Yosemite Lakes, California

About Yosemite Lakes

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

Officially, Yosemite Lakes is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 20.9 square miles.

📰 Yosemite Lakes News Today

• Yosemite Lakes Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Hunter banned for three years after poaching a deer in Yosemite Lakes Park kmph.com · Nov 14
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Yosemite Lakes, California 93614 The Weather Channel · Feb 19
• Obituary: Patrick Junior Hernandez The Madera Tribune · Jan 23
• Poacher Caught Falsifying Deer Harvest in Yosemite Lakes Faces Penalties SierraDailyNews.com · Nov 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Yosemite Lakes Unique

• The only place in America named Yosemite Lakes — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Yosemite Lakes

• 🏞️ San Joaquin Experimental Range · National Park reviews ★
• Eastman Lake Recreation Area reviews ★
• Hensley Lake reviews ★
• Hensley Lake Recreation Area reviews ★
• Hidden Lake Recreation Area reviews ★
• Savage Monument Buck Ridge Recreation Area reviews ★
• Yosemite Lakes Park Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Yosemite Lakes

• Cedar Continuation High
• Chawanakee Academy Charter
• Manzanita Community Day
• Minarets Charter High
• Minarets High
• Raymond Granite High
• Raymond-Knowles Elementary
• Spring Valley Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Yosemite Lakes

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