Join Yosemite Association

Yosemite Association members ensure the care and stewardship of Yosemite through their dues and contributions.  Thanks to our more than 10,000 passionate members, the Association builds enduring connections to the park and the Sierra Nevada through our award-winning publications, Outdoor Classroom and visitor services. Members enjoy a number of benefits in addition to the satisfaction of being a vital part of this amazing place.

Since 1990, YA has contributed over $5.5 million to the National Park Service in Yosemite, helping to support Yosemite's protection and care. These monies were generated from revenue created by member dues and through our various activities both inside and beyond Yosemite National Park.

Join Today or Renew Your Existing Membership

As a member of the Yosemite Association you will enjoy the satisfaction of providing for the care and stewardship of Yosemite National Park. You can also consider giving a gift membership, which will not only provide the recipient with all the benefits of a membership with the Yosemite Association but also a sense that they contribute to the future preservation of Yosemite.
 

• A subscription to Yosemite, the journal of the Association. Click here to see the latest Members' Journal.
• Regular issues of Yosemite Connections, e-mail newsletters with news about Yosemite, special offers, and announcements of events. See an archive of our e-mail newsletters.
• A 15% discount on all books, maps, posters, calendars and other products sold by the Yosemite Association. View some available items in the Yosemite Store.
• A 15% discount on the outdoor courses conducted by the Association in Yosemite National Park. View information and course descriptions for this year's Yosemite Outdoor Adventures program.
• A 15% discount on stays at the Ostrander Ski Hut, operated each winter by the Yosemite Association. 
• Lodging, Merchandise, and Activity Discounts In and Around Yosemite! 
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• The opportunity to participate in  volunteer activities held throughout the year.
• A Yosemite Association magnet.
• A members' information phone line.
• Discounts at other National Park bookstores operated by cooperating associations across the United State For a list of participating parks and the discounts they offer, please click here.
• The satisfaction of knowing that you are making a difference in Yosemite National Park. 
   

Members who join above the Individual ($35) level will receive the following special gifts:

Family/Supporting ($60) members receive America's Best Idea, a visual tour of America's favorite national and cultural places.

Contributing ($135) members receive Obata’s Yosemite, featuring 85 full-color reproductions of Chiura Obata’s sumi ink paintings, watercolors, and woodblock prints along with illuminating essays.

Half Dome ($250) members receive Yosemite – Art of an American Icon edited by Amy Scott, a companion to the landmark exhibit, plus invitations to special gatherings during the year.

Clouds Rest ($500) members receive Kolbrener’s Yosemite, featuring stunning photography by Ansel Adams’ student Bob Kolbrener, a one-year Yosemite National Park Pass, plus invitations to special gatherings during the year.

El Capitan ($1,000) members receive “Half Dome from Glacier Point,” a matted 8 inch by 10 inch Ansel Adams Special Edition Photograph, a one-year Yosemite National Park Pass, plus invitations to special gatherings during the year, including an elegant fall dinner on the Ahwahnee Meadow.

Mount Lyell ($2,500) members receive a first edition of An Illustrated Flora of Yosemite National Park, a one-year Yosemite National Park Pass, plus invitations to special gatherings during the year, including an elegant fall dinner on the Ahwahnee Meadow.

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