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Puzzle #19 was Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite National Park is a national park of the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by the Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 1,187 mi2 (3,070 km2) in four counties – centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera.
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What the record says
Puzzle 19 ran on 3 Aug 2026 and the answer was Yosemite National Park, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Country - United States; IUCN category - II; Area band - 2,000–9,999 km². The numbers: Established - 1890s.
Beyond the grid the record adds Established - 1890; Area - 3,079.34 km² (2,000–9,999 km²); Heritage designation - World Heritage Site.
Parkdle builds its record from Wikidata - CC0 1.0 and IUCN protected-area management category guidelines. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia verbatim extract, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- United States
- IUCN category
- II
- Established
- 1890s
- Area band
- 2,000–9,999 km²
Also on the record
- Established
- 1890
- Area
- 3,079.34 km² (2,000–9,999 km²)
- Heritage designation
- World Heritage Site