Yosemite area project would challenge Tahoe for visitors
By John Holland, Modesto Bee
BIG OAK FLAT — This tiny town on the way to Yosemite National Park could get two large hotels, an indoor water park, an IMAX theater and other attractions.
The project, planned for a long-barren site on Highway 120 that local residents refer to as “the scar,” would be the biggest commercial development in southern Tuolumne County.
The plans have been discussed for several years and reached a milestone this month with the launch of an environmental study.
Developer Morgan Burkett said the highway, one of three major routes into the park, is ripe for the $60 million project.
