There are also a handful of stand-alone restaurants in Yosemite and Half Dome Villages, including the Pizza Patio and The Loft at Degnan's, but overall they are few and far between in the park.

It is those cables that guide hikers to the summit of Half Dome ... This is in addition to Yosemite's $35 entrance fee. There is a parking area behind Curry Village. For those not driving ...

Half Dome rises 8,842 feet above sea level and nearly a mile above the Yosemite Valley floor ... artisan pizza, and an ...