Valley Visitor Center

The Valley Visitor Center is the main visitor center for Yosemite National Park and is located at the Yosemite Village Loop in Yosemite National Park, California. The visitor center offers a lot of information about the park as well as a small gift shop that is full of books about the park. Hiking books and pamphlets indicating hiking trails and maps are also available at the Valley Visitor Center. The center has a miniature model of the valley and park with features tagged to show the whereabouts of Cloud's Rest, Half Dome, Badger Pass, and El Capitan. The visitor center also has a small area with the geographical and environmental history of Yosemite as well as information on the important people involved in Yosemite Valley.

The Valley Visitor Center has a small Ahwahnee Village and a small pamphlet about the people and their way of life. Visitors can wander around and be inside some of the buildings except for a few which are still in use for ceremonies. The staff is available onsite to answer questions that visitors have and even show them around. The center is located near many area hotels and restaurants that are within a mile to three miles distance.