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

Yosemite National Park on Photerra is 21 real photographs, each pinned where the photographer 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: 21 real photo-spots, mapped where they were taken · newest spot added June 2026.

Across Yosemite National Park

21 photo spots
Horsetail Fall illuminated by golden sunlight on a granite cliff face in Yosemite Valley, viewed through coniferous… — Yosemite National Park
Horsetail Fall illuminated by golden sunlight on a granite cliff face in Yosemite Valley, viewed through coniferous…Cook's Meadow Loop Trailhead
A herd of mule deer with prominent antlers grazing in a meadow bordered by coniferous forest in Yosemite Valley. — Yosemite National Park
A herd of mule deer with prominent antlers grazing in a meadow bordered by coniferous forest 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
Bridalveil Fall cascades down granite cliffs, framed by oak and conifer trees in Yosemite Valley. — Yosemite National Park
Bridalveil Fall cascades down granite cliffs, framed by oak and conifer trees in Yosemite Valley.Mariposa County
Alpine stream flowing over granite boulders in a mountain valley with coniferous forest and steep granite cliffs… — Yosemite National Park
Alpine stream flowing over granite boulders in a mountain valley with coniferous forest and steep granite cliffs…John Muir Trail
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.
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
El Capitan and Bridalveil Fall frame Yosemite Valley from the Pohono Trailhead, with coniferous forest in the… — Yosemite National Park
El Capitan and Bridalveil Fall frame Yosemite Valley from the Pohono Trailhead, with coniferous forest in the…
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
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
A hiker at a viewpoint overlooking a powerful cascading waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountains during spring runoff. — Yosemite National Park
A hiker at a viewpoint overlooking a powerful cascading waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountains during spring runoff.Sierra High Rte

What travelers shoot here: landscapes · mountains · hiking & trails · forests.

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 the community has pinned, each with the photograph the traveler actually took, and growing as more share them.

Tenaya Lake 3 spots37.8319, -119.4600 John Muir Trail 2 spots37.7247, -119.5331 Cook's Meadow Loop Trailhead 1 spot37.7456, -119.5936 Upper Pines Campground 1 spot37.7355, -119.5638 Half Dome 1 spot37.7461, -119.5332 Subdome 1 spot37.7466, -119.5300 Pohono Trailhead 1 spot37.7151, -119.6766

Coordinates are where a traveler stood to take the photograph — the medoid of this place’s pins, at 4 decimals (~11 m). 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?

21 and counting — each one a real photo pinned where it was taken. New spots appear as travelers share them.

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?

Open any spot in the Photerra app and tap once to launch Apple Maps, Google Maps, Uber or Lyft — we hand them the coordinates even when the place has no name.

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