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Yosemite National Park

Description: Yosemite National Park is a national park largely in Mariposa County, and Tuolumne County, California, United States. ... more

Yosemite National Park ... The park covers an area of 1,189 mi² (3,081 km²) and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain. Yosemite is visited by over 3.5 million visitors each year, with most only seeing the seven square miles of Yosemite Valley. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Sequoia groves, and biological diversity. About 89% of the park is designated Wilderness. It was also the first park set aside by the U.S. federal government. Although not the first designated national park, Yosemite was a focal point in the development of the national park idea, largely owing to the work of people like John Muir

Newest Review: ... July IMO), shear three thousand foot granite cliffs (some almost vertical), each with it's own individual character (and name!), lichen covered rocks, dogwood blosoms, douglas firs standing tall in the valley and on the mountains. The river Merced winding it's way serenely though the valley's meadows (meadows are all shades of green) and rushing through the misty shaded canyons. Yosemite ... more

... valley provides varied accomodation, from the Curry village tent cabins, and Log Cabins at Yosemite village, through to the charming Ahwahnee Hotel, which fits in perfectly with the character of the Valley. There is lots to do for recreation, with hikin...more

Read Reviews for Yosemite National Park

Visit Yosemite National Park (239 words)
by - written on 03/12/08 (Useful, 26 readings)
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However you try to describe Yosemite, words just cannot do it enough justice. This is a place which gets into your very soul and stays there! (the majesty of Yosemite Valley is quite something to behold!). Yosemite has abundant wildlife, towering majestic waterfalls (best seen between May and July IMO), shear three thousand foot granite cliffs (some almost vertical), each with it's own individual character (and name!), lichen covered rocks, dogwood blosoms, douglas firs standing tall in the valley and on the mountains. The river Merced winding it's way serenely though the valley's meadows (meadows are all shades of green) and rushing through the misty ... Read the complete review

Stunning, stunning, stunning (164 words)
by - written on 17/11/08 (Useful, 30 readings)
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I have to say that on my recent round the world trip Yosemite was the most beautiful place I was able to visit. The park is reached by a long road with trees either side. The start of the experience is when you reach the end of the tunnel that leads into the centre of the park and you are greeted with the most stunning view (careful not to drive off the cliff!) The guide's talk of staying in the park but we stayed in a travelodge 15 miles out and it only took us about an hour to get there and back. The walks in the park can be quite strenuous as the paths leed up to the very high waterfalls. It is worth taking your time and getting up there though as the views are ... Read the complete review

Yosemite National Park: The coolest place in the world (193 words)
by - written on 10/07/05 (Somewhat useful, 79 readings)
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I have been to several parks out East and every national park West of the Mississippi and several state parks and national monuments also. This is without a doubt the coolest place in the United States and probably in the whole world. If you only see one national park in your lifetime, Yosemite is the one to see. There are so many breathtaking views and different wonders to gaze at in awe or photograph. Park the car or RV, get out and stroll around--especially around Bridalveil falls (just a short walk from the car to the base of the waterfall) and also around Yosemite falls, the fifth hightest waterfall in the world. Take the road to Glacier Point. This 30 min ... Read the complete review

Have you ever been to Paradise? I have. (1210 words)
by - written on 23/07/04 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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Thanks to the efforts of John Muir, a Scotsman who spent most of his life in the wilderness areas of the Sierra Nevada, congress developed the National park system, So in 1878, Yellowstone became the first National Park followed by Sequoia and Yosemite in 1890. It does not need any imagination to work out why. We visited Yosemite during a tour of California, stopping at all the usual places, LA, Grand Canyon etc. and we drove to Yosemite from Las Vegas which should have taken about 4 hours, but wanting to see as much as possible we took a longer route through ... Read the complete review