Stay in Oakdale, Visit Yosemite
Explore Yosemite National Park
Plan Your Own Day Trip
90 minutes to the Park Entrance...
Ready for a beautiful drive through California's Gold Country to Yosemite National Park? Just 90 minutes from the park entrance, Oakdale is the perfect town to start a day trip into one of the country's most spectacular national parks.
Grab breakfast at your Oakdale hotel or at one of the many wonderful coffee shops in town and head west on Highway 120 to the park entrance. Take advantage of the hundreds of trails within the park and catch all of the major sites, including Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, and so much more. Note: Yosemite National Park is planning to revise their reservation system for park entry for the 2025 season. Click the link below for the latest updates.
Start planning your trip at Yosemite NPS
Tour Yosemite with Best Bay Area Tours
The most relaxing way to see Yosemite? Join a small group, guided tour with pick up and drop off in Oakdale!
For the 2025 season, Best Bay Area Tours will be adding an Oakdale pick-up and drop-off to their Hidden Gems of Yosemite Day Trip.
Drive out to Oakdale, stay the night, and wake up well-rested the following morning for a full day tour of Yosemite!
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