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Vacation rentals in Yosemite Valley

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Superhost
Home in Yosemite National Park
New Clean Modern Home Inside Yosemite Park Gates.
This new home sits inside the park gates just a short drive to Yosemite Valley. Completed in January 2020, this elegant home features vaulted ceilings, expansive windows providing lots of natural light and an open floor plan with high-end appliances and finishes. The home is filled with wood custom milled from this site, from the cabinets to the furniture, created specifically for this home. Located in Yosemite west adjacent to miles of forest it is a great complement to your Yosemite visit
$360 per night
Superhost
Apartment in Yosemite National Park
YoBee!Heart of Yosemite.Park Entrance+Breakfast~U3
Stay in the Park. No day-use reservation needed! You've found the closest place to all the main Yosemite attractions! Skip the longer drive, slow traffic and gate waits Enjoy your Yosemite West cozy studio with attached kitchenette and private full bathroom. Feel the morning chill of the mountains - relax outside in your own sitting area and the breakfast is on us! You will have a private entrance,deck and free parking on site. Self check-in/check-out and no interaction with the host required!
$130 per night
Superhost
Home in Yosemite National Park
Luxury 3 Bedroom w/ Game Room & Car Charger- Inside the Park!
Welcome to Yosemite, where the rocks are bigger and the water is sweeter! At the Sweetwater Lodge, you will enjoy a luxury ambiance with the convenience of being one of THE closest homes to Yosemite Valley. Located in Yosemite West, a small cluster of the only homes inside the gates of Yosemite, the Sweetwater is your oasis of comfort after a long day of playing beneath the waterfalls and granite giants in Yosemite. Perfect for a romantic couple's stay or a home base for your group adventure!
$357 per night

Stay near Yosemite Valley's top sights

Yosemite Valley Visitor Center35 locals recommend
Lower Yosemite Falls Trailhead4 locals recommend
Glacier Point69 locals recommend
The Majestic Yosemite Hotel28 locals recommend
Swinging Bridge Picnic Area4 locals recommend
Village Store3 locals recommend

House rentals in Yosemite Valley

Superhost
Home in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite's River Rock Retreat
$425 per night
Superhost
Home in Oakhurst
Bonanza Chalet - Views / Hot Tub / Great Location
$174 per night
Superhost
Home in Mariposa
Zen Yosemite by BnB Yosemite
$212 per night
Superhost
Home in Oakhurst
Oakhurst Home with a View
$212 per night
Superhost
Home in Oakhurst
Emerald Escape! 50 Acres w/Hot Tub, Game Room
$323 per night
Superhost
Home in Oakhurst
Peaceful Yosemite Retreat-King Suite-Pet Friendly
$111 per night
Superhost
Home in Oakhurst
Bear House: View | Hot Tub | Games | By YNP & Lake
$266 per night
Superhost
Home in Oakhurst
Black Bear Suite/Hot Tub/Sleeps 4/affordable!
$87 per night
Superhost
Home in Midpines
Midpines House - 22 Miles from Arch Rock Entrance
$184 per night
Superhost
Home in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Tree Tops-WI-FI, AC
$335 per night
Superhost
Home in Oakhurst
High End A-Frame Awesome Views EV Charger Yosemite
$273 per night
Superhost
Home in Oakhurst
Ranger Roost Private Couple Winter Retreat
$101 per night

Your guide to Yosemite Valley

Welcome to Yosemite Valley

Things can get a bit confusing when it comes to place names here. Yosemite Valley is a town outside Yosemite National Park. It’s also the name of a place inside the park that is, well, maybe one of the prettiest places on Earth. And Yosemite Village is the name of the place inside the town of Yosemite Valley where (mostly) park employees live. Yosemite Village is a stopping point for those en route to the main event — the park — but you’d be wise to slow down and appreciate this little town. Construction began on the 46-acre village in 1918, led by preeminent landscape architect Charles Punchard Jr., who called for winding streets and rustic buildings made of granite, river stones, and logs, a style that would define the look of the entire national park system. The village is home to 68 historic buildings, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.


The best time to stay in a vacation rental in Yosemite Valley

Yosemite National Park is open year round, so deciding when to visit depends on what kind of experience you seek. Summer is warm to hot, and ideal for hiking. It’s also a high season when crowds and traffic are dense. Fall brings fewer crowds, a range of hot and cool weather, rain showers, and even snow. Snow blankets the park in winter, creating a hushed landscape with radically fewer visitors than summer. (Snow can also cause some roads in the park to close between November and early summer.) In spring the park creeps back to life, and the magnificent waterfalls roar with snow melt.


Top things to do in Yosemite Valley

Yosemite Village Post Office

Completed in 1925, the village’s historic post office was designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, famed for his work in the rustic — or parkitecture — style. The post office’s wood and stone facade is home to 760 ornate brass post boxes where mostly park employees receive their mail. Stop in here and appreciate the craftsmanship before sending a letter to a pal that will bear the Yosemite postmark.

Yosemite Cemetery

This graveyard dotted with granite and wooden markers is a kind of who's-who of Yosemite’s past. Here lie the bones of James Mason Hutchings, who led the first tourist party into the park in 1855, and Galen Clark, who arrived as a visitor the same year and decided to remain in the nearby mountains. Laborers, hotel operators, and homesteaders rest here, too. Wander among the graves and giant sequoia trees and ponder the lives and deaths this park has seen.

Yosemite Museum

This small museum, opened in 1926, is one of the first museums established in the park system. It houses exhibits exploring the geology, natural history, and indigenous cultures of Yosemite. The museum also has a gallery with rotating displays of artworks inspired by the park.

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