Foresta (formerly, McCauley and Opim) is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States, situated within Yosemite National Park.
History The name comes from the Foresta Land Company, founded by A.B. Davis in 1913. Davis built a resort at Foresta but abandoned it. The Foresta area was subdivided and sold off to investors by the 1930s, but little construction at the site took place until electricity was extended to Foresta in 1951. Building of private residences mostly began at that time and continued until the early 1960s, with a campground built soon after. Foresta now consists of homes for National Park Service, concessionaire, and Yosemite Institute employees, plus several vacation rentals. The community is located on the slopes surrounding Big Meadow, three miles off the Big Oak Flat Road. Many of the homes in the area burned in a 1990 wildfire.
The Opim post office operated there from 1882 to 1884.
Geography The CDP is located northeast of El Portal, at an elevation of 4,420 feet (1,350 m).
Demographics
The community was first listed as a census designated place under the name Crane Creek in the 2020 U.S. census. The CDP's name was changed to Foresta by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2022.
2020 census +Foresta CDP, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)2172.41%Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)13.45%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)620.69%Hispanic or Latino (any race)13.45%Total29100.00%
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