u/ExpressLibrarian214

Hey,

My husband and I (33 and 34) are looking at visiting Yosemite in October. We will be in San Francisco first and renting a car.

I've read several posts on here and done some looking online, but the amount of information is so overwhelming.

We're first time visitors and don't have any must see areas on our list, we just want to visit and see the beauty of the park, so will happily be guided.

Does anyone have any recommendations on where to stay and how the YARTS work? I've tried having a look but I got overwhelmed by that point. We don't want to spend hours driving in each day or sitting on a bus if we don't need to. We're happy with a hotel or self-catering lodge and will be looking at 2-3 nights (but can do longer or shorter as our plans aren't finalised yet).

We know that as non-residents to the US we have to pay $100 each, is this per day, or for a 7 day period like the $35 vehicle charge?

Any suggestions and help with our planning will really be appreciated 😊

My husband and I (both 33) are planning to visit the States from the UK in October.

We're looking at flying in to LA and out from San Fran for 11 nights.

Days 1-4 - travel from UK and LA sightseeing

Day 5-7 - Vegas via public transport

Day 8-10 - rent a car, drive to the Grand Canyon and then to San Fran via the PCH

Day 11-12 - San Fran and flight home.

With our airmiles there isn't an option to start in Vegas, so need to start in LA.

My question is, is the PCH worth doing, or should we drive straight to San Francisco via the quickest route?

Should we scrap Vegas from our plan and spend more time on the PCH rather than a couple of days? Or instead of driving to the Grand Canyon, book onto a day trip from Vegas?

TIA 😊