Yosemite Lakes Park, California Yosemite Lakes Park, California Yosemite Lakes Park is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1230 feet (375 m). As a census-designated place (CDP) it is known as Yosemite Lakes. It is part of the Madera–Chowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,952 at the 2010 census, up from 4,160 at the 2000 census. Yosemite Lakes is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.46%) is water. The 2010 United States Census reported that
Yosemite National Park valley: the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, the adjoining Yosemite Museum, and the Nature Center at Happy Isles. There are also two National Historic Landmarks: the Sierra Club's LeConte Memorial Lodge (Yosemite's first public visitor center), and the Ahwahnee Hotel. Camp 4 was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Over of trails are available to hikers—everything from an easy stroll to a challenging mountain hike, or an overnight backpack trip. One of the most popular trails leads to the summit of Half Dome and requires an advance permit from Memorial Day weekend in late May, to Columbus