Twentynine Palms to Yosemite in April
Hi. We're planning a trip in southern California next April. Although my husband and I have done lots of road trips in the past, this will be the first with our daughter and some of the long drives we used to do will not be possible (or at least, not enjoyable!). We're aiming to drive up from Twentynine Palms to Yosemite and have a maximum of two nights. Any advice on the best way to break the trip or things to see along the way would be great.
Thanks in advance.
Tioga Pass will be CLOSED!
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Originally Posted by
RuthinHolland
We're aiming to drive up from Twentynine Palms to Yosemite and have a maximum of two nights.
Welcome to the Great American RoadTrip Forum! Before you leave Twentynine Palms -- be sure to have a meal (breakfast) at the Cafe adjacent to the swimming pool at the 29 Palms Inn -- one of the best-kept dining secrets in California. April along the eastern Sierra is beautiful and so I would suggest heading north, past the Amboy Crater and the Amboy Shoe Tree and keep going more-or-less diagonally NE to Kelso (walk up the dunes if you are feeling like a walk...) and thence up to Baker and into Death Valley NP. Stay overnight at either the Furnace Creek Inn or Ranch and after exploring the park a little head NW on CA-190 to US-395 and head north.
Spend the second night at either Mammoth Lakes or Lake Tahoe and use US-50 to cross the mountains and turn south for Yosemite.
Mark