Don’t miss out on an opportunity to connect with the Conservancy on your next Yosemite trip! Whether you want to try something new or enjoy your go-to activities, we look forward to helping you make the most of your time in the park.

Browse our calendar below to see what’s coming up on our schedule and find your next Yosemite experience!

Looking for a casual one- to two-hour program in Yosemite Valley. View our Naturalist Walks schedule.

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Art Classes

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Custom Adventures

Custom Adventures

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Donor Events

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Day Hike: Winter Wonderland in Yosemite Valley

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Most people visit the park during the summer months. On this day trip, you’ll experience many locals’ favorite
03/01/2025
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Spring Gathering

Yosemite Valley
Bring the entire family for an exciting time exploring the park. Festivities begin with a welcome reception on Friday evening
03/21/2025 - 03/23/2025
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JMHS Spring Gathering

Yosemite Valley
Please join us for one of our most anticipated events of the year! Bring the entire family for an exciting
03/21/2025 - 03/23/2025
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Day Hike: Wildflowers on the Merced

El Portal
Program Overview: Celebrate spring in the Sierra Nevada on a guided day hike just outside Yosemite Valley! On this one-day
03/23/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Birds, Blooms, Butterflies, Newts, and More

El Portal
Program Overview: Spring in the Merced River Canyon is teeming with life. Plants bloom, birds court and nest, butterflies pollinate
03/27/2025
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Art Class: Fieldsketching with Fran Calvert

Yosemite Valley
Curious how to relay the dramatic 3-dimensionality of Yosemite Valley onto a piece of paper? Artist Fran Calvert can show
04/14/2025 - 04/25/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Yosemite Valley Geology

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Yosemite Valley’s remarkable rock formations are among the park’s most recognizable features. On this guided adventure, explore the
04/18/2025
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Day Hikes: Intro to Birding

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Believe it or not, spring in Yosemite Valley is more than just spectacular sights. During this relaxing weekend
04/26/2025 - 04/27/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor with Jim Kingwell

Yosemite Valley
Take advantage of an opportunity to slow down, immerse in your surroundings, and observe nature during this four-hour Yosemite art
04/28/2025 - 05/02/2025
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Paint and Sip

Yosemite Valley
In this paint and sip class, you will learn the basics of watercolor and employ them to create an iconic
05/02/2025 - 08/29/2025
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Art Retreat: Watercolor with Steve Curl

Yosemite Valley
Summer brings vivid pops of color and lush greenery to Yosemite Valley. Join professional artist Steve Curl to welcome the
05/02/2025 - 05/04/2025
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Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) Course

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Yosemite Conservancy— in partnership with the National Association for Interpretation and Yosemite Hospitality — is offering a training
05/05/2025 - 05/08/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor with Jo-Neal Graves

Yosemite Valley
During this fun outdoor painting class in Yosemite Valley, instructor Jo-Neal Graves will introduce you to the fundamentals of watercolor,
05/05/2025 - 05/09/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor with Steve Curl

Happy Isles Art and Nature Center
This fun painting class for beginning and continuing students offers participants an opportunity to see Yosemite through an artist’s eyes.
05/12/2025 - 05/16/2025
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Art Retreat: Watercolor with Rachel Fisher

Yosemite Valley
Explore your creativity and the inspiring beauty of Yosemite Valley through watercolor sketching! Over the course of three days, Rachel
05/16/2025 - 05/18/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Hetch Hetchy Birds, Blooms, and Meadows

Hetch Hetchy
Program Overview: Dive into the botanical beauty of northwestern Yosemite during this two-day guided program. In this lesser-known (and underrated!)
05/16/2025 - 05/17/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor with Grace Fong

Yosemite Valley
Beginning artists and experienced painters alike will enjoy a spring day spent painting with watercolor in Yosemite Valley. With guidance
05/19/2025 - 05/23/2025
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Day Hike: Exploring Yosemite’s Waterfall Wonders

