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 Yosemite
National Park embraces
almost 1,200 square miles of scenic wild lands set aside in 1890 to preserve
a portion of the central Sierra Nevada that stretches along California's
eastern flank. The park was established on October 1, 1890. There are
approximately 4 million people that visit Yosemite each year. The
park is 4.5 hours drive from San Francisco and a 6 hour drive from Los
Angeles.
Highlights of the
park include Yosemite Valley, and its high cliffs and waterfalls; Wawona's
history center and historic hotel; the Mariposa Grove, which contains
hundreds of ancient giant sequoias; Glacier Point's (summer-fall) spectacular
view of Yosemite Valley and the high country; Tuolumne Meadows (summer-fall),
a large subalpine meadow surrounded by mountain peaks; and Hetch Hetchy,
a reservoir in a valley considered a twin of Yosemite Valley.
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| Communities
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| Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park. | Fish Camp, CA (1 min.
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El Portal, CA (2 min.
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Mather, CA (13 min.
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Lee Vining, CA (15 min.
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Oakhurst, CA (17 min.
) Pop. 2,868
Bass Lake, CA (20 min.
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Wishon, CA (24 min.
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Ahwahnee, CA (24 min.
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Midpines, CA (24 min.
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Coarsegold, CA (26 min.
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Groveland, CA (28 min.
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Big Oak Flat, CA (30 min.
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June Lake, CA (31 min.
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Mariposa, CA (33 min.
) Pop. 1,373
Coulterville, CA (43 min.
)
Catheys Valley, CA (45 min.
)
Bridgeport, CA (45 min.
)
| Raymond, CA (50 min.
)
Mammoth Lakes, CA (51 min.
)
Hornitos, CA (59 min.
)
Standard, CA (1 hr.
3 min.
)
Auberry, CA (1 hr.
4 min.
) Pop. 2,053
Soulsbyville, CA (1 hr.
10 min.
) Pop. 1,729
Prather, CA (1 hr.
10 min.
)
Cedar Ridge, CA (1 hr.
11 min.
)
Tuolumne, CA (1 hr.
12 min.
)
Twain Harte, CA (1 hr.
13 min.
) Pop. 2,586
Mi Wuk Village, CA (1 hr.
16 min.
)
Long Barn, CA (1 hr.
21 min.
)
Hayward, CA (1 hr.
22 min.
) Pop. 140,030
Shaver Lake, CA (1 hr.
27 min.
) Pop. 705
Big Creek, CA (1 hr.
33 min.
)
Pinecrest, CA (1 hr.
34 min.
)
Strawberry, CA (1 hr.
34 min.
) Pop. 5,302
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