Bridalveil Creek Horse Campsites

Staying at Bridalveil Creek Horse Campsites requires a horse; non-horse sites are at the separate Bridalveil Creek Campground. Bridalveil Creek is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, situated on Glacier Point Road at an elevation of 7,200 feet, 26 miles from Yosemite Valley. Within Yosemite, visitors can gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, vast wilderness areas and much more. Paved roads and parking spurs, flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Each campsite contains a picnic table, water spigot, fire ring and a food storage locker. The area is forested with pure stands of red fir and lodgepole pine, offering a pleasant combination of sun and shade. Vanilla-scented Jeffrey pine and picturesque western juniper dot the landscape. Through the trees, Yosemite's craggy granite peaks are visible, and the gentle, refreshing Bridalveil Creek flows near the site. Yosemite's trails, cliffs, roads and rivers provide endless recreational activities for any kind of visitor. Hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, auto touring and photography are all very popular within the park. Hiking trails near the campground are plentiful, ranging in length from a half-mile to nearly 13 miles; popular hikes include the 4-Mile Trail, Panorama Trail, Taft Point, Sentinel Dome and Ostrander Lake. A scenic, 7-mile drive leads to Glacier Point, with sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks. Just 45 minutes away is Yosemite Valley, with abundant hiking trails and bike paths, rafting on the Merced River when water levels are sufficient, guided bus tours, educational programs, museums, ranger-led activities and an art center with workshops. The Tioga Road offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes and granite domes to Tuolumne Meadows, with its broad sub-alpine meadows and granite peaks, and beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.