Encompassing almost 750,000 acres and 1,169 square miles, the majority of Yosemite National Park is Congressionally designated Wilderness. Yet most visitors will find themselves in three relatively developed areas of the park: Yosemite Valley, the Wawona area and the high country.
Yosemite Valley
The true center of the park is Yosemite Valley. This is where busloads of visitors gawk at the... more local info
Yosemite Valley
The true center of the park is Yosemite Valley. This is where busloads of visitors gawk at the... more local info
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Yosemite NeighborhoodsWith its towering cliffs, kilometer-high waterfalls and iconic features like Half Dome and El Capitan, this is the heart of Yosemite National Park and deserves to be the place that most visitors come... more neighborhoods HistoryThe incredible beauty of Yosemite began about several hundred million years ago when what are now metamorphic rocks were laid down as marine sediments or volcanic deposits. Numerous granite bodies... more history |
