Most don’t have kids or understand that you don’t have to backpack 25 miles in to where no man has set foot for a millennia in order to have an amazing time. You might need to do some research on departure times of any corrals and the park shuttle to make sure it’ll jive.Ĭurry Village rents out rafts to do a nice float down the Merced that’s great for that age of kids too.ĭon’t let others in this sub/thread dissuade you from going. renting bikes for the day (and you can get a ride along puller or a kid trailer too) and going around the valley floor has amazing view after amazing view, with plenty of swimming holes and short 1-2 mile hikes you can do.ĭay trip to Mariposa Grove and there’s some horse corals that I know would take the 7 year old (my daughter went at 6) and maybe the 5 year old, and ride through old growth groves of giant trees. We camped in North Pines for a week and had little to no set itinerary other than my brothers and I having Half Dome permits one day.Īt 5&7, I wouldn’t do Half Dome, but there’s plenty of other hikes and activities around to do. I did a trip about 3 years ago with my family (daughter was 6, and I have a wife with some moderate physical disabilities that make hiking nearly impossible) and my brothers family (nephews were 4 and 2). You might want to check out their family adventure packages though to Yellowstone or Alaska as those are specifically geared towards younger families. Too much time in a bus with kids who need to move and wiggle. Having read through your other comments, I saw the kids ages, and I wouldn’t recommend the western US tour. And yes, there’s shuttles in the park to get you around. Yarts goes there from Fresno and shuttles can be found from SF/Oakland too. Make sure you filter their premium (I think they’re called National Geographic now) tours, as the YOLO and 30 somethings tours are geared towards younger, budget conscience travelers, and the choice of accommodations shows. If you’re looking to do a bit more, I worked for GAdventures in Alaska years ago, and while there isn’t a Yosemite specific tour, there’s this tour from Vegas to San Fran that goes through Zions, Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Sequoia/Kings Canyon, and Yosemite over 2 weeks, and they have some other tours through Yellowstone/Grand Teton, Alaska and Canadian National Parks, as well as other continents. You can rent bikes up there too for the day and get to the more popular trail heads via the bike trails, or just cruise the valley floor. I know Greyhound and Amtrak can get you close, and there’s other private shuttle services I’ve heard of. From there, there are shuttle busses that run the loop of the valley, as well as up to Glacier Point (once the rehab project is done in a few years), Mariposa Groves, Tuolumne Meadows, and just about any other accessible by road areas with the exception of Hetch Hetchy. The Ahwahnee Hotel in the valley is a phenomenal hotel, and also the inspiration for the hotel in The Shining.
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