Top 5 Visitor Centers in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park

Next time you visit Yosemite stop by the beautiful granite-walled Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center (YCHC). formerly known as the LeConte Memorial Lodge. It is located at Shuttle Stop #12 across from Housekeeping Camp. The Sierra Club’s historic home offers a library, exhibits, interactive activities for all ages, park info, and FREE evening programs. Open Wednesday through Sunday, from May 1 - September 30, 10AM – 4PM it is a must-see Yosemite destination! The building, a National Historic Landmark, was built by Sierra Club volunteers in 1903-04. The Sierra Club still operates the iconic structure as a public education and visitor center, presenting and promoting the conservation ethic through public programs, educational displays, a library, and interactive programs for kids and families. Although styled a lodge by its founders (in the traditional meaning of a small house at the gates of a park or a meeting and gathering place), this small stone building has never been used for overnight accommodations. Rather, it has always been used as a library and education center. The library collection includes books on the natural and human history of Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada; books by and about Yosemite luminaries like John Muir, Ansel Adams, and David Brower; children's nature literature, and Sierra Club books, magazine, and pamphlets. Free programs on natural history, outdoor adventure, and conservation issues are presented several evenings each week at 8 P.M.