the majority of Yosemite's 4 million annual visitors confine themselves within the Yosemite Valley, which comprises only 8 square miles of the park. The reason for this is because Yosemite Valley ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park Service advises travelers to arrive before 8 a.m. to avoid hourslong delays. – Catherine Parker Unless ...

Map showing the location ... one of the most colorful highways in California. In the first few decades after President Abraham Lincoln set aside Yosemite Valley for preservation in 1864, visitors ...