Yosemite National Park
National park in California, United States.
Attractions near Paradise
Leave Paradise for Yosemite National Park, 39 mi away
8 of the 12 places to visit in and around Paradise are parks & monuments. Paradise itself has none of them. Each year, some 4.3M people go to Yosemite National Park. Make a day of it at Sequoia National Park, 55 mi away.
Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
39 mi
Yosemite National Park
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Mammoth Mountain
Big draws
4
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National Park · 39 mi northwest
Yosemite National Park
National park in California, United States.
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The map
Plotted on the map
Yosemite National Park marks the outer edge, 39 mi away.
Orange: Paradise. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The places, one by one
30 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
2Sequoia National Park
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, U.S..
3
4Death Valley National Park
National park in California and Nevada in the United States.
5
6Manzanar National Historic Site
World War II Japanese-American internment camp in California.
7Kings Canyon National Park
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA.
8Mammoth Mountain
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California, home to a ski resort.
9Devils Postpile National Monument
National monument in California, USA.
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12Inyo National Forest
National forest in California and Nevada, United States.
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14
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 Paradise → · Paradise’s history →
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 · Sequoia National Park: Alberto Carrasco Casado, CC BY 2.0 · Half Dome: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Death Valley National Park: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mono Lake: File:Mono lake sat.jpg: created by NASA Rotation and crop: Hike395, Public domain · Manzanar National Historic Site: Dorothea Lange, Public domain · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Convict Lake: The original uploader was Geographer at English Wikipedia., CC BY 1.0 · Inyo National Forest: Cullen328, CC BY 3.0 · Glacier Point: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taft Point: Dave from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Sierra National Forest: Smack (talk · contribs), Public domain · Ansel Adams Wilderness: Hike395 (talk · contribs), CC BY 3.0 · Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad: Bobtalbot61, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Horsetail Fall: Ambitious Wench, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Muir Wilderness: Miguel.v, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vernal Fall: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nevada Fall: self, Public domain · June Mountain: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Olmsted Point: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0 · Mariposa Grove Museum: Kevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern California Museum: Liambruckercasey, CC0 · Yosemite Museum: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glacier Point Trailside Museum: Wearsunscreen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sierra Point: Wingchi Poon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yosemite History Center: Wearsunscreen, CC BY-SA 3.0
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