Mariposa Grove Parking Lot (S2)
The parking lot fills up early, so your best bet may be to take the free shuttle.
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Mariposa Grove Parking Lot (S2) Details
You may want to take the free Wawona-Mariposa Grove Shuttle Bus from the Wawona Store or from the South Entrance parking area. Cars are not allowed beyond the Mariposa Grove parking lot, but there are several giant sequoias that can seen here. From the parking lot you can hike either the lower grove trail or the combined lower and upper grove trails. The trailhead for both trails is located at the far end of the parking lot. **NOTE**: The Mariposa Grove Road and the Mariposa Grove are temporarily closed and will reopen in September of 2017. Roadside marker: S2
Difficulty
Low
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Region
Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Mariposa Grove Parking Lot (S2)
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Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
Various trails exist throughout the Mariposa Grove.
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Big Trees Gift Shop
This quaint little shop offers books, postcards, and gifts.
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Fallen Monarch (S3)
Biologists suspect that this giant sequoia, 26 feet in diameter and 285 feet long, fell centuries ago.
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Mariposa Grove (S1)
A grove of more than 500 giant sequoias, some of them up to 3,000 years old.
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Bachelor and Three Graces
Four giant sequoia trees that have grown very close together in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite.
