Yosemite
In the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, Yosemite National Park is home to one of the world’s most striking and iconic views — towering granite domes, gushing waterfalls, and diverse habitats provide the perfect setting for hands-on environmental science education.
Here students hike through the dramatic landscapes, explore ancient giant sequoias, ski across snowy meadows and challenge themselves to grow as individuals and stewards of the planet.
Programs
Armstrong Scholars
Inspired by and in memory of former NatureBridge environmental science educator Joie Armstrong, the Armstrong Scholars program brings together young women for an empowering 12-day summer backpacking adventure in Yosemite's High Sierra.
Educator Development Program
The NatureBridge Educator Development Program encourages and aims to increase representation of those who have had historical and systemic barriers to the field of outdoor education and consequently the workforce.
School & Group Environmental Science
Our overnight environmental science programs in Yosemite National Park offer students the opportunity to engage in inclusive, hands-on learning experiences in one of the world's most iconic national parks.
Summer Backpacking
In the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, Yosemite National Park is home to one of the world’s most striking and beloved landscapes. Towering granite domes, gushing waterfalls, and diverse forest and meadow habitats provide the perfect setting for endless exploration and exciting, hands-on environmental science research.
WildLink
Opening Pathways in California’s wilderness: A NatureBridge-National Park Service Partnership that engages underserved high school students from California in our public lands.
Yosemite is Our Backyard
A summer camp program specifically tailored for the children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of Yosemite area community members.
Yosemite Is Our Backyard is postponed until June 2021. Tickets will go on sale in January 2021. We look forward to welcoming your child to Yosemite then!
Find Us
NatureBridge at Yosemite
P.O. Box 487
Yosemite National Park, CA 95389
yosemite@naturebridge.org
209-379-9511
Sustain NatureBridge
Like so many others, we have made difficult decisions in response to COVID-19 with far-reaching implications for our students, staff and future. Our programs—the reason we exist—are cancelled for the rest of the school year. That's 13,000 kids who don't get to experience their national parks this spring. For our nonprofit, it also means $5 million in lost revenue and significant staff reductions. We, like so many others, are in crisis.