Who Visits Yosemite?

by Linda Johnberg
(Australia)

Just wondering who visits Yosemite! Any idea where people come from who visit this National Park? Are visitors mainly from the United States, Europe, and other parts of the globe? Just curious. Guess if I lived so close, I would go pretty often!


Great question Linda! I did some research and the answer comes from a Yosemite National Park Statistic Study. (They do these studies every couple of years. Here is goes:

Yosemite National Park conducted a winter survey from February 2-10, 2008. There was a 60% response rate.

•91% of visitors were U.S. residents; 89% of those were from California.
•9% of visitors were international visitors. With 9% each from Germany, Korea, Taiwan, United Kindgom.
•20% of respondents had visited Yosemite National Park at least twice in the past 12 months.
•26% of respondents were visiting Yosemite National Park for the first time.
•29% of respondents identified themselves as Asian, Hispanic, American Indian and/or African American.
•84% of respondents listed "sightseeing or taking a scenic drive" as their primary activity, 73% taking photographs/painting/drawing and 35% listed hiking.

Kathy Medina