Imagine bringing your favourite people together for an entire weekend surrounded by the natural beauty of the Sierra.
Epic Yosemite offers weddings and private events at Kowana Valley, a secluded 300-acre property surrounded by the Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite National Park.
Exchange vows surrounded by forest and mountain scenery. Gather for dinner beneath the trees. Celebrate without sharing the property with hotel guests or strangers. Then stay on-site and wake up together the next morning.
This isn’t just a place to hold a ceremony.
It’s a private Yosemite wedding weekend built around the people who matter most.
Whether you’re planning an intimate destination wedding or a full wedding weekend with family and friends, Kowana Valley gives you the freedom to create an event that feels personal.
The property offers multiple outdoor settings for ceremonies, receptions, dinners and gatherings, surrounded by hundreds of acres of private wilderness.
Instead of moving guests between hotels, ceremony sites and reception venues, you can bring the experience together in one extraordinary setting.
Perfect for:
• Destination weddings near Yosemite
• Intimate and micro weddings
• Wedding weekends
• Welcome dinners and rehearsal dinners
• Outdoor ceremonies and receptions
• Elopements with family and friends
• Anniversary celebrations
• Private events and retreats
One of the biggest differences at Kowana Valley is privacy.
Your celebration takes place on a 300-acre private property, giving you and your guests room to settle in, explore and enjoy the weekend together.
The landscape itself becomes part of the event, with forest, meadows, trails, a year-round creek and natural gathering areas creating opportunities for ceremonies, dinners, photographs and quiet moments throughout the property.
For couples who love Yosemite but want their wedding to feel more private and personal, Kowana Valley offers an alternative to conventional hotels and traditional wedding venues.
Why limit the celebration to a few hours?
Turn your wedding into a destination experience your guests will remember.
Arrive and settle in. Host a welcome gathering. Spend time exploring the property. Celebrate the wedding. Share breakfast the next morning.
With accommodation available on-site, your closest family and friends can stay where the celebration happens, giving you more time together and fewer logistics to manage.
Additional Epic Yosemite homes can also accommodate larger groups near Yosemite.
300 Private Acres
Create a celebration surrounded by wilderness with the privacy and flexibility of an expansive private property.
Outdoor Ceremony & Gathering Spaces
Choose from natural settings for ceremonies, dinners, celebrations and photographs.
On-Site Accommodation
Keep your closest family and friends nearby with cabin and lodge accommodation on the property.
Creek, Forest & Mountain Scenery
Give your photographer an extraordinary natural backdrop without leaving the property.
Near Yosemite National Park
Turn the wedding into a destination weekend centred around one of the world’s most iconic landscapes.
Space to Slow Down
Less moving around. Less rushing between venues. More time celebrating with the people you’ve invited.
Planning a destination event requires more than a beautiful backdrop.
You need a property that gives you room to build the event your client has envisioned.
Kowana Valley offers wedding and event professionals access to a private 300-acre setting with multiple outdoor gathering areas, on-site accommodation and the flexibility to create a highly personalised guest experience.
Whether you’re coordinating a wedding weekend, corporate retreat, private celebration or multi-day event, our team can work with you to understand the event requirements, accommodation needs and use of the property.
Planning an event for a client? Send us your date, estimated guest count and event requirements to start the conversation.
A destination wedding becomes more memorable when everyone has time together beyond the ceremony and reception.
Kowana Valley offers on-site accommodation, while additional Epic Yosemite properties provide options for larger wedding parties and guest groups.
From intimate stays in the wilderness to larger group accommodation at Pine Mountain Lake, we can help you explore the right combination of properties for your event.
Your guests travelled to Yosemite for a reason.
Make the weekend part of the celebration.
Spend time hiking and exploring. Gather beside the creek. Arrange a group meal. Visit Yosemite. Enjoy slow mornings surrounded by nature.
Instead of your guests remembering only the ceremony and reception, give them an entire Yosemite experience to remember.
Tell us about the celebration you’re imagining.
Share your preferred dates, estimated guest count, accommodation needs and vision for the event, and we’ll help you determine whether Kowana Valley is the right setting.
Inquire About Your Wedding or Event using the form below.
Tell us a little about your group, your preferred dates, and the kind of gathering you have in mind. Whether you are planning a wedding weekend, family celebration, retreat, or private event, our team will help you find the right space and stay options near Yosemite.
From an intimate rehearsal dinner to your wedding reception and farewell brunch, food can become one of the most memorable parts of your Yosemite wedding weekend.
Epic Yosemite can connect you with private chefs and catering partners who can create menus tailored to your celebration, guest count and style.
Plan a relaxed welcome dinner beneath the trees, an elevated wedding feast, cocktails and small plates, a family-style gathering or brunch the morning after. Your chef or catering team can work with you and your planner to create an experience that feels right for the occasion.
Wedding Weekend Dining
• Welcome and rehearsal dinners
• Wedding reception catering
• Cocktail hours and hors d’oeuvres
• Private chef dinners
• Family-style and plated meals
• BBQ and outdoor dining
• Breakfast and farewell brunches
• Custom menus and dietary accommodations
Whether you’re planning one special meal or an entire weekend of dining, we’ll help connect you with the right culinary partners for your celebration.
Ask about private chef and catering options when you inquire about your event.
Each property offers a different experience depending on your group size and style.
Turn your trip into an experience with activities your group will remember.
From shared meals to quiet mornings in nature, Epic Yosemite stays are designed to bring people closer together.
