I asked on account of the wilderness office closing at 4-4:30 ish and all...
And if you got your permit that day... it would be hard to start in the dark
unless you shuttling cars and all...
So I guess someone else in your party is getting your permit or you are
getting it the prior day. Ok
With multiple cars I was going to say to try to put one down in the valley
if needed for a way out and back to your car.
You'll probably want to get to Cascade Creek to camp...
either side of the bridge has places...
You're not allowed to camp in the campground...
Sorry if telling you stuff you already know.
If you put a car at Yosemite Creek for exit... be aware that Old Tioga
is not something you want to hike on... Yosemite Creek may be
very problematic to cross (along with Bluejay and a no named creek
further upstream) ... yadda yadda yadda
So... cross country skillz or some variation and such are a plus
Ask more if u like
Have fun rafting Tuolumne... I'd think you'd be SPENT doing that
and then hiking 4 miles+ the same day... MAY be a "what were we
thinking?" moment...
YMMV as they say
Have fun