Forests of Yosemite West

Yosemite West is a wonderfully forested place.  The Indians were the first to find this beautifully secluded place.  Soon Nature Bridge will be opening its residential environmental education campus near Yosemite West.

Settlement of Yosemite West did not begin with the subdivision that opened in 1967.  Centuries earlier with the North American Indian Tribes of the Sierra used Yosemite West as their campground and hunting area.

Nature Bridge (formerly known as Yosemite Institute) will be our newest neighbor as they build an Environmental Education Center at Henness Ridge Road along Highway 41.  In April 2010, the decision was made to build the new center at Henness Ridge.

"The new center will provide a permanent home for environmental education in Yosemite National Park and will enable Yosemite Institute to provide improved and expanded educational opportunities for its students.

The total number of students each session will be approximately 490:  224 students will be housed at the Henness Ridge campus and approximately 266 in Yosemite Valley.

The new facilities at Henness Ridge will provide indoor and outdoor learning environments which are tailored to teaching and learning.  A diversity of trails around the campus at Henness Ridge would provide the environmental education program  opportunities for exploration.”

Yosemite West is a wonderfully forested place.  The Indians were the first to find this beautifully secluded place.  Soon Nature Bridge will be opening its residential environmental education campus near Yosemite West.

Scenic Wonders invites you to visit beautiful Yosemite. Stay in one of our family homes or condominiums.  Call our reservation desk at 1-888-YOSEMITE.