New Holiday Inn Express & Suites Gateway to Yosemite Offers Comfort and Convenience Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chowchilla is one of the newest hotels in California's Central Valley, located just off Highway 99 in Chowchilla, California, convenient to NASCAR Madera & Chowchilla Speedways, Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Madera & Merced, Ca. Our Chowchilla hotel is located just 1 mile from award-winning golf at the beautiful Pheasant Run Golf Club and is just minutes from Valley State Prison & CCWF & a short drive to Yosemite National Park, a nature lover's dream, guided tours, hiking, backpacking trails, breathtaking sunsets at Glacier Point, several top rated rock climbing sites, and a small village with restaurants. In addition, King's Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park provide scenic alternatives to Yosemite National Park.