Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is located in the central Sierra Nevada
of California and lies 150 miles east of San Francisco and only
a six hour drive from Los Angeles. Designated a World Heritage
Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its
spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant
sequoia groves, and biological diversity. The 750,000-acre,
1,200 square-mile park contains thousands of lakes and ponds,
1600 miles of streams, 800 miles of hiking trails, and 350 miles
of roads. Two federally designated wild and scenic rivers, the
Merced and Tuolumne, begin within Yosemite