Yosemite Valley

Given its size, the Village Store in Yosemite Valley is an amazing little store. It’s easy to buy staple foods there, and the store contains many vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options, as well as more standard fare. They also have a contract with a local CSA to bring a small selection of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables into the store as they come into season. The Village Store is approximately 17 miles from our house in Yosemite West, in the same general area as the Visitor Center, so if you are planning a trip into or through Yosemite Valley, then it is relatively easy to swing through and get some last minute supplies.

Outside the Park

However, the Village Store is much smaller than a standard grocery store that you would find in a city. The selection is somewhat limited, and the prices slightly more expensive. So, for big grocery trips we recommend supplementing purchases from the Village Store with groceries from surrounding communities such as Oakdale (if you’re coming in from the West on Hwy 120, ~2 hours from our house), Oakhurst (Hwy 41, ~1 hour away), Merced (Hwy 140 – 2.5 hours), or Mammoth (Hwy 120 from the East over Tioga Road). There are also some medium sized grocery stories in Mariposa, along Hwy 140, about 1.5 hour from the house. Of course, you can get your groceries from further away as well, but in the summer vegetables tend to wilt in the car unless you have some kind of cooler to store them in.

Other

There are also much smaller convenience stores in various places within the park for quick snacks and some basic supplies. If you leave from our house heading toward the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias (toward Oakhurst, not toward the city of Mariposa), you’ll pass one of these stores in Wawona, just before you get to the gas station.

Tuolumne Meadows Store, located in along Tioga Road for people coming in from the East Side on Hwy 120, also carries a selection of grocery items, mostly aimed at food that a backpacker might want to carry, along with other hiking and camping supplies.

If you are not planning to stop in Yosemite Village, you can also pick up groceries at the Curry Village Gift Shop, located in Curry Village on the deck to the right of the Mountain Shop and Taqueria, or at the Yosemite Lodge Gift Shop, which has a small number of food items in addition to souvenir gifts.