Yosemite National Park
National park in California, United States.
Attractions near Cold Springs
Worth the trip from Cold Springs: Yosemite National Park, 12 mi off
Yosemite National Park sees about 4.3M visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 18 places within 40 miles, none inside Cold Springs. Look for 4 attractions, 4 museums and 3 waterfalls. Travel 40 mi and you reach Half Dome.
Attractions nearby
33
within 60 miles
The big one
12 mi
Yosemite National Park
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
5
Dodge Ridge Ski Area
Big draws
2
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National Park · 12 mi southeast
Yosemite National Park
National park in California, United States.
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The map
Mapped around Cold Springs
Most of the 18 out of town lie to the southeast.
Orange: Cold Springs. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Full list of places
All of it lies within 60 miles: 33 places.
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6Calaveras Big Trees State Park
California state park with groves of giant sequoias.
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Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Ski area in California, United States.
Dodge Ridge Ski Area
Ski area near Pinecrest, California in Tuolumne County.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
State historic park in Jamestown, California, USA.
Bear Valley
Ski resort near Bear Valley, Alpine County, California, United States.
California State Mining and Mineral Museum
Museum in California, United States.
Mariposa Grove Museum
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Glacier Point Trailside Museum
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Sierra Point
Point in Yosemite National Park at the eastern end of the valley.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cold Springs →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Half Dome: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Mono Lake: File:Mono lake sat.jpg: created by NASA Rotation and crop: Hike395, Public domain · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calaveras Big Trees State Park: John J. O'Brien (talk · contribs), Public domain · Glacier Point: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taft Point: Dave from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Ansel Adams Wilderness: Hike395 (talk · contribs), CC BY 3.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL · Emerald Bay State Park: Michael, CC BY 2.0 · Stanislaus National Forest: U.S. National Park Service, Public domain · Horsetail Fall: Ambitious Wench, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad: Bobtalbot61, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kirkwood Mountain Resort: Gabeguss, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tunnel View: Amysey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vernal Fall: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nevada Fall: self, Public domain · Dodge Ridge Ski Area: IanGad, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridalveil Fall: Walter Siegmund (talk · contribs), CC BY 2.5 · Railtown 1897 State Historic Park: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0 · Bear Valley: Shayan Sanyal, CC BY 2.0 · Olmsted Point: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0 · California State Mining and Mineral Museum: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain · Mariposa Grove Museum: Kevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yosemite Museum: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eddy Arboretum: United States Forest Service, Public domain · Glacier Point Trailside Museum: Wearsunscreen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · Sierra Point: Wingchi Poon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yosemite History Center: Wearsunscreen, CC BY-SA 3.0
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