History
California Welcome Center, Merced opened in 2000 and is part of the City of Merced's Visitor Services's program. Merced's CWC is part of the Visit California program and is one of 20 California Welcome Center's in the State of California.
Specialties
Our friendly staff will help you find information on all of the exciting things to see and do in our vibrant community of Merced and Yosemite National Park. Maps of the area, brochures, information on our local hotel accommodations and attractions. If it's souvenenirs you are looking for, the California Welcome Center has them. T-shirts, books, hats, locally grown products and UC Merced merchanidise are just of the few of the great items you can pick up here. Merced is the Gateway to Yosemite. Whether summer, fall, winter or spring...Yosemite is picture perfect anytime you visit Merced. You are invited! Come play, stay and experience Merced.