Hillside Haven PML

07/08/2022

is breathtaking in the summer and is the perfect stay and play destination for all of your Yosemite adventures. Or spend a day enjoying the Marina Beach at Pine Mountain Lake. Lake days are the best days! Swipe ➡️ to see availability in July and August. Link to book in bio.

12/05/2021

We are excited for the holidays in . Downtown groveland transforms into a storybook winter wonderland and that transformation is starting to take place now along the downtown corridor. Make sure to have your cameras ready as you pass through on your way to

08/09/2021

On your way up to, , or or headed back down the hill? Either way, make sure you make some time to stop in at ! The and dropped this weekend and they will catch ya by surprise. Don’t sleep on these brews! 😉 #🍻

07/27/2021

MISSING PERSON: Richard Judd

If you have any information, please CALL or TEXT the NPS Investigative Services Branch Tip Line at 888/653-0009.

Judd was last seen on July 25, 2021, on a day hike near Lower Merced Pass Lake, to Red Peak Pass. Judd is 5 ft 11 in and 150 pounds with brown eyes, short graying hair, and a beard.

MISSING PERSON: Richard Judd

Judd was last seen on July 25, 2021, on a day hike from his camp, near Lower Merced Pass Lake, to Red Peak Pass. He is 69 years old and was wearing a blue shirt and gray pants, and was reportedly using white trekking poles with a navy blue day pack. Judd is 5 ft 11 in and 150 pounds with brown eyes, short graying hair, and a beard.

If you have any information regarding this individual, please CALL or TEXT the NPS Investigative Services Branch Tip Line at 888/653-0009.

06/28/2021

With bright sunny days approaching our meadows, you might stumble upon some unusual pink flowers around Yosemite Valley. Showy milkweeds (Asclepias speciosa) are native plants of western North America that play an essential role in the park’s ecosystem.

When in bloom, animals take interest in milkweed’s fuzzy pink flowers. Bees are frequently spotted crawling around the flower’s center, accumulating pollen to eventually transport back to their hives. If you are lucky, you might even spot a tiny hummingbird darting through the meadow on the same pollen-collecting quest.

Most famously, showy milkweeds provide a safe haven for some of the Valley’s most charismatic visitors. Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) annually leave their eggs under the safe leaves of these plants. Through metamorphosis, these eggs eventually become the larvae (caterpillar), the pupa (chrysalis), and finally the adult butterfly that then travels north on the migration to Canada. Milkweeds essentially act as nurseries for monarchs to fully develop and continue the butterfly life cycle.

These incredible plants provide food and shelter for some of the park’s most amazing wildlife. Next time you are in one of Yosemite’s beautiful meadows, make sure to look around at the plants that surround you- even the smallest showy milkweed can contain a microcosmic universe. - 📸 & 📝 Reposted from National Park FB Page
If you need a place to stay while visiting , we still have some availability in July and August

06/07/2021

is booking up fast! We’re booked up for June but 🌲 Tuolumne Meadows 🌲 camping ⛺️ 🏕 opens up this month - check the link for 🏕 options. If roughing it in isn’t your thing, we have availability in July.
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Tuolumne Meadows Campground will open on Monday, June 21, by reservation only. Reservations for arrival dates from June 21 through July 14 will be released on Tuesday, June 15, at 7 am PDT at https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232448. Reservations for July 15 through September 19 were released earlier this year during regular booking windows.

04/20/2021

Nature rarely speaks more loudly and clearly than when one is within earshot of the Merced River as is cascades through its innumerable boulders and cataracts. Countless visitors have been moved by the grandeur of Yosemite waterfalls and cliff walls. Have these dramatic experiences ever inspired you to also take notice of the more subtle wonders that nature has to offer?

03/19/2021

It might be spring break in the Bay Area but it is still winter in Yosemite!