Travel Reference
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have access to a communal kitchen, and the resort has a spa with a hot tub; yoga lessons
and massages are also available. The YARTS bus stops a quarter mile up the driveway.
Briceburg
Some 20 miles outside the park, right where the Merced River meets Hwy 140, the town
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and three primit-
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; tent & RV sites $10; )
with a to-die-for location right on the
river. To reach them, you cross a beautiful 1920s wooden suspension bridge, so long trail-
ers and large RVs are not recommended.
El Portal
Right outside the Arch Rock Entrance, and primarily inhabited by park employees, El
Portal makes a convenient Yosemite base. YARTS buses run to Yosemite Valley (adult/
child round-trip $7/5, one hour).
Sleeping & Eating
Indian Flat RV Park
CAMPGROUND, CABINS
( 209-379-2339;
www.indianflatrvpark.com
;
9988 Hwy 140; tent sites $30, RV sites $42-47, tent
cabins $79, cottages $129; year-round; )
Primarily an inexpensive private campground, Indian Flat RV Park also has a number of
interesting housing options, including two pretty stone cabin cottages with air-conditioning
and roomy tent cabins with ceiling fans and private porches. Guests can use the pool and
wi-fi at its sister property next door, and nonguests can pay to shower.
Cedar Lodge
MOTEL
(
888-742-4371, 209-379-2612;
www.stayyosemitecedarlodge.com
; 9966 Hwy 140; r $149-189;
)
