Backpacking, Horseback Riding, Golf
Backpacking
Getting away from it all is exactly what a backpacking experience in the southern Yosemite region is all about. Sparkling high country lakes and streams, majestic mountains and rugged terrain help travelers by foot leave the hustle and bustle behind.
Multitudes of trails traverse the region. Trailheads for the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness areas as well as the back country of Yosemite National Park are easily reached. Wilderness, campfire and other required permits are available at the Bass Lake Ranger District Headquarters in North Fork, The Yosemite Sierra Visitors Center in Oakhurst, or in summer at the high country Clover Meadow Station of the U.S. Forest Service. Trail maps, supplies and equipment are available at stores in Oakhurst, Bass Lake and North Fork.
Horseback Riding
Guided tours within Yosemite are offered at stables located in Wawona and Yosemite Valley. One and two hour rides are available for the novices, with half and full-day rides for the more experienced rider. Just outside the southern entrance to Yosemite at Fish Camp, is the Yosemite Trails Pack Station which offers scenic one and two hour rides and an all-day ride to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias.
Golf
"Birdies" and "eagles" abound throughout the southern Yosemite area on a variety of golf courses. Start in Chowchilla with an 18 hole championship course by visiting The Lakes RV & Golf Resort which has something for every golfer. Continue on to Madera for yet another 18 hole championship course or try Riverbend Golf Course at Coombs Ranch north of Fresno, then travel on to Ahwahnee in the Sierra foothills for River Creek Golf Course & Cafe or Sierra Meadows Country Club. What they share in common is incredible beauty and layouts which test players of all skill levels while winding their way through oak and pine studded countryside. Finish your golfing tour at the beautiful Wawona at Yosemite National Park, the only golf course in the nation within the boundaries of a National Park.
Green fees are quite reasonable: 18 holes run in the mid $20s, delighting many golfers from large metropolitan areas.
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