Camp 4: Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Yosemite National Park
Regions 8, 9, 10, & 12 Park Cultural Landscapes Program and Louter D. 2022. Camp 4: Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Yosemite National Park. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. 976233. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service / CRIS-CL Database
Camp 4 is located in the middle of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. It is situated north of Northside Drive immediately west of Yosemite Lodge and north of the Leidig Meadow area. Yosemite Valley is seven miles long and one mile wide. And like the rest of the Valley floor, the campground lies at an elevation of approximately 4,000 feet, and is surrounded by granite cliffs that rise to elevations of 8,800 feet at Half Dome, 7,500 feet at El Capitan, and 7,200 feet at Glacier Point. Offering modest, designated campsites and camping facilities, the campground covers some 5-6 acres of the forested meadow area extending north of Northside Drive to the boulder-strewn talus slopes at the base of the Valley's steep walls. During its historic period (1947-1970), Camp 4 earned national and international acclaim as the center of modem rock climbing. Yosemite climbers invented and developed the techniques and technology to ascend Yosemite's vertical walls; they invented big wall climbing. The site contains not only the upper and lower portions of the campground, but most importantly, it embraces the campground's famous boulders.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Regions 8, 9, 10, & 12 Park Cultural Landscapes Program; Louter, David
- Date of Issue
- 2022-09-29
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service / CRIS-CL Database
- Units
- PWR , YOSE
- Keywords
- all-season, campground, camping, Chuck Pratt, climbing, entertainment, Jim Bridwell, outdoor recreation, recreation, rock climbing, Royal Robbins, Warren Harding, Yosemite Valley, Yvon Chouinard
- Subjects
- NPS.gov Subject Site: Cultural Landscapes , CRIS-CL: 976233: Camp 4