Yost Meadow

Yost Meadow: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Yost Meadow

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Yost Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74694, -119.09355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yost Meadow

• San Joaquin Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~4 km · Must-see
• Agnew Lake · lake · Mineral · ~5 km · Must-see
• Altha Lake · lake · Mineral · ~7 km · Must-see
• Deadman Summit · viewpoint · Mineral · ~10 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Madera · ~10 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Mineral · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cabin Lake · lake · Mineral · ~11 km · Must-see
• Blacktop Peak Glacier · viewpoint · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• Minaret Summit · viewpoint · Mono · ~13 km · Must-see
• Koip Peak Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Andrea Lawrence · viewpoint · Mono · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ritter Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Koip Peak · viewpoint · Mono · ~15 km · Must-see
• Donohue Peak · viewpoint · Mono · ~16 km · Must-see
• Donohue Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Mountain · viewpoint · Mono · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rodgers Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Yost Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Yost Meadow

• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dana Meadows · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Paoha Island · sanctuary · Mono · ~35 km · Must-see
• Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Mono · ~37 km · Must-see
• Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sierra National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~68 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~69 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~70 km · Must-see

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