Yosemite Lakes Park, California the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. In the California State Legislature, Yosemite Lakes is in , and is split between , and . In the United States House of Representatives, Yosemite Lakes is in . 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
History of the Yosemite area adjacent to the park. The once-famous "Yosemite Firefall", created by pushing red hot embers off a cliff near Glacier Point at night, was discontinued in the mid-to-late 20th century along with other activities that were deemed to be inconsistent with protection of the national park. Humans may have visited the Yosemite area as long as 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. Habitation of the Yosemite Valley proper can be traced to about 3,000 years ago, when vegetation and game in the region was similar to that present today; the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada had acorns, deer, and salmon, while