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Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park embraces a spectacular tract of mountain-and-valley scenery in the Sierra Nevada, which was set aside as a national park in 1890. The park harbors a grand collection of waterfalls, meadows, and forests that include groves of giant sequoias, the world's largest living things.

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.

The National Park Foundation encourages and promotes local fundraising support at individual national park sites. The Yosemite Fund is a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service and provides broad-based private funding and resources for projects that preserve, protect or enhance Yosemite National Park.

Related Links

• Expedia: Hotels near Yosemite National Park
• Olympus Webcam: Yosemite National Park
• The Yosemite Fund
• Yosemite National Park (National Park Service)