Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park or Yosemite for short is located in Central California. With its towering cliffs, rounded domes and majestic waterfalls (Yosemite falls),Yosemite National Park is the world's best known example of a glacier carved canyon.

First state park at Yosemite Valley

Abraham Lincoln set aside the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite Valley as the nation's first state park in 1864.

Giant sequoias in Yosemite

Things to do at Yosemite National Park

There are many things to do at Yosemite National Park. Among popular activities at Yosemite National Park are:

• hiking,
• fishing,
• rafting on the Merced River,
• viewing waterfalls (Yosemite falls) and well known rock formations.

Highlights of activities at Yosemite National Park include driving or hiking to Glacier Point for views of Half-Dome and Yosemite Valley. You don't have to walk far from the parking lot to see waterfalls (Yosemite falls), such as Bridalveil Falls. Easy walks include Mirror Lake that reflects Tenaya Canyon, and the base of Yosemite Falls.

Wildlife and animals at Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley

At Yosemite National Park, there are 300 to 500 black bears, golden eagles, great gray owls, coyotes, deer and squirrels.

Yosemite lodging

At Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Valley, there are many forms of accommodation. Yosemite lodging includes thirteen campgrounds, Curry Village (with Yosemite motels and cabins),Yosemite Lodge and the historic Ahwahnee Hotel is one of the most well known Yosemite hotels.

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