Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking

Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking is a parking area in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California. Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking is situated nearby to the stone Columbia Boulder, as well as near the campsite Camp 4.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Columbia Boulder and Midnight Lightning.

Columbia Boulder

Stone

Photo: Mark Donoher, CC BY 2.0.

Columbia Boulder is a 30-foot-tall boulder located in Camp 4 at Yosemite National Park. It is the largest boulder in Camp 4 and easily seen from the campground. Columbia Boulder is situated 560 feet northwest of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.

Midnight Lightning

Climbing site

Photo: Mark Donoher, CC BY 2.0.

Midnight Lightning is a 7.62-metre high granite bouldering route on the Columbia Boulder in Camp 4 of Yosemite National Park. When first solved in May 1978 by American rock climber Ron Kauk, it was one of the hardest bouldering routes in the US. Midnight Lightning is situated 580 feet northwest of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.

Camp 4

Campsite

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Camp 4 is a tent-only campground in Yosemite National Park in the United States. It became notable after World War II as "a birthplace of rock climbing’s modern age." It is located at an elevation of 4000 ft on the north side of the Yosemite Valley, close to base of granite cliffs near Yosemite Falls. Camp 4 is situated 570 feet north of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.

Yosemite Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of Yosemite Village, the main developed area, together with adjacent areas of the Yosemite Valley within Yosemite National Park.

Curry Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Curry Village is a campground in Mariposa County, California in Yosemite National Park within the Yosemite Valley. A rockfall in 2008 damaged a number of structures, and about one third of visitor units were closed because of risk. Curry Village is situated 1½ miles east of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.

Happy Isles

Locality

Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.

Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor. Happy Isles is situated 2½ miles east of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.

Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking

Type: Parking area
Category: transportation
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.74073° or 37° 44′ 27″ north

Longitude

-119.60206° or 119° 36′ 7″ west

Parking

surface

Open location code

8592P9RX+75

OpenStreetMap ID

way 440825713

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Columbia Boulder and The Glass Pyramid Boulder.

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