Must-see hotels in Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

  • Oakhurst Lodge

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    Right in the center of town, this 60-room motel represents a good no-frills option, with quiet and clean rooms, some with kitchenettes. After a fire in…

  • Lost Claim

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    Located 12 miles east of Groveland are these 10 shady, tent-only pitches at an elevation of 3100ft. Sites include a fire pit and picnic table. Drinking…

  • Cinnamon Bear Inn

    Mammoth Lakes

    At this down-to-earth inn you’ll sleep like a log in chunky wooden beds, and most rooms have cozy gas fireplaces. Swap stories about the day’s adventures…

  • Montecito Sequoia Lodge

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Open year round, this family oriented lodge offers rooms and cabins on an all-inclusive basis (with buffet breakfast and dinner). Activity packages during…

  • Dorst Creek Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    A big and busy campground with more than 200 sites. The quieter back sites are for tents only, while the front loops can fill with RVs. It's about 7 miles…

  • El Mono Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    Grab a board game or soak up some mountain sunshine in this friendly place attached to an excellent cafe. In operation since 1927, it's often booked solid…

  • Cedar Lodge

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    Approximately 9 miles west of Yosemite's Arch Rock entrance, Cedar Lodge is a sprawling establishment with more than 200 adequate rooms, an indoor pool, a…

  • Lake View Lodge

    Mono Lake Region

    A large complex anchoring the southern end of town with a variety of room types, from standard motel accommodation to postage-stamp-sized cabins with full…

  • Mt Williamson Motel & Base Camp

    Eastern Sierra

    A low-key hiker favorite, Mt Williamson has cute cabins with flat-screen TVs, calico bedspreads, tea kettles and arresting prints of the local bighorn…

  • White Chief Mountain Lodge

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    The cheapest and most basic option in Fish Camp, this 1950s-era motel has 26 simple kitchenette rooms with dated furnishings. Rooms include coffee…

  • New Shady Rest Campground

    Mammoth Lakes

    If you want to be close to restaurants and other conveniences in town, then check out this shady campground adjoining the Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center at…

  • Yosemite Gateway Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    Think vistas. This is the only motel on the eastern side of the highway, and the views of Mono Lake and surroundings from some of the rooms are phenomenal…

  • Canyon View Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    East of Cedar Grove Village, Canyon View has a fair amount of shade and 16 spacious group-only sites (available by reservation only most of the year; walk…

  • Murphey’s Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    At the northern end of town, this large, two-story, log-cabin-style place offers comfy, but dated, rooms. It's one of the few hotels in Lee Vining open…

  • River Rock Inn

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    Updated kitchenette rooms are done up in artsy earth tones at this inn that claims to be the oldest motel in town. It features a courtyard deck and a…

  • Redwood Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    A bucking bronco, an ox in a Hawaiian shirt and other wacky farm-animal sculptures provide a cheerful welcome at this motel. Rooms are homey and simply…

  • USFS campgrounds

    Eastern Sierra

    Located on the way up into the mountains, are three campgrounds (Big Pine Creek, Sage Flat and Upper Sage Flat), which line Glacier Lodge Rd alongside Big…

  • June Lake Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    These 21 rooms – some enormous and most with full kitchens – catch delicious mountain breezes and have attractive light-wood furniture. There’s a fish…

  • Mariposa Lodge

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    More of a generic motel, the simple, well-kept Mariposa sports clean, quiet rooms with triple-sheeted beds and friendly staff. It earns extra marks for…

  • Spalding House

    Sequoia National Park

    Built by a lumber baron, this atmospheric 1901 Colonial Revival–style home offers three cozy guest suites with private sitting areas and gorgeous details,…

  • Wawona Campground Reservation Office

    Yosemite National Park

    This tiny campground office handles last-minute availability for the Wawona campground. It's located in a parking lot for utility vehicles and just below…

  • High Sierra RV Park

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    Tent campsites include water, electric hookups and free showers. There's a snack-and-supplies shop, laundry and pay phone on site. Reservations are…

  • June Lake Villager Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    Located in town, June Lake Villager Motel has simple, light and airy rooms, some with kitchenettes and ski memorabilia. Larger suites and cabins have…

  • Mono Vista RV Park

    Mono Lake Region

    Located behind a Chevron gas station, it can get crowded at this campground just a block from the highway. On offer are grassy sites for tents, and the…

  • Old Shady Rest Campground

    Mammoth Lakes

    Shady campground close to town and near the Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center. Has bear-proof lockers, flush toilets, water faucet and campfire rings…

  • Sweetwater

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    A first-come, first-served campground 15 miles east of Groveland. Each site has a picnic table and a campfire pit, and potable water and vault toilets are…

  • Trumbull Lake Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    The shady sites here are located among lodgepole pines. Amenities include vault toilets, drinking water, campfire rings, picnic benches and bear lockers.

  • Creekside Lodge

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    This quaint, white-shingled inn has a dozen tidy little rooms with pedestal sinks, high-end mattresses and country quilts covering the beds.

  • Pines

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    A first-come, first-served campground 9 miles east of Groveland. It has vault toilets but potable water is only available in summer.

  • Reversed Creek Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    Small shady sites on the other side of the road from June Lake. Campfire rings, drinking water, flush toilets and bear lockers.

  • Hodgdon Meadow Campground

    Yosemite National Park

    Utilitarian and crowded 105-site campground at 4900ft; reservations required mid-April to mid-October.

  • Lower Pines Campground

    Yosemite National Park

    Jam-packed and noisy, with 60 sites at 4000ft, some along the Merced River; reservations required.