Geography
Fresno is located at 36°46′54″N, 119°47′32″W (36.781549, -119.792113).GR1
The United States Census Bureau reports Fresno as having a total area of 271.4 km² (104.8 mi²) with 99.58% land covering 270.3 km² (104.4 mi²), and .042% water, 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²).
Fresno's location, very near the geographical centre of California, places the city a comfortable distance from several of the major recreation areas and urban centres in the state. Just 60 mi (100 km) south of Yosemite National Park, it is the nearest major city to the park. Likewise, Kings Canyon National Park is 60 mi (100 km) and Sequoia National Park is 75 mi (120 km).
Because it sits at the junction of Highways 41 and 99 (41 is the park's southern access road, and 99 branches east from Interstate 5 to serve the urban centers of the San Joaquin Valley), the city is a major gateway for visitors coming from Los Angeles. The city also serves as an entrance into Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks via Highway 180.
Fresno has three large public parks, two located in the city limits and one in county land to the southwest. Woodward Park (fresno), which features the Shinzen Japanese Gardens, numerous picnic areas and several miles of trails, is located in North Fresno and is adjacent to the San Joaquin River Parkway. Roeding Park, located near Downtown Fresno, is home to the Chaffee Zoological Gardens, and Rotary Playland and Storyland. Kearney Park is the largest of the Fresno region's park system and is home to historic Kearney Mansion and plays host to the annual Civil War Revisited, the largest reenactment of the Civil War in the west coast of the U.S.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
