Yosemite National Park embraces a spectacular tract of mountain-and-valley
scenery in the Sierra Nevada, which was set aside as the second 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 sub-alpine meadow surrounded by
mountain peaks; and Hetch Hetchy, a reservoir in a valley considered a
twin of Yosemite Valley.
View from Glacier Point
