Is it best to stay in Yosemite during the high season or stay just outside one of the entrances?|125084

My wife and I are going to Yosemite from August 6-12 and we are looking at rentals in Yosemite and most are pricey and nothing special. We started looking in there because we were told there are really long waits to get inside the gates every morning during that time of the year. First, are the waits that long and second, how long are they. Any help is appreciated.

if you possibly can stay in the park it lets you make the most of you park days. waits to get into the valley can be hours long and day parking is limited. for visits outside of the valley waits are really not that bad.

I would drive 120 west into either Merced or down to Fresno. Yosemite is a zoo in the summer.