I have friends who live in Lake Tahoe. Their lawn slopes down to the water.susan tuck said:
When we (or anyone else) visit, we do indeed tote a tent and put it up on the lawn. A couple of July 4ths ago we had three tents on the lawn. A great way to make house guests less of a nuisance! 8)
Have a ball, Susan! Yosemite is just -- well, indescribably great.