Must-see hotels in 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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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