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: On this springtime waterfall-focused day, we will explore some of Yosemite Valley’s most iconic waterfalls, along with those
05/22/2025
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Art Class: Painting & Poetry with Joa & Kelly

Yosemite Valley
Join artists and poets Joa Suorez and Kelly Lee for this creative art class, where you’ll translate your experience of
05/26/2026 - 05/30/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Cliff Ecology — Life on Vertical Terrain

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Yosemite’s glacially sculpted cliffs are famous throughout the world and naturally inspire awe among those who come to
05/31/2025 - 06/01/2025
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Art Class: Sun Printing with Rose Cefalu

Happy Isles Art and Nature Center
Join Joshua Tree-based artist Rose Cefalu for four hours of experimental printmaking, known as Cyanotype printing. In this hands-on art
06/02/2025 - 06/06/2025
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Art Class: Painting and Printmaking with Sue Fierston

Yosemite Valley
In this hands-on art class, you’ll combine two fun artistic techniques to celebrate early-summer scenery in Yosemite Valley. Artist Sue
06/09/2025 - 06/13/2025
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Art Retreat: Watercolor with Molly Hashimoto

Yosemite Valley
In this multi-day art workshop, you’ll create sketches and paintings of Yosemite’s natural wonders, all while learning about shapes, colors,
06/13/2025 - 06/15/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Bird-Banding

Crane Flat
Program Overview: This course offers a unique opportunity to participate in the Institute for Bird Populations’ (IBP) Monitoring Avian Productivity
06/13/2025 - 06/14/2025
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Art Class: Travel Journaling with Kelvin Nguyen

Yosemite Valley
Demystify drawing in this travel journaling class with artist Kelvin Nguyen. Using simple supplies, pen and marker, students will learn
06/16/2025 - 06/20/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor & Ink with John Gates

Yosemite Valley
This watercolor class will strike an ideal balance, offering a mix of structured learning and the freedom to create something
06/23/2025 - 06/27/2025
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Workshop: Yosemite Miwok-Paiute Basketry #1

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Dr. Julia Parker has spent more than 60 years working as a cultural demonstrator in Yosemite National Park,
06/27/2025 - 06/29/2025
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Art Class: Acrylic Painting with Jeff Hemming

Yosemite Valley
In this acrylic painting class with artist Jeff Hemming, students will study different features of the Yosemite landscape, consider colors
06/30/2025 - 07/11/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Fascinating Fungi

Tioga Road
Program Overview: Come explore fascinating fungi in the forests of Yosemite on our mushroom program! Fungi, including mushrooms, are an
07/05/2025
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Yosemite Backpack: Glen Aulin

Glen Aulin
Program Overview: Enjoy the splendor of summer in Yosemite’s high country during this one-of-a-kind backpacking trip with an experienced naturalist
07/10/2025 - 07/13/2025
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Art Retreat: Watercolor with Shelly Perkins

Yosemite Valley
In this art retreat with world-renowned artist Shelly Perkins, you’ll create beautiful visual stories in your sketchbook inspired by Yosemite
07/11/2025 - 07/13/2025
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Day Hike: North Dome

North Dome
Program Overview: On this challenging day hike, you will enjoy an extraordinary and up-close view of Half Dome and Clouds
07/12/2025
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Art Class: Pen & Ink with Kyle Monhollen

Yosemite Valley
Come have fun and explore your creativity in this class with Kyle Monhollen. The class will spend time outdoors admiring
07/14/2025 - 07/25/2025
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Backpack & Paint with Shelly Perkins

May Lake
On this three-day, two-night backpacking trip, you will learn to bring your art into the wilderness and paint on location,
07/16/2025 - 07/19/2025
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Yosemite Family Camp

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: On this family-oriented program — open to participants of all ages — you and your loved ones will
07/18/2025 - 07/19/2025
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Yosemite Field School: High Sierra Survivors — Life on the Edge

