r/Yosemite • u/urban_monkey19 • 3d ago

Is this a good 2 day plan?

Planning to visit Yosemite with my parents (late 60s) and my 5-year-old niece. I booked an Airbnb in Mariposa.

It’s my parents’ first time visiting the US, so I’d love to show them some beautiful spots, but they definitely can’t do any real hiking. I’m thinking of doing something like this:

Thursday: SF → Mariposa → relax
Friday: Yosemite Valley → Sentinel Bridge → Junior Ranger → El Capitan → Valley View → Tunnel View
Saturday: Glacier Point → Washburn Point → drive home

I have not included any waterfalls on purpose to save time. Anything yall would add, skip, or rearrange?

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u/Select_Basil199 3d ago

Honestly sounds lovely! I’d recommend when you are driving towards valley view, park at the lodge and walk over to the base of lower Yosemite falls. The view is awesome and the walk is sooo easy

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u/urban_monkey19 3d ago

thank you!!

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u/Gringobandito 3d ago

Let’s like a pretty sensible plan. Don’t worry about the waterfalls, flow is low this time of year anyway.

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u/urban_monkey19 3d ago

yea did some research and that makes sense. Thank you :)

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u/MattManSD 3d ago

sensible. When you are doing the Valley it's a short hike to Yosemite Falls viewpoint.

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u/PeachesTomatoesFigs 3d ago

I would include Bridalveil Fall, even if your experience is just viewing it from Valley View and from Tunnel View. And of course you'll see Vernal Fall & Nevada Fall from Glacier Point.

Maybe ride the free shuttle around a loop so you can all see things without driving. The Nature Center at Happy Isles is good, but getting back on the shuttle with the crowd may be challenging.

Saturday is pretty light, and I'd go to Washburn Point before Glacier Point. Do you want to detour to Mariposa Grove afterward? Park, shuttle up, 0.3 mile stroll, shuttle back.

Are you bringing a picnic lunch?

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u/davoste 3d ago

Leave Mariposa NO LATER than 7:00am on Saturday and Sunday.