Foresta Lodging. Cabins and vacations homes inside the gates of Yosemite National Park.
Welcome to Foresta Lodging inside Yosemite National Park. Here you can find information about lodging in Foresta. We will also try to clear up any misinformation about Foresta that is presented at Yosemite Fun . Com
Now Yosemite Fun. Com warns folks not to stay in Foresta and calls it a slum, hot, dusty with bad roads. The site says "It's at a lower elevation, and is considerably warmer than the rest of the park". This is totally untrue as Foresta is at 4,200', higher than Yosemite Valley and due to its location has wonderful afternoon cooling winds.
It seems that Yosemite fun has ties with the Yosemite West Lodging which is the main competitor to Foresta Lodging. This site hopes to show you what a beautiful quiet haven Foresta is and why you may want to stay in one of our vacation homes.
Foresta is a small community of private homes and is located inside the entrance gates of Yosemite National Park. Foresta can be seen when you are coming down Hwy 120 towards Yosemite Valley. It is about 5 miles down from Crane Flat and Foresta has a large meadow aptly named Big Meadow. The uniqueness of these homes make them very special as they are considered private inholdings. Which means that the homes in Foresta are totally surrounded by Yosemite National Park. The Foresta homes sit on property owned by the individuals and all the land adjacent is Yosemite National Park. Most Foresta lots are 50' x 100' which may seem small but with only 50 homes and the possibility of no new development this community will never be crowded. As soon as you step off the Foresta home property you are in Yosemite Park!
A huge wildfire swept through Foresta in 1990 and burned down over 50 homes. Foresta was totally devastated and it looked like the surface of the moon. Since then Foresta has made a remarkable recovery and now there are thousands of new pine trees some over 50' high.
You may visit our main website at: Yosemite Vacation Homes where you can find more information about our Foresta vacation rental cabins and homes.
Foresta, Big Meadow, 6/20/09
We have had such a cool and wet spring that the rivers and waterfalls have put on a great show. The Big Meadow in Foresta is the greenest with the tallest grass in years and many flowers are blooming in and around it. If you are looking for a little quiet side trip off the crowded Yosemite main street head into to Foresta for a little picnic at the historic barns.
Here is a shot of Big Meadow in Foresta on 6/20/09. The grass is almost 4' high and is a golden red.
Foresta Waterfalls
This waterfall, Cascade Falls, is only 3 miles from the El Capitan View in Foresta!
The Tioga Pass road that is close to Foresta is open for the summer!!!!!!
When you stay at Foresta you are only 4 mile from the junction of Hwy 120 and the Tioga Pass Road. By staying in Foresta lodging you have great access to Yosemite's high country and the east side of the sierra.
Tioga Road will open for the season on Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. for all vehicle traffic.
Yosemite National Park Acting Superintendent Dave Uberauga announced today that the Tioga Road will open for the season on Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. for all vehicle traffic.
The Tioga Road, bounded on both sides by State Highway 120, is the popular east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada. There will be no commercial services available along the road until further notice. However, there will be gasoline available 24 hours per day (credit cards only). Additionally, the Tuolumne Meadows Campground, other campgrounds along the corridor, and the Tuolumne Visitor Center will not be open. There will be pit toilets available along the Tioga Road. All visitor services, including the campgrounds, store, gas station, etc. will open over the next several weeks.
Yosemite Falls on 5/6/09, only 12 miles from Foresta
Yosemite Falls is booming from the spring snow melt and you can see this just 15 minutes away from our Foresta Lodging
Another reason to stay in Foresta Lodging
A short video showing Yosemite Valley, El Capitan and Bridalveil Falls. These vista are just minutes from Foresta Lodging
Bike and hike on the Foresta Road.
Spring is in Yosemite and Foresta and a bike ride or hike on the Foresta road is a great way to escape the crowds and see waterfalls and flowers. The photos were taken on the Foresta Raod on 4/13/09 and the waterfalls are just a 1 mile hike down from Foresta.
You can see more photos and find out more about the Foresta road hike at:
http://www.myyosemite.com/secret-yosemite-bikehike
http://www.myyosemite.com/yosemite-daily-photo-41309
http://foresta.tv/category/image-galleries/foresta-road
Half Dome, 4/5/09, viewed just 30 mins from Foresta
Here is a nice photo of Half Dome in Yosemite just 30 mins from Foresta.
The California Poppies are out!
The California Poppies are out! This was taken on Hwy 140 on 3/18/09 about 20 miles from our rental homes. It is well worth your time to drive this section of Hwy 140 just west of El Portal for 8 miles. You will be rewarded with miles of poppies next to the beautiful Merced River. These are just a 30 min drive from Foresta.
Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point after winter snow storm. 3/4/09
This storm also brought some snow into Foresta making it a winter wonderland!
Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point after winter snow storm. 3/4/09
Warm spring like weather returns to Yosemite
After a series of cold storms, spring like weather returns to Foresta and Yosemite Park
Yosemite Valley, 2/24/09
Photos of Foresta after big snow storm of 2/19/09
Photos of Foresta after big snow storm of 2/19/09
Looking towards Yosemite Valley, dawn after big storm.
Looking into Foresta, Yosemite
The El Capitan View in Foresta after snowstorm.
Here is photo of the El Capitan View after a snow stome on 2/19/09
Winter weather returns to Foresta
Winter has returned to Foresta after weeks of warm dry weather. Foresta photos from 2/9/09
1,000 frogs in Foresta, Yosemite 1/31/09
1 minute of very loud frogs in Yosemite. Not sure if there are really 1,000 frogs in this Yosemite pond but there are quite a few and they were very vocal. The weather has been extremely warm and this may turn out to be the driest January on record. Filmed in Foresta, Yosemite
Snow blowing in Foresta
The Christmas snowstorm dumped over 1 foot of new snow in Foresta and here we are snowblowing our road.
