Travel & Lodging

Travel Note

Visiting Yosemite Park

When entering the park for the first time, you will have to pay a one-time fee of $30 per vehicle for a 7 day park pass. (No per-person fee, so definitely carpool!) And maybe we should clarify another thing: we're getting married at Big Trees Lodge, which is a PART of Yosemite National Park, but it's not actually IN Yosemite Valley, which is the main part of the park. Yosemite Valley has a bunch of options for lodging which are all very nice, but keep in mind Yosemite Valley often has very bad traffic and it can take more than an hour to get from the valley to Big Trees Lodge. We highly recommend you stay in North Wawona or Fish Camp. (To complicate things further, Big Trees Lodge was known as the Wawona Hotel until 2016 when a legal dispute with the Aramark Corporation forced Yosemite to change the names of many of their hotels. So if you're searching for Big Trees Lodge online, you might see it called Wawona Hotel. Don't be confused. Everything is fine.)

Hotel

Big Trees Lodge

Great lodge and the wedding site! There are rooms available with shared bathrooms. Don't be scared of the shared bathrooms, they're nice.

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The Redwoods In Yosemite

This place offers multiple fun cabins/houses that sleep anywhere from 6-10 people. Close by in North Wawona!

Hotel

Tenaya Lodge

A great hotel option in nearby Fish Camp!

House Or Rental

Airbnb

There are many great options on AirBnB in North Wawona and Fish Camp.

Flight

Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)

1.5 hour drive to the lodge

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San Jose International Airport  (SJC)

3.5 hour drive to the lodge

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Oakland International Airport (OAK)

3 hours and 45 minute drive to the lodge

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San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

4 hour drive to the lodge

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Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR)

4 hours and 40 minute drive to the lodge

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Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

5 hour drive to the lodge