Yosemite National Park is one of the oldest natural reserves in the United States, due to its unique virgin nature (95% of the park area is wild) since 1984 it has been under the protection of UNESCO. Here is the highest waterfall in North America and 1300 km of hiking trails located on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains, in the state of California.

The park is home to 400 species of animals, including: black bear, wolves, deer, lynxes.

Attractions and Attractions Yosemite

Yosemite Valley occupies only 1% of the total territory of the park, but it is there that most tourists go. The most popular place in the park is the 2307 m high El Capitan granite rock, which is clearly visible from any part of the valley.

At the top of the park are the scenic Dana Meadows, Tuolumne Meadows, Kuna Crest, Clark Range, and Cathedral Range. The most popular tourist routes are Sierra Crest and Pacific Crest, passing through Yosemite Park along the ridge of the mountains.

There are three groves of ancient sequoiadendron trees in the park: Tuolumne Grove (25 trees), Mariposa (Mariposa Grove, 200 trees) and Merced (Merced Grove, 20 trees). Sequoiadendron is the largest and one of the tallest and longest-lived trees in the world. Also, tourists often visit numerous waterfalls: Yosemite (739 m), Snow Creek (652 m), Wapama (520 m). The most picturesque is Bridlevale Falls (190 m, translated as “bride’s veil”), clearly visible from a nearby road.

There are about 1,300 km of walking trails and 560 km of motor roads in the park. Here you can go rock climbing, rafting, fishing, horseback riding, biking, skiing and snowshoeing. The park has shops and restaurants.