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The US National Park Service has been protecting the National Parks across the country since 1916, they serve roughly over 300 million visitors every year. The US National Park service is a bureau of the US Department of the Interior, and is led by the Director, nominated by the President and approved by the US Senate. The director is supported by an experienced team of senior executives who manage the budgets, policies, programs and seven regional directors responsible for handling the implementation in the parks across the US. Native Americans were the residents of the Yosemite Valley, until 1849 gold rush brought hundreds of thousands of non-native miners and settlers to the region, driving the natives out of the region.

Did you know that one of America’s most-visited National Parks, Yosemite National Park was signed into legislation by President Benjamin Harrison on October 1, 1890? Our second Yosemite National Park fact, Sheepherders who frequently set meadows on fire to promote the growth of edible grasses for their sheep became a severe threat to Yosemite’s natural landscape in 1870. When the federal government set up the Yosemite National Park, it didn’t include the lands that were already under the control of the State of California in 1894, including the Yosemite Valley and the incredible icons such as El Capitan, Half Dome and Yosemite Falls. The fifth and final Yosemite National Park fact, James McCauley, an Irish immigrant, who owned a hotel at the Glacier Point, ended the evenings by kicking the burning embers off the cliff.

Visiting Yosemite is an incredible experience, extending across 760,000 acres, The  National Park is one of the most popular and important parks in our country. The weather in the Yosemite significantly varies throughout the year, the summer months are usually warm and cozy ranging from 70 F to 90 F during the day and usually a chilly 40 F at nights, making visiting Yosemite a truly unique experience in all seasons throughout the year. The park’s camping grounds can accommodate over 9,300 people and specific areas are allotted for families, groups and horseback riding excursions. If you’re a hiker, the 800 miles of marked trails beyond the valley are perfect to test your experience and endurance in the High Sierra wilderness.

Yosemite Valley is regarded as one of the world’s best climbing sites with its array of mountains and climbing points, and because of this we recommend it as our umber one things to see in yosemite national park. Tunnel view is one of the most photographed views in the whole of the Yosemite Valley with its incredibly positioned view through the valley that allows you to see things such as the Half Dome. This Dome is an easier hike than the Half Dome, may people hike the Dome at sunset for an amazing view and a great opportunity for photos. There is a mini hike through dense trees with small openings where you can often catch sight of a deer, then the trail opens up onto the granite point with its spectacular views, especially at the point.