The sky above Yosemite
Leonids 2026 peaks November 17, 2026, ~15/hr; occasional outbursts.
Plan a trip around Leonids 2026 →When to go
Yosemite National Park covers nearly 1,200 square miles (3,100 square km) in the Sierra Nevada, with elevations ranging from about 2,000 feet (600 m) to 13,000 ft (4,000 m). Yosemite receives 95% of its precipitation between October and May (and over 75% between November and March). Most of Yosemite is blanketed in snow from about November through May. (Yosemite Valley can be rainy or snowy in any given winter storm.)
Know before you go
Entrance $3526 campgrounds · 26 reservableFly into FAT or SFO or OAK
Check current conditions with NPS →Campgrounds
In and around Yosemite, reservable sites first.
- Bridalveil Creek CampgroundReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- Buck RidgeReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- Cherry ValleyReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- Crane Flat CampgroundReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- Dimond OReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- Hidden ViewReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- Hodgdon Meadow CampgroundReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- June LakeReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- Lost ClaimReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- Lower Pines CampgroundReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- McCabe Flat CampgroundReservableBook on Recreation.gov →
- North Pines CampgroundReservableBook on Recreation.gov →