El Capitan
A 3,000-foot wall of sheer granite, the world's most famous climbing rock. Watch climbers' headlamps from the meadow at dusk.
- Open
- Open all year
- Price
- Park entrance fee
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- El Capitan Meadow, Northside Drive, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- On the valley's one-way loop road.
Why Go
Alex Honnold climbed the Freerider route alone, without ropes, in 2017, the feat in the film Free Solo. From El Capitan Meadow, you can spot climbers with binoculars, and it's a fine picnic spot under the wall.
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