Yosemite West, California

About Yosemite West

Set in the central part of California, Yosemite West is a small unincorporated community.

Yosemite West holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.27 square miles.

📰 Yosemite West News Today

• A major housing battle is taking place on the edge of Yosemite National Park San Francisco Chronicle · Mar 5
• Outrage over huge housing development plans by Yosemite — as boss’s murky past is revealed New York Post · Mar 17
• The legendary hunt for a crashed plane full of weed in Yosemite National Park sfgate.com · Jul 4
• National Conservation Organizations Urge Mariposa County to Reject Development Near Yosemite The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks · Mar 6
• Two people found dead in Yosemite West murder-suicide, officials say Los Angeles Times · Apr 23

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What Makes Yosemite West Unique

• The only place in America named Yosemite West — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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