Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

#170: Yosemite’s Curry Village: The Good, The Bad and The Scary


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Nestled below the granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley is a village bustling with visitors year-round. For over a century, Curry Village has welcomed guests who want to stay in this magnificent valley yet are looking for an affordable option to the other pricier accommodations nearby, namely The Ahwahnee Hotel and Yosemite Lodge.

With over 500 rooms and tents, several eating options, a grocery store, a mountain outfitter, and more, visitors have everything they need to enjoy the valley without having to venture out of the park to find a place to stay.

On our recent trip to the park, we spent a couple of nights in one of their cozy tents (ours had an optional heater) while we hiked to the nearby gushing falls during the day. While the place was packed with visitors, our experience was better than we expected, and we will for sure go back again.

In this episode, we discuss the good, the bad, and the scary of Curry Village, including:

- An overview of all the accommodations at Curry Village,

- What our tent and the adjacent facilities were like,

- The eating options within the village (spoiler alert - there were many, and all fantastic),

- The proximity of the village to many of the activities in the valley,

- Some of the aspects of the village that could have been better (the bad),

- A couple of events from the past that might put a fright into even the most intrepid travelers,

- And more!

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