• Key Information

  • Yosemite

  • Type
    National Park
  • Area
    759,620 acres
  • Established
    October 1, 1890
  • Highest Eleveation
    13,114 ft
  • Learning Point
  • Yosemite National Park is the home of beautiful countryside, with granite cliffs, waterfalls, lakes, mountains, glaciers and giant sequoia groves creating spectacular scenery.
  • Project
  • Draw a scene from Yosemite National Park.
  • Location
  • Located in
    California, United States
  • Fun Facts
  • The word "Yosemite", means "killer" in Miwok and is the name that the Miwok gave to the Ahwahneechee People.
  • Though up to 5 million people may visit year to year, most spend their time in the Yosemite Valley area of the park.
  • Yosemite was not the first national park, but being declared as federally preserved land in 1864 pushed forward the idea of national parks, and Yellowstone become one in 1890.
  • Yosemite is about the size of the state of Rhode Island, and has over 800 miles of hiking trails.