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Yosemite Area Hotels: Groveland
Guide to Yosemite Hotels in Groveland and Along Highway 120

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Located a 1.5-hour drive from Yosemite Valley on Highway 120, Groveland is a small but charming town with an interesting history. Private pilots can fly into the Pine Mountain Lake airport here.

Our favorite place to stay in Groveland is Pine Mountain Lake, one of the Yosemite area's best-kept secrets. At Pine Mountain, you can rent a condo or house, have access to all the resort's amenities and cook your own meals if you want to.

Nightly rates vary by season. Our rate key: $$$$ = over $200, $$$ = $150 to $200, $$ = $100 to $150, $ less than $100.

Groveland Hotels

  • Evergreen Lodge at Yosemite $$: A historic lodge with fully-furnished cabins, a restaurant and a classic, all-wood tavern, Evergreen Lodge also offers very affordable, fully set up tents.

  • Sunset Inn $$$: Three comfy cabins.

  • Yosemite Pines RV Park $: No, it's not misplaced in this list of hotels. Yosemite Pines offers cabins and yurt-style tents with shared bathroom and shower facilities for very reasonable prices.

  • Yosemite Riverside Inn $$$: The Riverside Inn has 21 rooms and cabins. Check rates

Groveland Bed and Breakfasts

Groveland Camping

  • Pine Mountain Lake offers campsites as well as vacation rentals and you get access to their facilities, too.
  • Stanislaus National Forest: Lumsden, The Pines, Lost Claim and Pretty Sweetwater campgrounds offer pleasant surroundings, but minimal amenities with vault toilets and you may have to bring your own water. Some of them also get quite hot in summer.

  • Yosemite Pines RV Park: Rated one of the world's best RV parks by the Travel Channel, Yosemite Pines has RV and tent camping sites, along with some cabins and yurts.

  • Yosemite Lakes: RV parking, regular tent sites and yurt-style tents with plenty of amenities, but the yurts don't come cheap ($$$).
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