Our Scenic Wonders rentals offer a top-tier combination of location, comfort, and affordability within the bounds of Yosemite National Park. Given the diversity of our beautiful cabins and condos and the incomparable convenience of their setting, it’s not a surprise they’re so popular. That means it’s important to think ahead when making your Yosemite reservations. [...]
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Easy-To-Use Online Booking System Makes Yosemite Reservations Simple
It just got that much easier to reserve some of Yosemite National Park’s finest accommodations. Come check out the newly redesigned Scenic Wonders website and peruse our rich offerings of beautiful woodsy cabins, condos, and studios–all enjoying a location and a price tag that can’t be beat. If you’re looking to make Yosemite reservations for [...]
How to Save Money When You Make Yosemite Reservations
Everyone wants to save money. When it comes to planning a trip to Yosemite–or anywhere else, for that matter–any little bit of pocket change you can preserve in the reservation-making process can be spent instead at your destination. Here are a few tips for achieving that aim. Book in Advance Lock down your Yosemite reservations [...]
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How to Grab Yosemite Reservations for the Busy Season
A place as beautiful, exciting, and accessible as Yosemite National Park is bound to be popular. Exploring the park in the off-season is a rewarding pursuit that often takes less planning because rooms and rentals are more available. If summer is when a trip works best for you, you can expect plenty of competition for [...]
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Yosemite Reservations: The History Of The Log Cabins
When you make your Yosemite reservations and stay in a rental cabin in Yosemite National Park, you’re following a pattern set by countless others before you, from homesteaders to park rangers. Many of the park’s early visitors and residents bedded down in log cabins, simple but sturdy wooden structures built from local timber. Some are [...]
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Yosemite National Park – Through The Gates And In The Heart Of Yosemite!
Because of schedule constraints, plenty of visitors to Yosemite National Park are, by necessity, day-trippers: They swoop in for an afternoon in Yosemite Valley, see some of the sights, and declare the park “visited.” Sometimes that’s just the reality of timing and obligations, but consider making your next—or your first—trip to Yosemite an overnighter. Among [...]
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Choosing Your Yosemite Cabin
All right—you’ve decided to stay in a rental cabin for your Yosemite getaway. Good choice! Cabins provide a nice balance between the luxury of a hotel or resort and the roughing-it adventure of camping. Now the question becomes what cabin to rent. There are plenty of options in and around Yosemite National Park, so here [...]
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How to Stay in a Vacation Home for the Price of a Hotel Room
If you’re planning on exploring Yosemite from the vantage of a hotel room, you might give a few minutes’ consideration to the possibility of a vacation rental instead. You’d be surprised how affordable—how competitively affordable—a vacation home can be stacked against a hotel room. This is all the more true if you’re thinking of a [...]
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Yosemite Romantic Vacations
Spring is the perfect time of year to plan a romantic getaway to Yosemite National Park. Plan a weekend excursion or a week long escape — you’ll have numerous opportunities for fun and romance, and we’ve got wonderful Yosemite romantic cabins to perfect your stay. During the spring the weather starts to warm up, but [...]
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Beautiful Glacier Point
Glacier Point is considered one of the best lookout spots in the entire country, and some would argue, in the whole world. Glacier Point is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of over 7,000 feet. It stands 3,200 feet above Curry Village. From Glacier Point the entire Yosemite Valley can [...]
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Fun Yosemite Winter Activities
Winter is considered one of the best times of year to visit Yosemite National Park. This is because winter in Yosemite is cold but temperate, creating idyllic conditions for hikes, ice-skating, skiing, photography, and other adventures in the park. It’s the time of year that sees the least visitors to Yosemite, so you can enjoy [...]
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Yosemite Photography Classes
Many photographers feel that their cameras are much smarter than they are. We tend to buy fancy cameras that have multiple modes and speeds and settings that most of us never learn to use. Terry Gardner recently got tired of this fact and decided to take some of the photography classes offered at the Ansel [...]
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Snow, Snow Everywhere
If you’re like the rest of winter in Yosemite fans, chances are that you have been waiting ever so anxiously for snow. Usually, snow has covered Yosemite by this time, but this year the powder took longer than anticipated to reach this National Park. Now, we’re happy to say that the snow is finally here! [...]