Tuolumne Meadows
Program Overview: Living in a place covered in snow for much of the year presents many unique challenges for wildlife.
07/19/2025 - 07/20/2025
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Overnight Under the Milky Way: May Lake

May Lake
Program Overview: On this guided overnight trip, you’ll experience a natural treasure — Yosemite’s night skies. After meeting up with
07/25/2025 - 07/26/2025
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Art Retreat: Watercolor Nature Journaling with Casondra Cunningham

Yosemite Valley
During this three-day workshop, you will explore the dramatic landscape of Yosemite Valley through playful nature journaling exercises using watercolor
07/25/2025 - 07/27/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Treecology

High Country
Program Overview: Embark on a journey to explore the diverse and stunning world of Yosemite’s trees! Join your expert naturalist,
07/26/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor Nature Journaling with Casondra Cunningham

Yosemite Valley
Nature journaling is an accessible and meaningful way to connect to a place — in a nature journaling art class,
07/28/2025 - 08/07/2025
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Introduction to Backpacking: Cathedral Lakes

Tuolumne Meadows
Program Overview: Are you new to backpacking? Have you been a few times but are still a little unsure about
07/31/2025 - 08/03/2025
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Day Hike: Exploring Gaylor Lakes and High Sierra Mines

Tuolumne Meadows
Program Overview: Join us for a hike into the alpine with exciting views, extensive flora, and a wealth of fascinating
08/02/2025
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Yosemite Backpack: Valley Vistas Unveiled

Glacier Point Road
Program Overview: The route will take us through a variety of environments and into the heart of Yosemite. This trip
08/07/2025 - 08/10/2025
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Art Retreat: Watercolor Nature Journaling with Casondra Cunningham

Yosemite Valley
During this three-day workshop, you will explore the dramatic landscape of Yosemite Valley through playful nature journaling exercises using watercolor
08/08/2025 - 08/10/2025
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Overnight Under the Perseids Meteor Shower #1: May Lake

May Lake
Program Overview: On this guided overnight trip, you’ll get to experience a natural treasure — Yosemite’s night skies — during
08/14/2025 - 08/15/2025
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Overnight Under the Perseids Meteor Shower #2: May Lake

May Lake
Program Overview: On this guided overnight trip, you’ll get to experience a natural treasure — Yosemite’s night skies — during
08/15/2025 - 08/16/2025
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Tuolumne Meadows Weekend

A high country experience complete with canvas tents, campfires, stargazing, day hikes, receptions, and meals. You’ll have the opportunity to
08/15/2025 - 08/17/2025
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Art Class: Pastels with Miranda Craft

Yosemite Valley
In this pastel class with artist Miranda Craft, students will study different features of the Yosemite landscape, consider colors and
08/18/2025 - 08/22/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Bighorn Sheep Backpack

Tuolumne Meadows
Program Overview: This Yosemite Field School backpacking course takes you into the rugged terrain of the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
08/21/2025 - 08/24/2025
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Art Retreat: Gouache with Rebecca Alarcon

Yosemite Valley
Bring along a fresh sketchbook and join artist Rebecca Alarcon gouache painting in Yosemite Valley. From iconic views to the
08/21/2025 - 08/23/2025
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Yosemite Field School: Tuolumne Meadows Geology

Tuolumne Meadows
Program Overview: Remarkable rock formations — including sheer cliffs, polished domes, and soaring peaks — are among Yosemite’s most recognizable
08/22/2025 - 08/24/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor with Judy Person

Yosemite Valley
Looking to learn watercolor basics? Wondering how to weave pen and ink into your watercolor creations? Curious about unique ways
08/25/2025 - 08/29/2025
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Art Retreat: Nature Journaling with Silvia Chenault

Yosemite Valley
During this three-day workshop, you will explore the dramatic landscape of Yosemite through playful nature journaling exercises! With the help
08/27/2025 - 08/29/2025
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Day Hike: Stewardship Weekend

