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Foresta’s story
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ForestaCA
A town of 34.
Photo: daveynin from United States · CC BY 2.0
Is Foresta a good place to live?
98% of the land in Foresta is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). McCauley and Meyer Barns and Great Sierra Wagon Road is on the National Register of Historic Places. Foresta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
34 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby attractions
All 36 attractions →Yosemite National Park and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Foresta. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi MountainHalf Dome
17 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
9 mi WaterfallYosemite Falls
8 mi AttractionTaft Point
10 mi AttractionGlacier PointSources: 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 · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Taft Point: Dave from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Glacier Point: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Foresta: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Foresta, and how to reach them.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMariposa County Elections DepartmentMariposa County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9538995389 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Foresta.
Outdoors
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Foresta
Foresta’s density of trails is 0.8 miles per square mile, near the California town median (1.0) and above the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.3 miles. The biggest park or preserve is Yosemite National Park, at 239 acres.
98.1%conserved
98.1%
conserved · 234 of 239 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yosemite National Park | 0.3 mi | 239 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Very high risk in Foresta, with inland flooding at the top
Foresta’s FEMA hazard score stands at 99 of 100. 59% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 27%.
99risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfireHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Foresta, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 51 inches of snow, with January nights at 32° and July afternoons at 88°.
51″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter32–51°
Spring38–62°
Summer56–85°
Fall44–70°
Nov 12
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Foresta
13pages on Foresta
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Foresta; the nearest are
Columbia CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sonora41.8 mi$1,282 in-state tuitionUniversity of California-MercedUniversity or college · Public · Merced43.6 mi$15,623 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Foresta residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Foresta
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Foresta (formerly, McCauley and Opim) is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, within Yosemite National Park.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 4,314 ft
Questions about Foresta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Foresta, CA a good place to live?
Foresta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.