Many people enjoy short walks and longer hikes to waterfalls in Yosemite Valley, or walks among giant sequoias in the Mariposa, Tuolumne, or Merced Groves.
Najnovejši požar, imenovan "Rim Fire", ki je uničil skoraj 2 milijardi dolarjev premoženja in prihodkov, je zaprl velik del parka za turiste.