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Yosemite Valley California Map

Explore Yosemite Valley, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Yosemite Valley, California

How to Use This Yosemite Valley, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Yosemite Valley, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Yosemite Valley.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Yosemite Valley
State	California (CA)
County	Mariposa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.742523
Longitude	-119.577626
Population	337
Density	63.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95389
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Mariposa
School District	Mariposa County Unified School District

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About Yosemite Valley, California

Yosemite Valley is a locality in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 337. The population density is 63.2 people per km². Yosemite Valley is located at 37.7425°N, 119.5776°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95389.

Yosemite Valley reveals its granite architecture through the sheer verticality of stone walls that rise abruptly from the valley floor. It lies 56.5 miles northeast of Chowchilla, CA (from Chowchilla, CA: bearing 40°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-southwest of Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Creek carves a path through the landscape, its persistent flow gathering momentum before plummeting over the precipice in a display of rhythmic power. Above the basin, the distant Sierra Nevada stands as a jagged, silent guardian, framing the sky with an immutable, frosted line. The air here carries a crisp, mineral clarity, a sharp contrast to the warmer, golden light that settles upon the meadows during the waning hours of the day. Hikers often seek the upward pull of the Yosemite Falls Trail, where the earth gives way to ancient, weathered rock, and the proximity of Indian Canyon offers a rugged, narrow threshold into the wilder reaches of the high country.

Yosemite Valley remains a protected sanctuary within the vast expanse of Yosemite National Park, serving as a living record of geological endurance and human preservation. The economy here functions almost entirely in service to the stewardship of the land, supporting a community dedicated to the seasonal rhythms of visitation and the maintenance of fragile ecosystems. Beyond the immediate granite walls, the landscape holds the memory of cold, glacial periods, evidenced by the distant presence of Maclure Glacier, which persists in the high elevations as a remnant of a frozen age. While the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir lies twelve miles away, the focus of daily life in Yosemite Valley stays tethered to the immediate granite cathedrals and the quiet, persistent work of those who manage the park's natural legacy. The character of the place is defined by this intersection of human admiration and the immense, indifferent scale of the surrounding wilderness, creating an atmosphere of profound, focused stillness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yosemite National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 743k acres
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.3 mi, 216° SW · 704k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 140° SE
Foster Curry Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 142° SE
Women's Club Building (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 133° SE
World Heritage Site (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 307° NW
Union Point (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 226° SW
John Muir (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 290° W
Outdoor Theater (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 274° W
Lower Yosemite Fall (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 300° NW
Nature Center at Happy Isles (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 130° SE
Upper Yosemite Fall (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 314° NW
Vernal Fall (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 119° SE
Illilouette Fall (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 156° SE
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 10.1 mi, 220° SW · 1.3M acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 10.3 mi, 257° W · 901k acres
Merced, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.0 mi, 216° SW · 10k acres
Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 247° SW
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.7 mi, 124° SE · 232k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.1 mi, 039° NE · 1,886 acres
Tuolumne, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.4 mi, 303° NW · 8,379 acres
Thornberry Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 190° S
Mt Buckingham School (historic) (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 222° SW
Merced River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.9 mi, 248° W · 13k acres
Mono Basin National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 25.5 mi, 059° NE
Devils Postpile National Monument (National Monument) — 27.6 mi, 106° E · 799 acres
Sierra Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 27.7 mi, 230° SW
Yosemite Gateway Gallery Row (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 187° S
Oakhurst Mural (Public Artwork) — 28.8 mi, 188° S
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 54.2 mi, 131° SE · 459k acres

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