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Attractions near Yosemite West

Just outside Yosemite West: Yosemite National Park and more

Roughly 4.3M visitors a year make it to Yosemite National Park. All of it lies outside: 25 places within 40 miles, none inside Yosemite West. On the list: 5 waterfalls, 5 attractions and 5 museums, among others. Further afield, Mono Lake is 46 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
39
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Yosemite National Park
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Mammoth Mountain
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · in town

Yosemite National Park

National park in California, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

To the northeast is where most of the 25 lie.

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

Everything nearby

All of it

Its 39 places all lie within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Yosemite West →

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 · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Convict Lake: The original uploader was Geographer at English Wikipedia., CC BY 1.0 · 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 · June Mountain: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 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 · 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 · 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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