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title: "Yosemite Valley Afternoon"
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summary: "Yosemite Valley Afternoon is a half-day itinerary starting at Yosemite Valley Lodge or Curry Village with lunch at Base Camp Eatery and one easy activity option. The schedule includes scenic drives via Northside Drive, views of El Capitan and Half Dome, and ends in Oakhurst, CA by 6:00 PM."
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# Yosemite Valley Afternoon

Valley afternoon (half-day) · ending at 43128 Country Club Dr, Oakhurst, CA · cell service is spotty in the Valley 
Valley Afternoon — Half-Day 
Park once at Yosemite Valley Lodge or Curry Village · lunch, one easy activity, scenic drive out via Northside Dr 
Half Dome El Capitan 
Yosemite Falls 
to Oakhurst 
Southside Dr → 
← Northside Dr 
1 
Park · Valley Lodge / Curry 12:00p 
2 
Lunch · Base Camp 12:15 
A 
Cook's Meadow Loop · 1:30–4 
B 
Sentinel Beach wade 
C 
Curry → Happy Isles walk 
3 
El Cap Meadow 4:30+ 
4 
Valley View 
Happy Isles 
scheduled pick one (1:30–4 PM) 
N 
Schedule 
12:00 PM Start Valley · park 
Yosemite Valley Lodge or Curry Village. Park once, walk/shuttle from here. 
12:15 PM Lunch · Base Camp Eatery 
At Yosemite Valley Lodge. Order at the counter, eat on the patio. 
1:30–4:00
PM 
Pick one (green markers A · B · C on the map) 
A Cook's Meadow Loop 
1 mi, flat. Easy and stunning — Yosemite Falls & Half Dome views from the meadow. 
B Merced River wade · Sentinel Beach 
If it's warm. Sandy, shallow, fewer crowds than the village beaches. 
C Half Dome Village → Happy Isles 
~2 mi quiet stroll. Possible wildlife. Mostly flat, river-side. 
4:30 PM Drive out via Northside Drive 
Last looks at El Cap Meadow (climbers) and Valley View (Merced River foreground). 
6:00 PM End in Oakhurst 
43128 Country Club Dr, Oakhurst, CA. 
Bring: water bottles, sunscreen, layers, swim stuff if you're aiming for the river wade. Cash/card for Base Camp Eatery.