The 0.3-mile Big Trees Loop Trail is accessible and starts at the Mariposa Grove Arrival Area. This 30- to 45-minute hike (which is paved) takes travelers past a variety of giant sequoias ...

The Majestic Mountain Loop takes you through three of America’s most iconic parks: Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon. Julie and I still struggle to ...

Whether marveling at Glacier Point or walking through Mariposa Grove, Yosemite offers an unforgettable connection to nature. Hike to Glacier Point (best for sunrise). Explore Mariposa Grove’s ...

The other two are the Merced Grove, with 20 trees, located six miles west at Crane Flat and accessed via a three-mile round-trip hike. And then there’s the Mariposa Grove, the most popular and ...

noting that reaching the Mariposa Grove necessitates a four-mile round-trip hike with 500 feet of elevation change. Hetch Hetchy and Hodgdon meadow will also remain accessible from the west side ...

After decades of hiking the park's trails, there are some places Carl ... But last summer, some of the largest giant sequoias in Mariposa Grove released their seeds, not during a fire, but ...

The Mariposa Grove, after being closed a month ... Every June, Tony Caprio and his wife, Linda, hike into the Sugarbowl — a cluster of giant sequoias high in the Sierra Nevada — to admire ...

The Washburn trail, the western section of the perimeter ... Firefighters worked to save the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias threatened by the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park.

Only a few trails in the grove remain closed, including the Washburn trail, the western portion of the perimeter trail, and the trail from Mariposa Grove to Wawona, but the most popular trails ...

In fact, none of the facilities at the Mariposa Grove, including interpretive panels, restrooms, trails, wooden boardwalks, water systems and other features that were replaced four years ago as ...