The left goes to Tenya Lake and the right goes to Cloud’s Rest.ĭepending on the season there will be a river crossing. As long as you pay attention the markers are pretty clear.Īfter leaving the parking lot the beginning mile or so is fairly flat and a nice warm up. Make sure you read the trail markers along this trail as there are a few times it does split. There are vault toilets to use before heading onto the trial. On Google Maps this is labeled the Sunrise Lakes Trailhead. We ended up parking across the street from the trailhead, making sure we were pulled far enough off from the Tioga Road. When we went on this trail in the Fall of 2021 they were doing construction on a new parking area for the trailhead. I would believe that they would continue to use the reservation system in the high season, check their website to see if you need one. They ended reservations in October and used them again in the winter for the famous Horsetrail Fall glow. When we went in the Fall of 2021 they were still using the reservation system during the busy season. You will need to get a National Park entrance day use ticket or use an America the Beautiful Park Pass for this hike as it is in park grounds. So make sure you plan for that extra time.įrom the West Entrance it may take 1 hour and 40 minutes.įrom the East Entrance it may take only 25 minutes. From the entrance it took us about another 1 hour and 10 minutes to get to the trailhead. We used the Yosemite Valley Central Entrance since we were coming from Mariposa, CA. This road is above the Yosemite Valley and typically takes longer from the main entrances to get to. To get to the trailhead you will need to go on Tioga Road. It is not a long distance until it widens back out. Just stay in the middle and avoid a big crowd coming through. Even though there are drop offs on both sides it is a sloping drop. The narrowest part of the trail is about 15 feet wide. But it doesn’t come close to Angels Landing or Half Dome hikes. I believe that the narrow ridge looked worse in photos than it actually was in person. I was about 14 weeks pregnant when I hiked this trail.īesides the length of this trail the end has a narrow ridge which can look frightening to many that are afraid of heights. Most of the hike’s elevation climb is in the beginning, so if you can get past that you can do the entire trail. This hike is considered difficult because it needs stamina, it is a long hike. We stayed at the Gateway to Yosemite AirBnB. It was about a 1 hour drive to the Yosemite National Park entrance and about 2 hours to the Cloud’s Rest Trailhead Parking Lot. We enjoyed our time there and there were many options for restaurants. We booked this trip just a few months out and had a hard time finding affordable accommodations. There are not many areas for coverage as a lot of it is granite stone along the trail. Thunderstorms are another event you might want to avoid. Going in the shoulder seasons provides cooler weather and less crowds but you will need to keep an eye on storms. Tioga road can get snow before the valley and can close to visitors before the Yosemite Valley does. We went at the very end of September and a few weeks later there was a snowstorm that closed Tioga Road. The best time to go on the Cloud’s Rest hike is June through October.
Other Articles You May Be Interested In When To Go Other Hikes In The Area That You Might Like Trailhead: Sunrise Lakes Trailhead/Tenaya Lake Picnic Area West Side Overview We knew that all this smoke would somewhat spoil the panoramic vistas from Clouds Rest, but we decided to go for it anyway.Length: 12.5 miles (20.1 kilometers) round trip
But we were headed towards Tenaya Lake on the Tioga Road, a long way from the fire, so we just kept going. Shortly after we entered the park, we were driving through a smoky haze and saw a number of fire trucks heading both into and out of the park.
The fire forced closure of the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120) from Crane Flat to the junction of El Portal Road (Highway 140). Just three days before our scheduled trip, what started out as a prescribed burn (Big Meadow Fire) jumped the designated perimeter lines and was burning out of control. This is Yosemite glacial geology at its finest ! From the summit is a stunning 5000-foot drop into Tenaya Canyon. Great views are to be had of Half Dome, the Clark Range in the south and nearly all of Cathedral Range. Geographically, Clouds Rest lies in the center of nearly every interesting feature in Yosemite. It ranks with Half Dome as one of the most recommended hikes in the valley and for viewing the valley. Clouds Rest, a massive granite formation just northeast of Half Dome in Yosemite Valley, is one of the defining hikes in Yosemite National Park.
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