*Yosemite Conservancy has made the difficult decision to cancel this outdoor adventure due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). For more information about our response to COVID-19, please click here.*
What was it like to visit Yosemite more than 100 years ago? Find out on this history-themed three-day program in the park!
Long before a ranger issued Yosemite’s first automobile permit in 1913, allowing cars to enter the park, stagecoaches were bringing visitors to see the famous sights. During this guided adventure, you’ll travel back in time to Yosemite’s first few decades as a national park and learn the fascinating history behind early stagecoach roads As you explore the Old Big Oak Flat Road, Old Wawona Road and other historic roads in Yosemite Valley with a local expert, you’ll step inside the stories of Chinese immigrants who helped build the roads, of the tourists who traveled from near and far to see Yosemite’s renowned landscape, and of the stagecoach drivers who had to navigate the winding, steep and sometimes risky routes.
Included with your registration:
- Three half-day guided history hikes in Yosemite Valley (from 8 am to approximately 1 pm each day).
- Park entry (as needed).
- Four nights of tent camping at Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley, if needed (arrive Thursday, April 23 and depart Monday, April 27).
- Note: Our limited camping sites are for participants only. The sites are shared. Tents only. We cannot adjust the dates.
- Option to upgrade accommodations to Yosemite Valley Lodge for an additional fee (arrive Thursday, April 23 and depart Monday, April 27).
- Information about upgrading your accommodations will be emailed to you after you sign up. The option expires 30 days before the program and does not offer a discount. We cannot adjust the dates.
Note: There is no discount if you choose not to use our gate pass or campsites.
