Your birth year
2006
Yosemite National Park
1890California
Yosemite National Park is 116 years older than you
It's from 1890, before you were born.
- Established
- 1890
- Known for
- Granite cliffs and waterfalls
- Region
- Sierra Nevada
About
As of 2026, it's 136 years old.
Yosemite was protected as a national park in 1890, building on earlier federal protection for Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove.
Its granite landmarks, including El Capitan and Half Dome, made the park one of the clearest examples of scenery becoming public heritage.
Yosemite National Park through the years
1864
1864
Yosemite Grant signed
The valley and Mariposa Grove were set aside for public use.
1890
1890
National park established
The surrounding high country entered the national park system.
You were born — 2006
