Parsons Memorial Lodge
Built by the Sierra Club, this small building is named for Edward Taylor Parsons, the club's director from 1905 to 1914.
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Parsons Memorial Lodge Details
This humble building at the northern edge of Tuolumne Meadows seems almost like a natural extension of Yosemite's high country wilderness. Built in the summer of 1915 from pink feldspar and grey granite, the rustic lodge was intended to serve as the club headquarters, meeting place, and reading room for the Sierra Club. It still stands as a testament to the club's devotion to environmental preservation with its rustic design and use of largely local materials. In 1987, the lodge was named a National Historic Landmark, and although it was one of the first stone structures built in any National Park, it is still open seasonally (and somewhat sporadically) for visitors and admirers alike. Parsons Memorial Lodge "may be open" from 10 am to 4 pm beginning in late June.
Difficulty
Low
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N/A
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Region
Tioga Road (Rt 120 East)
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Parsons Memorial Lodge
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Parsons Lodge
There is a small semi-permanent pit toilet located at the building near Parsons Lodge.
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Soda Springs
The distinct difference between these springs and others is that the water here is naturally carbonated.
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Tuolumne Meadows
This trail accesses Soda Springs, the Parsons Memorial Lodge, and the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center.
0.6 mi away
Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center
Built in 1934 as a mess hall for Civilian Conservation Corps.
