The 4,886-acre Washburn fire, which had posed danger to the grove's 500 mature sequoias, was 100% contained, Yosemite park ranger Scott Gediman said, though some fire crews remain doing mop-up ...

Gediman headed to Mariposa Grove early Wednesday to celebrate the reopening and said he experienced “one of the best days I’ve had in a long time.” He met a family from Utah, who made a ...

Gediman headed to Mariposa Grove early Wednesday to celebrate the reopening and said he experienced "one of the best days I've had in a long time." He met a family from Utah, who made a special ...

Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, shown here shortly after the Washburn Fire began July 7, 2022, suffered only minor damage. No facilities burned and no giant sequoias died.