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The Yosemite National Park has been established as a World Heritage Site in year 1994. The designation was given for the park’s recognition in the international level for the infamous waterfalls, giant sequoia groves, granite cliffs, and other biological wonders. The Yosemite National Park is situated 190 miles east of San Francisco, at the east central area in California. The park has a total land area of 761,268 acres that stretches from Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera to the western mountain slopes of Sierra Nevada.

There are well over 3.7 million people who made their way to Yosemite National Park each year and most of the visitors spent their time in Yosemite Valley, where it has the most facilities including eateries, entertainment parks, as well as accommodation. The large part of the park, which is about 95 percent of its huge land area is covered in wilderness. That includes the magnificent waterfalls, cliffs, and meadows in the Valley itself. If you are planning to enjoy your holiday at Yosemite National Park, you can access the area using road transportation as the roads leading to the park is open all year round.

What gave the park its international recognition is actually a black and white landscape photo of the Yosemite Valley. The landscape image of the beautiful valley was taken by Ansel Adams, and the picture perfect photo has been seen by billions of people from all over the world. This propelled the park’s popularity into another level as more and more visitors including foreigners from other countries come flocking to witness the gorgeous scene from the photograph.

Yosemite National Park is not only famous for its glorious view but also for the rich in flora where over 160 rare plant species can be found in the park. The park is said to be 10 million years old, made up of mostly granite rocks and the bits and pieces of the older rocks. The famous ‘U’ shape that nests the Yosemite Valley existed with the help of thick ice and movement of glaciers over a million years ago.

The most crowd-attracting feature the Yosemite National Park has is the Mediterranean climate where its wet season occurs during winter and mostly the park host yearlong sunshine and hot weather. This hot climate is what the vacationers are looking to get, to run away from the ice cold nights to the more subtle climate. Nonetheless, the mountain tops in Yosemite National Park may differ according to their height above ground level. There are so much more to Yosemite National Park than the scenic view. Plan your trip quickly to enjoy the best holiday you can ever experience.