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We were just there in February, drove through Oakhurst and Fishcamp for a stay in Yosemite Valley. Because of the relative warmth and total lack of snow, the place was jumping, plenty of kids in evidence. But Fishcamp looked basically closed up. Plenty of activity in Oakhurst. The valley itself was wonderful, as it always is, campgrounds empty but the hotels (mostly) full. Restaurant reservations in the Awahnee were a necessity, morning and night.

All that said, Yosemite during the winter is one of life's great pleasures - we've visited during that time of the year many times. Snow on the ground really gives the place a different aura. But climate change seems real, and winter in Yosemite may no longer be what it once was. While we were there, it rained enough to start up the waterfalls again. Yes, it's been that bad there.