March 27, 2018 - In 2017, US national parks hosted 330 million visitors, 4.3 million in Yosemite alone. Anyone heading to the crown jewel of the national parks system needs to know with where to go, what to do, where to stay and to eat, and all the other details that make a vacation in a popular park more enjoyable. For years now, Yosemite visitors have relied on the advice in The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park, published by Yosemite Conservancy. 

This eighth, revised edition includes all the major and minor recent updates, such as the new concessioner, Yosemite Valley road changes, how to visit the newly restored Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, and Ackerson Meadow, a lovely destination now open to travelers. 

Want to visit without a car? Need to find internet access? Craving pizza? Traveling with kids? No problem!  The Complete Guidebook has you covered with honest advice for a range of budgets, plus key park contacts, tips on getting a reservation, accessibility, sustainability actions, hiking trails, and 16 full-color updated maps. A new Hike Smart section encourages safety on park trails—a major locus of visitor injuries. 

Updated by Yosemite Conservancy and reviewed by the National Park Service, this book (available in print or as an eBook) is your handy guide to a world-class vacation in world-famous Yosemite. 

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The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park —Revised Eighth Edition — by Steven P. Medley

*Source of visitation statistics: https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Annual%20Park%20Recreation%20Visitation%20(1904%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)?Park=YOSE