Tenaya Lodge

Guest Activities

Hiking, fishing, mountain biking, horseback riding, skiing and snowshoeing are a few sports made unforgettable by the wonders of Yosemite National Park and Tenaya Lodge's own 35 acre property. The Lodge's expert activities staff and Guest Experience Center can book you into a bonanza of activities. There are both indoor and outdoor pools, as well as a fitness center and spa services. Kids have their own pint-sized gold panning, fishing, biking, hiking, and special Camp Tenaya programs.

Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

An exciting 4-mile railroad excursion at Yosemite Park's south gate on highway 41. Ride into history where powerful locomotives once hauled massive log trains through the Sierra mountains. Where mighty lumberjacks felled the timber and flumes carried lumber to the distant valley below. The Sierra National Forest's majestic woods provide the backdrop for the narrow gauge journey back in time.

Sounds and scenes from the era of steam powered railroad logging come to life at the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad in the Sierra National Forest south of Yosemite National Park.

From 1899 to 1931, the Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company operated miles of narrow gauge railroad track. During that time, nearly one and a half billion board feet of lumber were harvested from the forests. Five wood burning Shay locomotives hauled massive log trains to the mill over the extensive rail network.

Today, the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is a restoration of the old narrow gauge Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company Railroad. A section of the original railbed has been reconstructed using the same techniques used at the turn of the century. Two vintage Shay steam locomotives have been brought in from the Westside Lumber company and restored to provide authentic motive power for the trains.

Shay number 15 was built in 1913 and weighs 60 tons. Number 10, built in 1928 weighs 83 tons and is the heavest operating narrow guage Shay locomotive today. Railcars once used to provide transportation for logging and track repair crews have been refurbished and are now operated for passenger excursion. Antique Model "A" Ford gas engines power the trolley-like "Jenny" cars over the route.

Activities For Families

• Boating & Watersports
• Fishing
• Gold Panning
• Guided hikes
• Historic Railroad
• Horseback Riding
• Kids Camp
• Rafting
• Rock Climbing
• Western Jamboree Cookout

Activities For Kids

• Boating and Watersports
• Fishing
• Gold Panning
• Historic Railroad
• Kid's Camp
• Rafting
• Rock Climbing
• Western Jamboree Cookout
• Horseback Riding
• Guided Hikes

Activities For Adults

• 4-Wheel Tours
• Boating and Watersports
• Bus Tours
• Fishing
• Gold Panning
• Group Activities
• Historic Railroad
• Local Entertainment
• Local Golf Courses
• Mountain Biking
• Rafting
• Rent an Authentic Model T Ford
• Rock Climbing
• Western Jamboree Cookout
• Horseback Riding
• Guided Hikes

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