When you stay at Red Bud Lodge in El Portal, you'll be in a national park, within a 15-minute drive of Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance. .This motel is 12.6 mi (20.2 km) from Yosemite Valley and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Sierra National Forest.
Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance - 19 min drive - 13.7 miles
Yosemite Valley - 23 min drive - 16.2 miles
Yosemite Visitor Center - 45 min drive - 27.0 miles
The Ahwahnee - 48 min drive - 27.9 miles
Getting around
Mariposa, CA (RMY-Mariposa-Yosemite) - 35 min drive
Restaurants
Cedar Lodge Restaurant - 3 min drive
About this property
Red Bud Lodge
Red Bud Lodge offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.
Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Premium satellite television is provided. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Free self parking is available onsite.
Property amenities
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
Family friendly
In-room microwave
In-room refrigerator
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
In a national park
In the mountains
Accessibility
No elevator
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Shower/bathtub combination
Towels provided
Entertainment
31-inch TV with premium satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Microwave
Refrigerator
More
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Ceiling fan
Heating
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Cedar Lodge 9966 Highway 140, El Portal, CA 95318]
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Private entrance
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Cellular phone service, Internet service, and guestroom phones are not available at this property.
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Property is also known as
Red Bud Lodge El Portal
Red Bud El Portal
Red Bud Lodge Motel
Red Bud Lodge El Portal
Red Bud Lodge Motel El Portal
Red Bud Lodge Reviews
Reviews
7.2
Good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Room was well prepared. Modern enough for the type of property. Check in was at another property but service was the same. Very quiet even with road out the front.
Enjoyed our stay, recommend and will stay again in the future.
Robin
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Pastor Joe
Nov 27, 2025
Great staff very friendly
Pastor Joe
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Sarah
Jun 6, 2026
This property is close to Yosemite National Park entrance. Our room smelled really bad, like stale urine. Before you book you should know check in is off-site, 3 miles up the road along with the pool/amenities. There is no room service. There is no cell service here. It does have a kitchenette which was nice.
This is a small, older hotel with only a few rooms. The amenities such as the pool are 2 miles away at The Cedar Lodge. That is where you go to get your keys. Expedia says you can only check in between 3-6 but that's not correct. Staff is at the Cedar Lodge later than that. We were only a few miles from the gate, so that was very convenient. The room was comfortable. We had wanted a downstairs room, but there were only a few of those. There was no one to help with out bags because there's no staff at the hotel. We would have loved to stay at the Cedar Lodge, but this was the last room available in our price range when we booked, and it served it's purpose. The kitchenette was great to have!
The room was very nice, the bed was comfortable and the room was clean. Love the set up by the river and the store. Really close to the park. I would stay here again.
Beautiful quiet property! The pictures don’t do it justice. Clean and homey, and you get access to the pools and gym at the larger Yosemite lodge nearby. It was an easy drive to Yosemite.
Very clean. Totally outdated decor. Cutlery seemed sourced from the Dollar Store. Sufficient accommodation for $100/night, but ridiculous for $330/night.