorama Trail · 4.12 mi round trip · Moderate
Parker Pass Trail · 3.78 mi round trip · Moderate
Peeler Lake Trail · 3.94 mi round trip · Moderate
Perimeter Trail · 9.24 mi round trip · Strenuous
Permineter Trail · 1.72 mi round trip · Easy
Pohono Trail · 27.4 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Polly Dome Lakes Trail · 0.7 mi round trip · Easy
Poopenaut Valley Trail · 2.12 mi round trip · Moderate
Post Peak Pass · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy
Quartz Mountain Trail · 0.62 mi round trip · Easy
Rafferty Creek Trail · 9.78 mi round trip · Strenuous
Red Peak Pass · 48.1 mi loop · Very strenuous
Robinson Creek Trail · 18.36 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Rock Island Pass Trail · 6.72 mi round trip · Strenuous
Rockslides · 8.68 mi round trip · Strenuous
Rodgers Lake Trail · 4.06 mi round trip · Moderate
Rostrum Approach · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
Rutherford Lake Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
Sachse Cabin Trail · 0.36 mi round trip · Easy
Sentinel Boardwalk · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Sentinel Bridge · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Sentinel Dome Trail · 2.2 mi round trip · Moderate
Smith Peak Trail · 13.4 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Snow Creek Trail · 9.4 mi round trip · Strenuous
South Face Route Approach · 1.88 mi round trip · Moderate
South Fork Merced Trail · 6.4 mi round trip · Strenuous
Spillway Lake Trail · 3.74 mi round trip · Moderate
Spur at Devil's Elbow · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Stables Access · 3.32 mi round trip · Easy
Stock Trail · 2.38 mi round trip · Easy
Stoneman Meadow Boardwalk · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
Stonemans Bridge · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
Summit Lake Trail · 2.06 mi round trip · Easy
Summit Pass · 2.12 mi round trip · Moderate
Sunrise Lakes Trail · 6.8 mi round trip · Strenuous
Tamarack Flat Trail · 4.46 mi round trip · Moderate
Ten Lakes Trail · 11.8 mi round trip · Strenuous
Tenaya Beach Trail · 0.38 mi round trip · Easy
Tenaya Lake Sidewalk · 2.24 mi round trip · Easy
Tenaya Lake Trail · 15.1 mi round trip · Strenuous
The Ahwahnee Cottages Paved Path · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
The Cables · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
Tunnel Tree Trail · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
Tunnel Tree Trail Spur · 0.06 mi round trip · Easy
Tuolumne Grove Loop Trail · 2.5 mi round trip · Moderate
Tuolumne Grove Road · 2.3 mi round trip · Easy
Twin Lakes Trail · 2.68 mi round trip · Moderate
Upper Yosemite Fall Trail · 6.86 mi round trip · Strenuous
Upper Young Lake Trail · 1.2 mi round trip · Easy
Valley Loop Trail · 6.5 mi loop · Moderate
Virginia Pass · 3.24 mi round trip · Moderate
Vogelsang Peak Route · 1.24 mi round trip · Easy
Washburn Trail · 3.86 mi round trip · Moderate
Wawona Meadow Loop Trail · 6.8 mi round trip · Moderate
Wawona Swinging Bridge Trail · 1.88 mi round trip · Easy
Wawona Trail · 5.72 mi round trip · Strenuous
West Lake Trail · 2.72 mi round trip · Moderate
Yosemite Falls Trail · 2 mi round trip · Strenuous
Yosemite Valley Loop Trail · 20.28 mi loop · Strenuous
Young Lakes Trail · 13.6 mi round trip · Strenuous
Young Lakes via Dog Lake Trail · 6.74 mi round trip · Strenuous

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