168-year-old Yosemite National Park hotel is closing. What to know about the Wawona By Joshua Tehee. Updated September 14, 2024 12:18 PM. ... Wawona Hotel, c. 1920s postcard. ...

Now we know the valley and surrounding area as Yosemite National Park – one of America’s most popular national parks, with 3,897,070 million visitors in 2023 – designated in 1890.

A customer shops for t-shirts at the Village Store at Yosemite National Park on Friday, February 26, 2016 in Yosemite, CA. The new concessionaire for Yosemite National Park is Aramark which won a ...