Adventure 003, Site 099-Camp 4

Sherri at Camp 4 (There may be a plaque, but not found)

Capture California, the Game-2013

Adventure: 003, Site 099-Camp 4

National Registry of Historic Places ID: 030221 or 03000056

Team: YOLT

Date:  October 22, 2013

Location:

Coordinates: 37°44′30″N 119°36′9″W

Address: Yosemite Valley

Description:
As much time as we have spent in the Valley, we cannot think of a time we have camped in Camp4, or sometimes known as Sunnyside Campground. We have walked through it several times and understand the deep historical significance of the place.



Currently Camp 4 is a walk in camp. So it is a combination of people parking cars and walking in 100 yards to climbers waiting for the early morning light for the big climb to backpackers to campers who want a cheap place to sleep in the Valley. Whatever the reason, there is a patchwork of color on the Valley floor where Camp 4 is.



The American Alpine Associations says this:
Camp 4 is such a simple setting: forested space, boulders, campsites, sun in the morning, views across the Valley, closeness to the easy Swan's Slab, and closeness to the ever challenging El Capitan. The simplicity itself is part of Camp 4's evocative force. Climbers, by their very nature, seek a direct, intense interaction with nature. For them, the spareness of the campground is far more evocative than any of the more luxurious lodgings available in the Valley.
References:

• NoeHill
  
• WAY
  
• Wikipedia
  
• National Registry of Historic Places: Documentation and Pictures
  

Overall Landmark References:

• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
  
• NoeHill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)
  
• Waymarking (WAY)