National Park Vacations
Yosemite National Park Tours
| 3,000 ft granite walls, the world's 5th tallest waterfall and world class climbing... That is Yosemite National Park for you, a mecca for world travelers and home to our Yosemite National Park family vacation. Yosemite is literally breathtaking, everywhere you look everything is on a grand scale. One of natures most beautiful works of art, glaciers did the carving, pine trees and wildflowers painted it and now its your's to enjoy. Yosemite Valley is nestled between El Capitan, Half dome and a handful of gorgeous waterfalls. Our Yosemite family vacation offers hiking, biking and climbing activities for the whole family. |  |
Austin-Lehman Yosemite Family Adventure Vacations:
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Yosemite National Park Family Yosemite vacations feature picturesque views and family-friendly activities from the leaders in family adventure vacations, Austin-Lehman. Read More > |
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Welcome to Yosemite National Park, the most impressive example of glaciation in the continental United States. Due in part to the efforts of naturalist and visionary John Muir, Yosemite National Park was created by an Act of Congress on October 1, 1890. About 95% of the park is designated backcountry wilderness. Hike forest trails beneath towering sequoia trees and scale the granite face of El Capitan, the single largest rock monolith in the United States. Take in the rich aroma of vanilla-scented Jeffrey Pine as you stand at Taft Point, surrounded by shear 2,000-foot drop-offs to Yosemite Valley. Top off your day in the tranquility of the Mariposa Sequoia Groves Wawona Point with a slice homemade chocolate cake and a dollop of sugary-sweet whipped cream. With 1,600 miles of streams feeding numerous lakes and ponds and over 800 miles of hiking trails, Yosemite National Park is an adventurers' paradise. Relax your mind and energize your body as we explore the majesty of this untouched land. |
Did You Know
- Massive rockfalls have helped shape many of the outstanding features along Yosemite Valley's walls, including Royal Arches, North Dome and Half Dome.
- Yosemite Falls, at 2,425 feet, is the world’s 5th highest waterfall. It's actually made up of three separate falls: Upper Yosemite Fall (1,430 feet), the middle cascades (675 feet) and Lower Yosemite Fall (320 feet).
- Starting in 1907, the Yosemite Valley Railroad brought passengers bound for Yosemite Valley up the Merced River canyon to El Portal. From there, they would take stagecoaches to the Valley.
- El Capitan, at 3,593 feet is the single largest rock monolith in the United States.
- The Yosemite Firefall was an 88 year old park tradition until it was discontinued in 1968. Every summer evening at 9:00 pm in Yosemite Valley, a crowd would gather to watch a great bonfire of red fir bark as it was pushed evenly over the edge of Glacier Point cliff, appearing to the onlookers below as a glowing waterfall of sparks and fire.
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