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  1. Evening Ranger Programs
  
  This is a classic American tradition to which everyone should be exposed: the ranger program with a campfire. Check listings in the current... read more
  
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  2. Yosemite Theater
  
  Here's a great way to learn something while being entertained by some top-notch performers; not something you might expect to find in a national... read more
  
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  3. Iron Door Saloon
  
  Visit a real Gold Country institution filled with history, and artifacts. This icon and restaurant turns into THE music scene not only in Groveland,... read more
  
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  4. Lower Yosemite Falls Day Hike
  
  Mysterious moonbows appear at full moons in April, May and June. Lower Yosemite Falls is jammed with people each summer day, but at night... read more
  
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  5. LeConte Memorial Lodge
  
  Within the heart of Yosemite NP is found this historic Sierra Club beach head. A beautiful old stone building, it's open only in the summertime... read more
  
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  6. Mountain Room Bar & Lounge
  
  This is one of a few places in the park where you can have a cocktail or beer without eating dinner. The patio has tables with green umbrellas... read more
  
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  7. Cafe at the Bug
  
  This cafe has a lot to offer. It is a place to read, eat, drink coffee or beer, meet people from all over the world and generally enjoy life. When... read more
  
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  8. Yosemite Cemetery
  
  Close to the Valley Visitor Center, the cemetery is well worth a stroll. Buy a guidebook at the bookstore and you'll learn a lot about the park's... read more
  
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- 9. Glacier Point Sunset
  
  Summer sunsets at Glacier Point are so nice that dozens of people stick around to watch the light change and the stars come out. Rangers... read more
  
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- 10. Ahwahnee Lounge
  
  The Ahwahnee Lounge is right off the lobby and a great place to meet fellow travelers for a drink or a snack after a day on the trail or a business... read more
  
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The best "nightlife" in Yosemite is actually night - a chance to be out in natural darkness and see the stars in clear mountain air far from city lights. Bears are more active at night, but they aren't a threat to people - they only want our food, so make sure there's none left in your car. Night is when crowds and traffic drop off and the park catches its breath in calm silence.

There are bars that are open late (11 p.m.) at the Ahwahnee and the Yosemite Lodge. They're generally sedate in atmosphere but the Lodge's Mountain Room Bar may have a ball game playing on its TV's. The Curry Village Pizza Deck is open until 9 p.m. (it also has a TV for sporting events) and there are great evening nature presentations right next door in their outside amphitheater.

Those looking for a club scene are in the wrong place - unless it's Sierra Club you're looking for. A great series of evening programs is found all summer at the Club's LeConte Lodge in Yosemite Valley. Glacier Point is the place to watch sunset and see the stars emerge. It's an iconic American tradition to take in a campfire program presented by a park ranger and there are many opportunities all summer for this valued ritual in Yosemite Valley and other campgrounds. Visitors should also feel comfortable taking a flashlight and just strolling out into a meadow to look for Yosemite's best nightlife that includes Scorpio, Ursa Major and Cygnus the Swan.

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