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2. El Portal, California - Wikipedia

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   El Portal plays host to a number of outdoor activities. El Portal was the terminus of the Yosemite Valley Railroad at the entrance to the National Park, [5] and in 1978 Hetch Hetchy Railroad no. 6 was brought to El Portal and added to the National Register of Historic Places. [9] El Portal is Spanish for "the gateway" derived from this fact. [5]

3. Yosemite National Park - Wikipedia

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   In 1916, the National Park Service granted a 20-year concession to the Desmond Park Service Company. It bought out or built hotels, stores, camps, a dairy, a garage, and other park facilities. [46] The Hotel Del Portal was completed in 1908 by a subsidiary of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. It was located at El Portal, California just outside of ...

4. Yosemite Valley Railroad - Wikipedia

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   The Yosemite Valley Railroad ran from Merced, California to El Portal, which is the western boundary of Yosemite National Park. The route began in the city of Merced, where connections were made with the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railways, and extended 78 miles to El Portal.

5. Entrance into Yosemite closed after rockfall, officials say ...

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   El Portal Road (continuation of Highway 140 into Yosemite Valley from El Portal) is closed due to a significant rockfall. Access to Yosemite Valley is still possible via Hwy 41/Wawona Road and Hwy ...

6. California State Route 140 - Wikipedia

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   Ferguson Slide A stretch west of El Portal SR 140 from Yosemite National Park to Midpines Eastbound SR 140 just east of Merced, California. Heading east from I-5, the highway passes Gustine; it then jogs to cross the San Joaquin River. It roughly marks the southern edge of the farmable land around Livingston.

7. This California national park is 'chill Yosemite,' an outdoor ...

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   For the record: 9:53 a.m. Aug. 28, 2024: A previous version of this story said Kings Canyon is west of Fresno.It is east. Just five hours north of Los Angeles sits a national park that should be ...