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Yosemite Park Reservations
There are a number of important factors that you should consider before you make your Yosemite Park reservations. Deciding where you would like to stay can have a major impact upon your vacation experience. Do you want to camp within the park? Would staying in a hotel make sense for you and your family? Or [...]
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Convenient and Affordable Yosemite Reservations
Making your Yosemite reservations is simple when you choose Yosemite’s Scenic Wonders. We at Scenic Wonders have a number of excellent condominium, cabin, and home rentals available within the gates of the park. Our great Yosemite cabins will put you just minutes away from all of your favorite activities including rock climbing, hiking, wildlife watching, [...]
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Yosemite Condominiums and Condos
Scenic Wonders’ Yosemite condominiums are an excellent choice for your next trip to Yosemite National Park. When you stay in one of our studio condominiums you’ll get the comforts of home within the gates of the park. Perfectly sized for groups of two or families with young children, our Yosemite condos provide you with everything [...]
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How Far In Advance Should We Make Our Reservations?
Due to Scenic Wonders’ unique location in Yosemite National Park and our popularity, we receive extremely high volumes of reservation requests daily for our properties during our peak seasons and unfortunately we are unable to accommodate everyone. There are many vacation rental and social websites, print media, blogs, etc. all over the world that have [...]
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Accommodations Near Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a very big place. Even if you choose to stay at a campground within the park, you’ll likely be looking at a commute to your campsite after your last activity each night. Depending upon where you choose to stay, particularly during the busy summer months, your commute time to your Yosemite [...]
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Top Reasons to Book Yosemite Lodging with Scenic Wonders
When planning your trip to Yosemite National Park, consider making your Yosemite lodging reservations with Scenic Wonders. We offer great cabin, condominium, and home rentals within the gates of the park. Here are just five of the many reasons why Scenic Wonders should be a part of your Yosemite vacation: 1. Affordability With Yosemite’s Scenic [...]
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Yosemite Vacation Home Rental vs. Hotels
Many travelers automatically start searching for hotel rooms when they plan their vacations. But smart travelers know that vacation rentals have major perks over hotel rooms including greater affordability, more space, and more fun. If you’re planning a trip to Yosemite, why not consider staying in a cabin, home, or condominium provided by Scenic Wonders [...]
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Book Yosemite Lodging Early
It’s always important to make sure you book your Yosemite lodging arrangements early to ensure all of your preferences are met, but 2010 visitor numbers are showing that now more than ever this is the case. You may want to start browsing the Scenic Wonders website a little earlier this year because more and more [...]
Yosemite Vacations Are Great during All Seasons
Yosemite National Park is an ideal place to take your family, friends, or loved ones on vacation year-round. Every season in Yosemite has something different and exciting to offer. No matter what time of year you would like to plan your Yosemite vacation, you’ll find unique adventures, beautiful sites, and you’ll always find excellent Yosemite [...]
Valentine’s Day in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is one of the most beautiful and romantic places in California and is a great place to take your loved one for a Valentine’s Day weekend getaway. You can make sure your Valentine’s vacation is absolutely perfect with a cozy Yosemite cabin rental from Scenic Wonders and an itinerary of romantic activities [...]
Why Pay Reservation Fees?
Be Aware! There is a growing trend of third party Internet reservation companies that will attempt to reserve accommodations for you with lodging operators. They will charge you a non-refundable fee of up to 10% of the total reservation cost, which at times can amount to hundreds of dollars. The Internet was supposed to level [...]
Skiing in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park is a great destination for anyone looking for the perfect ski vacation. Skiing in Yosemite is unlike skiing anywhere else, because in Yosemite you’ll get to enjoy great runs featuring views of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, El Capitan, and more. Few things in life are as refreshing or breathtaking as Yosemite skiing. [...]
Yosemite Lodging in the Summer
Yosemite National Park is at its best in the summer. Every season at Yosemite has something different to offer, but summer has long been the most popular season in Yosemite due to its great weather, wide range of activities, and beautiful atmosphere. Summer in Yosemite offers the broadest range of activities and enjoyments. In order [...]
Yosemite Reservations: Booking Accommodations in Spring
Yosemite National Park in the spring is a beautiful sight. The park is bursting with new life and energy, and you’ll come across much smaller crowds than you would in the summer. Yosemite in the spring is unlike any other time of year and should certainly be enjoyed by everyone who has the opportunity. If [...]
