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Spots in Yosemite National Park, photographed by the people who stood there.

Yosemite National Park on Photerra is 27 real photographs, each pinned where someone actually stood — the pull-off before the famous view, the trailhead bench, the bend in the road everyone stops at. No listings, no filler.

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Yosemite National Park on Photerra — the quick numbers: 27 real photo-spots, mapped where they were taken · mapped by 6 travelers · newest spot added September 2026.

Across Yosemite National Park

27 photo spots
Mountain trail through coniferous forest with distant granite peaks and valley views in Yosemite Valley. — Yosemite National Park
Mountain trail through coniferous forest with distant granite peaks and valley views in Yosemite Valley.
Alpine meadow with coniferous forest and snow-capped peaks in the background, taken from ground level in Wawona area. — Yosemite National Park
Alpine meadow with coniferous forest and snow-capped peaks in the background, taken from ground level in Wawona area.Caretaker's Cabin
A swimmer in an alpine lake with granite domes and forested shores under cloudy skies, viewed from the rocky shoreline. — Yosemite National Park
A swimmer in an alpine lake with granite domes and forested shores under cloudy skies, viewed from the rocky shoreline.Tenaya Lake
Half Dome's distinctive granite face with climbing routes visible, photographed from the summit plateau in Yosemite… — Yosemite National Park
Half Dome's distinctive granite face with climbing routes visible, photographed from the summit plateau in Yosemite…Subdome
Three pitched tents set up in a pine forest campsite with needle-covered ground and tall conifer trees surrounding the… — Yosemite National Park
Three pitched tents set up in a pine forest campsite with needle-covered ground and tall conifer trees surrounding the…John Muir Trail
Hikers on a granite ridge with views of coniferous forest and distant valley walls in Yosemite, photographed from a… — Yosemite National Park
Hikers on a granite ridge with views of coniferous forest and distant valley walls in Yosemite, photographed from a…Half Dome Trail
Mixed conifer forest with scattered boulders and fallen logs along a hiking trail in Wawona, California. — Yosemite National Park
Mixed conifer forest with scattered boulders and fallen logs along a hiking trail in Wawona, California.
Alpine granite landscape with coniferous forest and distant mountain peaks under clear blue sky, viewed from a high… — Yosemite National Park
Alpine granite landscape with coniferous forest and distant mountain peaks under clear blue sky, viewed from a high…Mariposa County
Granite cliffs and forested valley viewed from Pohono Trailhead in Yosemite Valley, with a snow-capped peak visible in… — Yosemite National Park
Granite cliffs and forested valley viewed from Pohono Trailhead in Yosemite Valley, with a snow-capped peak visible in…
Granite mountain peak framed by pine and cedar trees at Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley. — Yosemite National Park
Granite mountain peak framed by pine and cedar trees at Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley.
A person stands with arms raised on a rocky cliff edge overlooking a vast canyon valley at dawn in Yosemite. — Yosemite National Park
A person stands with arms raised on a rocky cliff edge overlooking a vast canyon valley at dawn in Yosemite.Half Dome
Alpine lake with coniferous forest and snow-capped peaks reflected in still water, viewed from the shoreline. — Yosemite National Park
Alpine lake with coniferous forest and snow-capped peaks reflected in still water, viewed from the shoreline.Dog Lk Trl

What travelers shoot here: landscapes · mountains · hiking & trails · viewpoints — most photographed in July.

Backpacking and camping at Half Dome, via Little Yosemite Valley

— David

Quiet hike along a lake on the back side of Yosemite

— Kristen

Photo descriptions are written by a model from the photograph itself; the place names and coordinates are not.

On the map

Landmarks on the map in Yosemite National Park.

From the landmarks everyone knows to the corners nobody thought to list — real places, each with the photograph someone actually took — contributed by travellers and by the openly-licensed archive, and growing as more are added.

Tenaya Lake 3 spots37.8319, -119.4600 John Muir Trail 2 spots37.7445, -119.5116 Upper Pines Campground 1 spot37.7355, -119.5638 Subdome 1 spot37.7466, -119.5300 Half Dome 1 spot37.7461, -119.5332 Pohono Trailhead 1 spot37.7151, -119.6766

Coordinates are about where the photograph was taken — the medoid of this place’s pins, at 4 decimals (~11 m). Approximate by design, and not an official gazetteer position.

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Yosemite National Park spots, the quick version.

How many spots does Photerra have in Yosemite National Park?

27 and counting — each one a real photograph, pinned about where it was taken. The map grows as people add to it and as the open archive is reviewed in.

Are these Yosemite National Park spots on Google Maps?

Many aren't. Photerra's spots are photo-coordinates — viewpoints, benches, trailheads and corners with no business listing or address — so they don't show up on maps built from business directories.

How do I get to a spot with no address?

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