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Deepen your connection to Yosemite by donating your time and talents to help the park. During this Stewardship
08/29/2025 - 08/30/2025
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Women’s Backpack: Clouds Rest and Sunrise Lakes

Clouds Rest
Program Overview: Join us for an unforgettable Yosemite adventure along a classic wilderness route. This three-day, two-night guided backpacking trip
08/29/2025 - 09/01/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor & Ink with Casey Cheuvront

Happy Isles Art and Nature Center
In our fast-paced lives, we often forget to stop and really look at the beauty that surrounds us. Take some
09/01/2025 - 09/05/2025
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Backpack & Paint with Lindsey Fox

May Lake
If you enjoy watercolor painting and backpacking, this is the trip for you! Join one of our naturalist guides and
09/04/2025 - 09/07/2025
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Art Class: Acrylic Painting with EJ Kellerman

Happy Isles Art and Nature Center
In this acrylic painting class with artist EJ Kellerman, students will study different features of the Yosemite landscape, consider colors
09/08/2025 - 09/12/2025
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Backpack & Paint with Nikki Frumkin

Cathedral Lake
If you enjoy watercolor painting and backpacking, this is the trip for you! On this three-day, two-night backpacking trip, you
09/11/2025 - 09/14/2025
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Art Class: Charcoal with John Tullis

Happy Isles Art and Nature Center
In this charcoal class, students will learn and practice different drawing techniques, guided by artist and instructor John Tullis. You’ll
09/15/2025 - 09/19/2025
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Yosemite Rx: Forest Bathing & Nature Journaling with John Muir Laws

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Experience Yosemite with all your senses during two days of restorative and relaxing programming on Saturday, September 20
09/20/2025 - 09/21/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor with Dan Tilstra

Happy Isles Art and Nature Center
This fun painting class for beginning and continuing students offers participants an opportunity to see Yosemite through an artist’s eyes.
09/22/2025 - 09/26/2025
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Workshop: Yosemite Miwok-Paiute Basketry #2

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Dr. Julia Parker spent more than 60 years working as a cultural demonstrator in Yosemite National Park, educating
09/26/2025 - 09/28/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor Nature Journaling with Elizabeth Butterfield

Yosemite Valley
Yosemite National Park is a form of art in itself; all the natural beauty of this special place offers endless
09/29/2025 - 10/03/2025
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Art Retreat: Painting & Poetry with Joa & Kelly

Yosemite Valley
Bring along a fresh sketchbook and join artists Joa Suorez and Kelly Lee for three days of progressive nature journaling
10/03/2025 - 10/05/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor with Michael Friedland

Yosemite Valley
Watercolor doesn’t have to be intimidating! That’s the theme of this creative painting class with artist Michael Friedland. Spend a
10/06/2025 - 10/10/2025
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Art Retreat: Graphite Drawing with Alan Petersen

Yosemite Valley
Immersed in the inspiring landscape of Yosemite Valley, you will spend three days sketching and exploring the rich history of
10/10/2025 - 10/12/2025
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Art Class: Mosaic with Denise Davidson

Yosemite Valley
No art experience? No problem! This mosaic art class is ideal for beginners. Over the course of four hours, artist
10/13/2025 - 10/17/2025
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Art Class: Watercolor with Zach Polic

Yosemite Valley
During autumn in Yosemite, the leaves of the oak, maple, and aspen begin to change into the fall colors that
10/20/2025 - 10/24/2025
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Day Hike: Day of the Woodpecker #1

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Did you know there are more species of woodpeckers in Yosemite than in any comparable area in the
10/23/2025
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Fall Colors

Yosemite Valley
The weekend begins with a Friday evening reception. The fun continues Saturday morning with guided excursions with park experts. Attendees
10/24/2025 - 10/26/2025
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Day Hike: Day of the Woodpecker #2

Yosemite Valley
Program Overview: Did you know there are more species of woodpeckers in Yosemite than in any comparable area in the
10/25/2025
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