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Attractions near Mariposa

Visit California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa

Around 4.3M people visit Yosemite National Park each year. We list one place to visit inside Mariposa and 21 within 40 miles. The commonest are 7 museums, 5 waterfalls and 5 attractions. Travel 54 mi and you reach Mammoth Mountain.

Attractions nearby
42
within 60 miles
The big one
16 mi
Yosemite National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Mammoth Mountain
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 16 mi east

Yosemite National Park

National park in California, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

Out of town, most of the 21 are to the northeast.

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Orange: Mariposa. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Each place in turn

The one inside Mariposa comes first, then 41 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Mariposa lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Mariposa →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

California State Mining and Mineral Museum: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain · 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 · Mammoth Mountain: Hike395 (talk · contribs), CC BY 3.0 · Devils Postpile National Monument: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calaveras Big Trees State Park: John J. O'Brien (talk · contribs), Public domain · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Sierra National Forest: Smack (talk · contribs), Public domain · 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 · 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 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0 · June Mountain: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Olmsted Point: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0 · McHenry Mansion: Rayana fazli at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Gallo Center for the Arts: OsotedeMonte, CC BY 3.0 · Mariposa Grove Museum: Kevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Merced Theatre: Mark Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yosemite Museum: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glacier Point Trailside Museum: Wearsunscreen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · M. Young Botanic Garden: Oabjf34Q (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · Sierra Point: Wingchi Poon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The William Saroyan House Museum: Top Hand Media, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yosemite History Center: Wearsunscreen, CC BY-SA 3.0

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