Yosemite Valley Shuttle + Getting there

Panoramic from 'El Capitan crossover' drop off point on purple shuttle route, El Capitan to the right

During the summer, Yosemite National Park gets VERY busy. It is HIGHLY recommended that you either take public transportation like the YARTS buses, or drive and once you find a spot DO NOT MOVE YOUR CAR. Parking fills up at least by 9:30am-10am so make sure you get there EARLY! Once you park your car you can take a shuttle around the Yosemite Valley.

These shuttles reduce the number of cars on the road as well as allow you to enjoy the views as someone else drives you to your destination. The shuttle encompasses the entire Valley and has stops at all of the major sites you would want to see, all of the campsites and hotels and at all of the major trailheads for your convenience. You can hop on and hop off at any point as well as transfer to another route.

The green route comes about every 20 minutes and takes you around to all of the main stops like the different accommodation areas, places to eat, shops, The Visitor Center, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, Sentinel Bridge, a few different trail heads and all of the day use parking lots. The purple route, a summer only route, comes about every 30 minutes and takes you to El Capitan and another trailhead.

Some of the main stops we got off at were Yosemite Falls, The Visitor Center, Degnan's Deli, Sentinel Bridge, The Mirror Lake Trailhead and El Capitan Crossover.

El Capitan from 'El Capitan Crossover' stop on purple route

Yosemite Falls from 'Lower Yosemite Fall' stop on the green route

View of Mirror lake after hike from 'Mirror Lake Trailhead' stop on green route