Swimming
Choose areas carefully and swim only during low water conditions.
Plan Around Swimming
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Swimming Details
Choose swimming areas carefully and swim only during low-water conditions. To prevent accidents: - Always supervise children closely. - Avoid areas of whitewater, where streams flow over rocky obstructions. - Never swim or wade upstream of a waterfall, even if the water appears shallow and calm. Each year, unsuspecting visitors are swept over waterfalls to their deaths when swimming in these areas. - Swimming is not permitted in the Hetch Hetchy reservoir or in Emerald Pool above Vernal Fall.
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Nearby Parks Around Swimming
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Swimming
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Cathedral Beach Restroom
The restroom can get extremely crowded, making it possibly the worst restroom in the Park.
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Cathedral Spires (V15)
A rugged collection of cliffs, buttresses, and pinnacles on the south side of Yosemite Valley.
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Three Brothers View (V16)
John Muir considered this view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley.
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Cathedral Beach Picnic Area
A less crowded choice.
