Parks in Big Oak Flat, California

Inscription. First called Savage Diggins after the man who discovered gold here, 1848. Renamed Big Oak Flat about 1850 after giant oak tree that stood in the center of town, near this spot. Oak, which was about 13 feet in diameter ... More on HMDB

Vacation rentals located in the beautiful setting of Pine Mountain Lake near Yosemite National Park. yosemitegold@goldrush.com; ... More on Visitcalifornia.com

Inscription. (Tablet 1), OShaughnessy Dam: 1915–1922, City and County of San Francisco. James Rolph Jr. Mayor, Foundation Elev. 3388 Bottom Valves Elev. 3508 Initial Crest Elev. 3726 Length o... More on HMDB

Inscription. The great 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed key portions of the City of San Franciscos water system. The three days of unquenchable fires that followed the quake claimed more tha... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Tuolumne River supplies 85% of the water for 2.4 million people. It originates from pristine spring snowmelt as far upstream as Mt. Lyell at an elevation of 13,114 feet. The City and County of San Francisco protects ... More on HMDB

Learn to Pan & Sluice for Gold on the Historic Woods Creek. Open Daily, Reservations Recommended, Cost Var... More on Visitcalifornia.com

The rest of the day we found a few more nuggletts and a bit of dust. More on insiderpages.com

Mirror Lake was created when a rockslide dammed up a section of Tenaya Creek, which promptly went to work to reclaim its original course. Every spring, the creek washes tons of silt down the canyon... More on Trails

Beautiful trail in the winter. The snow and ice add so much to the views. T More on Trails

Shop for the latest souvenirs, gear, apparel and more from Yosemite National Park. With Yosemite gifts, inc... More on Yosemitegifts.com

There are many attractions and some accommodations near the falls and a free shuttle service around the p... More on TripAdvisor

This hike approaches Yosemite Falls from behind and ends up at the same place as the Upper Yosemite Fall hike described earlier in this chapter, without the steep climb up from the valley floor. After hiking 2 miles, you'll see ... More on Frommers

This hike sounds long, but there's a one-way option in the summer that uses the Wawona shuttle bus for the return trip. The trail climbs through a forest and then ... More on Frommers

Any visit to Yosemite National Park is incomplete without a trip through one of the parks three groves of giant sequoias. The Mariposa Grove is the largest of the three, with over 200 big trees tha... More on Trails

Lake Yosemite, located at 5714 Lake Road, has about what you’d expect from your corner deli: beer, soda, and some not-so-low-calorie snacks. Don’t come here expecting a night’s worth of entertainme... More on clubzone

Directions: From Highway 99 North: Exit G Street Turn right onto G Street (east) go approx. 5-6 miles Turn right onto E. Bellevue Turn left onto Lake Road From Highway 99 South: Exit Martin Luther ... More on Yahoo! Travel