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May

The winter snowpack begins to melt at higher elevations, and hikes below 5,000 feet open for the season. In the northern Coast Range, Yolla Bolly Wilderness (ssss1) often provides one of the season’s earliest higher-elevation destinations. Mountain rivers rage with snowmelt, the waterfalls of Feather Falls (ssss1) and Yosemite Valley (ssss1) are spectacular, and deep river canyons offer summer heat and wildflowers, including the South Yuba River (ssss1). Warm, sunny days on the coast are intermittent as the fog begins to increase, hills in the Coast Ranges begin to brown, and summer haze begins to collect, ending the prime Bay Area hiking season. Crowds remain surprisingly light until Memorial Day, when the summer hordes instantaneously appear.

June

The winter snowpack continues to melt, but hikes above 8,000 feet usually remain snow covered and inaccessible all month. The cable route on Half Dome (ssss1) is usually put up early in the month, and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (ssss1–ssss1) offer great early-summer adventures. Coastal fog continues to increase, and the heat in the Coast Ranges and Sierra foothills starts to become oppressive. The summer crowds come out in force at popular destinations.