Vegas To Yosemite Valley to San Francisco

Were driving from vegas and stopping just outside the park, then staying at the yosemite lodge in the valley the next night and the day after driving to san francisco. Could someone recommend where to stay outside the park the first night we are thinking lee vining. And give me the best route for each journey with rough driving times. Thanks for any help you can give.

Vegas To Yosemite Valley to San Francisco

If you are driving from Vegas to Lee Vining in one day that%26#39;s alot of driving. You could drive 5.5 hours and stop in Bishop or go another hour and stay in Mammoth or about 2 more and stay in Lee Vining.

If you stay in Bishop or Lee Vining the Best Westerns are your best bets.

Vegas To Yosemite Valley to San Francisco

Lee Vining to Bishop is only 65 miles, about an hour and 15 minutes. Mammouth is about half the distance between the two and June lake half that distance to Lee Vining. The road is a fast, divided highway. I would look at June Lake. Easy to get into and out of, still pretty, some lakes....

Thanks for advice. think i might just blast it all the way to lee vining in one day, so im closer to the valley for the next day. so its roughly a 7 hour drive to lee then? is there any way to drive through death valley on the way up, if so what sort of extra distance would that be? is it worth it

We decided the drive wasn%26#39;t worth it, and Lee Vining motels weren%26#39;t for us. We flew Southwest Airlines ($49 one-way) to Reno (late July), renting a car and driving to Yosemite. Of the lodging options, I agree that June Lake or Mammoth Lakes are best for driving from LAS (we looked extensively before concluding we%26#39;d rather fly to RNO and drive to Yosemite Valley in 4.5 hours). We found RandMcNally.com calculated driving times quite accurately on our 2-week trip from AZ to UT to NV, and then NV to CA ending at SFO.