Merced Float

The Merced river flows peacefully through the Yosemite Valley.

You can rent rafts at Camp Curry Village (but don’t plan on staying there unless you can cope with high-density low-privacy Butlins) with the put-in a short walk down to the river.

Once on the water you can paddle or float gently down the river,

admiring the crowd-free views of the valley as you go.

If floating becomes too much, you can just beach the raft on a beach

to explore

cool-off with a swim (or a splash)

and watch the wildlife.

(H ‘stalked’ the deer to get the pic above. Good one!)

All-in-all a proper float .

Note: This post was updated on 2020-11-15 to fix broken links