Vacation rental in Yosemite Valley
Panoramaansicht über das Yosemite Valley vom Glacier Point
Photo: Tuxyso via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Yosemite Valley is designated as a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, and includes Yosemite Village as well as adjacent areas of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. The place name thus combines a specific locality with the national park and the Yosemite Village area.

Yosemite Valley as a precise local reference
Yosemite Valley is associated with Yosemite National Park and the developed Yosemite Village area. If you are looking for a vacation rental, you can use Yosemite Valley as a specific search reference. Mariposa provides the broader orientation for the county.
Classifying the surrounding area separately
The Camp Curry Historic District is listed as a park in California and is approximately 0.7 km as the crow flies from the Yosemite Valley coordinates used. The figure describes an approximate straight-line distance, not a route distance or accessibility.
In the wider area, the Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum is listed as a museum in California. It is approximately 19.8 km as the crow flies from the Yosemite Valley coordinates used. This reference places the museum in the wider area, not in Yosemite Valley itself.
Searching for Yosemite Valley or Mariposa
For accommodation searches, the distinction is therefore clear: choose Yosemite Valley if the local reference is meant to point to this locality in the national park. Mariposa remains the broader orientation for the county. However, the place name alone does not provide any information about the amenities, prices, availability, or quality of a specific vacation rental.
To the overarching travel overview: Mariposa.