Can you do Big Sur and Yosemite in one weekend?

My son (26) and I are staying in Emeryville and wondering if it%26#39;s feasible to do Yosemite and Big Sur in one weekend. We could leave Fri eve and get back Sun night. Is it do-able or should we just choose one or the other?

Can you do Big Sur and Yosemite in one weekend?

It%26#39;s physically possible, but why would you? I don%26#39;t mean that rhetorically. I simply don%26#39;t see a reason to do that. If I could leave Friday evening for, say, Yosemite, I%26#39;d be sad on Sunday to be coming back, let alone leaving it on Saturday afternoon to rush out to Big Sur...

Can you do Big Sur and Yosemite in one weekend?

You can%26#39;t really ';do'; either of them in one weekend, let alone both. You really need at least three full days for Yosemite alone (including the areas outside of Yosemite Valley).

But if you just want to drive all weekend you could see parts of both. It wouldn%26#39;t be very relaxing however. You%26#39;d be spending a lot of time driving from Emeryville to either destination and then even more time between the two, through not very scenic territory. But you would get a sense of the geography of north-central California.

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It%26#39;s some 4 hours(traffic permitted) from Emeryville to Yosemite Village, so if you start fri eve you could reach YNP by midnight(!)

Spend saturday in YNP and drive to Big Sur (app. 5 hours) on sun.

From Big Sur it%26#39;s another 3 hours back to Emeryville......

Sounds crazy, and I think it is. Better start early sa mo and stay in YNP till sun eve. You%26#39;ll be thrilled. Or take the loop from Emeryville to Monterey/Carmel/Big Sur. Drive the Pacific Coast HW to Cambria. Visit Hearst Castle and return to Emeryville.

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Well, clearly you%26#39;ll see where my affections are...but just spend a nice weekend in Yosemite. From Emeryville you are right at an entrance to 580 E. which will start your journey there.

Big sur is beautiful, but there ARE other places where you can see a dramatic coastline. There%26#39;s only one Yosemite, however.

I%26#39;m curious which hotel you are staying in in Emeryville. I%26#39;ve always thought it would be a good place to base a stay for the greater Bay Area, and a few of the hotels seem particulalry nice, especially since they offer free parking. Lots of nice places to eat nearby as well. In fact , you can pick up a pretty decent lunch to go at Trader Joe%26#39;s before you head out on your Yosemite journey.