Yosemite National Park Guide
Yosemite NP
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Introduction
On October 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues (writer and magazine editor Robert Underwood Johnson) campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison and paved the way for generations of hikers, campers and nature lovers, along with countless "Don't Feed the Bears" signs.
Native Americans were the main residents of the Yosemite Valley, located in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, until the 1849 gold rush brought thousands of non-Indigenous miners and settlers to the region. Tourists and damage to Yosemite Valley's ecosystem followed. In 1864, to ward off further commercial exploitation, conservationists convinced President Abraham Lincoln to declare Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias a public trust of California. This marked the first time the U.S. government protected land for public enjoyment and it laid the foundation for the establishment of the national and state park systems. Yellowstone became America's first national park in 1872.
In 1889, John Muir discovered that the vast meadows surrounding Yosemite Valley, which lacked government protection, were being overrun and destroyed by domestic sheep grazing. Muir and Robert Underwood Johnson, a fellow environmentalist and influential magazine editor, lobbied for national park status for the large wilderness area around Yosemite Valley. On October 1 of the following year, Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land (about the size of Rhode Island) for what would become Yosemite National Park, America's third national park. In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park.
Yosemite's natural beauty is immortalized in the black-and-white landscape photographs of Ansel Adams (1902-1984), who at one point lived in the park and spent years photographing it. Today, over 3 million people get back to nature annually at Yosemite and check out such stunning landmarks as the 2,425-foot-high Yosemite Falls, one of the world's tallest waterfalls; rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan, the largest granite monolith in the U.S.; and the three groves of giant sequoias, the world's biggest trees.
The name Yosemite is simply a corruption of the term which the southern Miwoks applied to any species of bear and particularly to the grizzly, and was given to the valley, as we shall see, because the white people who first came in contact with its native inhabitants called them Yosemites.
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| Points of Interest |
| 1. Tunnel View - Spectacular View - Large Parking Area |
| 2. Brialveil Falls - Height: 620 feet - .3 Miles Round Trip - 30 Minutes |
| 3. Lower Yosemite Falls Vista Point - Height: 320 Feet - 1 Mile - 30 Minutes |
| 4. Upper Yosemite Falls & Trail - Height: 1,430 - 7.2 Miles Round Trip - 6-8 Hours |
| 5. Lower Pines Campground - Top Rated |
| 6. Vernal Falls - Height: 318 Feet - Foot Bridge 1.6 Miles (1.5 Hours) Round Trip - Top Of Vernal Falls 2.4 Miles (3 Hours) Round Trip |
| 7. Nevada Falls - Height: 594 Feet - 5.4 Miles (6 Hours) Round Trip |
| 8. Half Dome - Height: 8,839 - 16 Miles Round Trip - Elevation Gain: 4,800 Feet - A permit is required to hike Half Dome when the cables are up |
| 9. Glacier Point - Spectacular View - 13 Mile Drive from Tunnel View - 1 Hour Drive Time From Valley |
| 10. Welcome Center & Village Store |
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Tunnel View
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Bridalaveil Falls - 620 feet
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Lower Yosemite Falls - 320 feet
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Upper Yosemite Falls - 1,430 feet
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Lower Pines Campground
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Vernal Falls - 318 feet
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Nevada Falls - 594 feet
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Half Dome
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Glacier Point
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Welcome Center & Village Store
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Yosemite National Park Information
Points of Interest
- Tunnel View - Spectacular View - Large Parking Area
- Brialveil Falls - Height: 620 feet - .3 Miles Round Trip - 30 Minutes
- Lower Yosemite Falls Vista Point - Height: 320 Feet - 1 Mile - 30 Minutes
- Upper Yosemite Falls & Trail - Height: 1,430 - 7.2 Miles Round Trip - 6-8 Hours
- Lower Pines Campground - Top Rated
- Vernal Falls - Height: 318 Feet - Foot Bridge 1.6 Miles (1.5 Hours) Round Trip - Top Of Vernal Falls 2.4 Miles (3 Hours) Round Trip
- Nevada Falls - Height: 594 Feet - 5.4 Miles (6 Hours) Round Trip
- Half Dome - Height: 8,839 - 16 Miles Round Trip - Elevation Gain: 4,800 Feet - A permit is required to hike Half Dome when the cables are up
- Glacier Point - Spectacular View - 13 Mile Drive from Tunnel View - 1 Hour Drive Time From Valley
- Welcome Center & Village Store
ALERT
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/lowerfalltrail.htm
A reservation is required to drive into or through Yosemite on some dates and times April 13-Oct. 27
Alert 1, Severity closure, A reservation is required to drive into or through Yosemite on some dates and times April 13-Oct. 27
A reservation is required from 5 am to 4 pm on some dates from April 13 through October 27, 2024. April 13-June 30: weekends and holidays only. July 1-August 16: Daily. August 17- October 27: weekends and holidays only.
Yosemite - Upper Pines Campgound
https://www.yosemite.com/places-to-stay/camping-and-rv/upper-pines-campground/
Location
Yosemite Valley, near Half Dome Village (formerly Curry Village), at 4,000 ft (1,200 m) elevation
Season
Upper Pines: All year
Lower Pines: April through October (approximately)
North Pines: March through October (approximately)
Reservations
Upper Pines: Required and available online up to five months in advance. $26/night
Campsite Details
Upper Pines: 238 sites with space for tents, RVs up to 35 feet, and trailers up to 24 feet; December to mid-February, only the first two loops are normally open (about 50 campsites)
Lower Pines: 60 sites with space for tents, RVs up to 40 feet, and trailers up to 35 feet
North Pines: 81 sites with space for tents, RVs up to 40 feet, and trailers up to 35 feet
Not every site can accommodate equipment of these lengths. Be sure to read the site details when making a reservation on recreation.gov to ensure your equipment will fit into the site you're reserving. You can also find answers to frequently asked questions about length limits and site types or call the Valley campgrounds office at 209/372-8502.
Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and a food locker and is near a bathroom with drinking water and flushing toilets. In North Pines, food lockers measure 33"(D)x45"(W)x18'(H). In Upper Pines and Lower Pines, food lockers measure 35"(D)x43"(W)x28"(H). Additionally, North Pines sites 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, and 119 have these larger lockers.
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