Maps & Directions

Groups are responsible for organizing transportation between their home and their Yosemite starting and ending points, which could include Curry Village, Wawona, or Crane Flat. Contact program director Jen Helms to confirm where your program begins and ends.

Be sure to check current road and weather conditions on the Yosemite National Park website or by calling the Yosemite road and weather hotline at 209.372.0200.

Directions to Yosemite National Park from the north, south, east and west

Directions to our residential campuses from park entrance gates

Gate Pass information for our participants

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From the San Francisco Bay Area and points north

• Enter the park via Highway 120
• Expect a 4.5 to 5.5 hour drive from San Francisco
• In stormy weather consider using Highway 140

From Southern California

• Enter the park via Highway 41 from Fresno
• Expect an 8-hour drive from Los Angeles
• In stormy weather, consider using Highway 140

From the east

• Enter the park via Highway 120
• Be sure to call the National Park Service at (209) 372-0200 for road and weather conditions before planning to use this route
• It may be closed anytime, especially from November to May

From the west

• Enter the park via Highway 140 from Merced
  Expect a 4 to 5 hour drive from Monterey

• In stormy weather, consider using Highway 140

Directions to our residential campuses from park entrance gates

Hwy. 120 entrance to Crane Flat

Hwy. 120 entrance to Curry Village

Hwy. 120 entrance to Camp Wawona

Hwy. 140 entrance to Crane Flat

Hwy. 140 entrance to Curry Village

Hwy. 140 entrance to Camp Wawona

Hwy. 41 entrance to Crane Flat

Hwy. 41 entrance to Curry Village

Hwy. 41 entrance to Camp Wawona

Gate passes

Our program department will email a Yosemite National Park gate pass to participants prior to their program. Gate passes can be photocopied for multiple drivers. Present your gate pass at the park entrance to waive the park entrance fee.