Choose your own adventure: a rustic tent cabin at the base of Half Dome or a lavish lodge just outside the national park’s gate.

Definitely try to book space at Yosemite Valley Lodge, but if that's not possible, the Yosemite View Lodge is just a 20-minute drive away in El Portal, just outside the park gates.

The Evergreen Lodge outside Groveland (and near Yosemite) was built in 1921 and housed workers who built the O’Shuaghnessy Dam in Hetch Hetchy Valley. Now it accommodates upscale guests with a ...

Yosemite View Lodge, El Portal. ... Good to know: If you can’t score a river view room, bask in one of seven on-site hot tubs with mountain views to relax your hike-weary body. 4.