Hiking Clouds Rest in Yosemite

This post is a little late since we hiked this in August 2024. We stayed in Groveland and headed out early to get to the Sunrise Lakes trailhead on Tioga Road. The hike is 12.4 miles out and back, with about 3100 feet of elevation gain, so it is fairly difficult, especially since it starts at an elevation of about 8000 ft.

To get to the summit of Clouds Rest you walk over a rocky ridge. I would consider it a little bit scary if you're afraid of heights, but it's not steep and the rocks are fairly flat and wide.

At the summit of Clouds Rest, Ryan proposed! It was a beautiful spot, even though I was probably very tired from the hike.

After having lunch at the top, we hiked back down, and then were surprised by a bunch of our friends (who Ryan had invited, of course).

We spent the rest of the day at/in Tenaya Lake, and then visited Olmstead Point before heading back to Groveland.

Overall a very nice weekend :)