Yosemite National Park photos

Hikers climb the Mist Trail (at right) through Little Yosemite Valley, approaching Vernal Falls. Spring.
Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09200  

Rafters enjoy a Spring day on the Merced River in Yosemite Valley, with Yosemite Falls in the background.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09214  

Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset.
Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09939  

The Tuolumne River flows serenely through Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra. Lembert Dome is seen in the background.
Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09940  

Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset.
Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09943  

Unicorn Peak at sunset, seen from Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb Peak rises in the distance.
Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09945  

Mammoth Peak and alpine meadows in the High Sierra are reflected in Tioga Lake at sunrise. This spectacular location is just a short walk from the Tioga Pass road. Near Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park.
Location: Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09949  

Clouds Rest viewed from Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is one of the most massive -- if not the singlemost massive -- granite monoliths in the world. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock and was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 9926 ft. Later, glaciers cut it into its present shape.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09965  

Glacial erratics atop Olmsted Point. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09966  

Upper Yosemite Falls by moonlight, viewed from Cooks Meadow. Star trails appear in the night sky. Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16098  

Mammoth Peak in the High Sierra range is reflected in Tioga Lake at sunrise. This spectacular location is just a short walk from the Tioga Pass road. Near Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park.
Location: Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09948  

Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28510  

Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Sentinel Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park, May 2023.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 39380  

Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Cooks Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 39382  

Yosemite Falls viewed from Cook's Meadow.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 22749  

Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16136  

Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16138  

Fletcher Peak is reflected in Vogelsang Lake at sunset, viewed from near summit of Vogelsang Peak.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25757  

Rocks and stream connecting the two sections of Townsley Lake, with Choo-choo Ridge (11357') visible in the distance.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25779  

Bridalveil Falls and Cathedral Rocks, Sunset, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34543  
Panorama dimensions: 5504 x 8256

Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, blooming in spring in Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34551  
Panorama dimensions: 5504 x 8256

Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34552  
Panorama dimensions: 8256 x 5504

Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Sentinel Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 39377  

Half Dome and clouds, spring, viewed from Sentinel Bridge.
Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 22752  

Giant sequoia trees, roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23258  

Cathedral Range peaks reflected in the still waters of Townsley Lake at sunrise.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25764  

Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 26854  
Panorama dimensions: 5219 x 8858