Yosemite National Park
Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 759620
- Established
- 1890
parks detail
- Hook
- Granite icons, waterfalls, and giant sequoias in America's most famous glacial valley — a national park since 1890
- More
- John Muir's advocacy here helped invent the national park idea itself, and the 1864 Yosemite Grant was the first time the U.S. protected land purely for public enjoyment. Beyond the valley icons, look for the reintroduced bighorn of the high country — and book lodging months ahead in summer.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.7456, -119.5936