Seasons of Magic in Yosemite: Splendor in the Sierra Nevada

ECCO Shuttle

Hotel Shuttle

Phone: 5596838162

Cost: FREE. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

ECCO offers a shuttle service on the arrival and departure days of your program. The shuttle will pick up at 1:00 p.m. and again at 3:30 p.m. on the arrival day and depart ECCO at 9:30 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. on the departure day (the shuttle departs directly from Hume Lake for the National Park programs at 9 a.m.), the shuttle trip is roughly 1.5 hour. Please note that the 1 p.m. shuttle will arrive at ECCO 1-1.5 hours prior to check-in, participants are welcome to relax, enjoy a hot/cold beverage, read a book or explore ECCO before registration. Reservations are required for the ECCO shuttle, we ask that reservations are made at least two weeks in advance. Our shuttle will also pick-up & drop-off from the following airport hotels & stations: Best Western Plus, Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Wyndham Garden Inn, Piccadilly Inn, Quality Inn, Greyhound Bus/Amtrak

Hertz

Car Rentals

Phone: 5592515055

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are not required.

VIP Taxi

Taxi

Phone: 5599177891

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are not required.

VIP Taxi is a Fresno, CA based transportation company that will pick-up at the Fresno Airport, Greyhound Bus Depot and Amtrak Train Station.

Enterprise Car Rental

Car Rentals

Phone: 5592532700

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are not required.

Crossroads Tours

Taxi

Phone: 5596588687

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

Crossroads Tours is an Oakhurst based company that will pick up at the Fresno Airport, Greyhound Bus Depot and the Amtrak Train Station.

Parking is available directly in front of lodge rooms. All rooms have ground-floor entry. There is no charge for parking.

From Southern California:

BE AWARE THAT GPS AND ONLINE MAPS OFTEN LEAD YOU DOWN THE WRONG DRIVEWAY FOR ECCO. PLEASE USE THESE DIRECTIONS. Take Interstate 5 North to Hwy 99. Take Hwy 99 North toward Fresno (132.4 mi). In Fresno, take Hwy 41 North toward Yosemite (47.4 mi). ECCO is approximately 1 hour from Fresno. On Hwy 41, you will go up into the Sierra foothills and then drop down into the valley where Oakhurst is located. Although you will stay on Hwy 41, your first landmark will be the traffic signal at Hwy 41 and Hwy 49 in Oakhurst. Continue on Hwy 41 past the town of Oakhurst for approximately 4 miles. Turn right at the St. Raphael's Church parking lot/Cain Drive just after passing Road 632 off of Hwy 41. Continue on Cain Drive for one mile through a small retirement community; the driveway ends at ECCO.

From San Francisco International Airport (Option 2)

BE AWARE THAT GPS AND ONLINE MAPS OFTEN LEAD YOU DOWN THE WRONG DRIVEWAY. PLEASE REFER TO THESE DIRECTIONS. From SFO go either to Oakland or across the Hayward Bridge (92) to Hwy 580. Travel 580 east (toward Stockton) to Hwy 205 (toward Stockton) east to Hwy 120 (Manteca) to Hwy 99 (Fresno/LA). Travel south on 99 to Merced, exit Hwy 140 east to Mariposa. Turn right onto Hwy 49, follow Hwy 49 to Hwy 41 at Oakhurst. Turn left onto Hwy 41 and travel north about 4 miles. Our driveway on HWY 41 is just a few feet after you pass Road 632. We share a driveway with St. Raphael's Church. Once on our driveway, continue past the church and a small retirement community. The one mile driveway ends at ECCO.

From Northern California

BE AWARE THAT GPS AND ONLINE MAPS OFTEN LEAD YOU DOWN THE WRONG DRIVEWAY. PLEASE REFER TO THESE DIRECTIONS. Take Hwy 99 south. Exit on Hwy 140 east toward Yosemite/Mariposa (35.7 mi). Sharp right at the intersection onto Hwy 49, continue to Oakhust (26.2 mi). Turn left on Hwy 41 at second stop light. ECCO is 4 miles north of the intersection of Hwy 41 & Hwy 49. Stay on Hwy 41 approximately 4 miles north of Oakhurst. Turn right at the St. Raphael's Church parking lot/Cain Drive just after passing Road 632 off of HWY 41. Continue on Cain Drive for one mile through a small retirement community; the driveway ends at ECCO.

From Eastern Sierra Nevada:

**THIS ROUTE IS WEATHER-DEPENDENT. Do not plan on this route without checking weather and road conditions. It is generally closed from November through May. Take Hwy 120 west from Lee Vining through Tioga Pass and on to the intersection at Crane Flat. Turn left at Crane Flat (toward Yosemite Valley). Turn left at intersection with Hwy 140. Turn right at Pohono Bridge. Turn right at Hwy 41 intersection, toward Wawona/Oakhurst. Stay on Hwy 41 to the south entrance. Stay on Hwy 41 13 miles. Watch carefully for the ECCO (Episcopal Conference Center, Oakhurst) sign--or the St. Raphael's Church sign. Turn left and follow signs 1 mile back to conference center. Note: the ECCO sign is difficult to see going southbound from Yosemite. If you pass the Sierra Sky Ranch sign, you've gone too far south. Turn around and watch for the ECCO sign (more visible going northbound).

From Fresno Yosemite International Airport

BE AWARE THAT GPS AND ONLINE MAPS WILL USUALLY SEND YOU DOWN THE WRONG DRIVEWAY. FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS PLEASE. From FYI turn left on Clinton Avenue. Continue onto N Peach Avenue. Merge right on to CA-180 West. Merge onto Hwy 41 North (toward Yosemite). Stay on Hwy 41 for approximately 45 miles. You will drop down into a valley where the town of Oakhurst is located. Continue on HWY 41 past the town of Oakhurst for approximately 4 miles. Turn right at the St. Raphael's Church parking lot/Cain Drive just after passing Road 632 off of HWY 41. Continue on Cain Drive for one mile through a small retirement community; the driveway ends at ECCO.