(37.5152150, -119.6040412)
Description:
Discovered May, 1857, by Galen Clark and Milton Mann. “As they were in Mariposa County, I named them the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees.” (Clark, in Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, published by D. G. Foley, Yosemite, first edition 1901, p. 97.)
Bunnell places the discovery by Clark and Mann in 1856. These, or other big trees in the vicinity, were known as early as 1855. (Bunnell: Discovery of the Yosemite, 1880, p. 335.) The Calaveras Grove was discovered in 1852.
The Mariposa Big Tree Grove was included in the grant to the State of California by act of Congress, June 30, 1864, and was administered as part of the Yosemite park under state management until 1906, when, by act of the State Legislature of March 3, 1905, and joint resolution of Congress, June 11, 1906, it became part of Yosemite National Park.
From Places Names of the High Sierra by Francis P. Farquhar
In Yosemite National Park, at the base of Wawona Point, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) east of Mount Savage. (US-T121) From GNIS Database
Trips:
- June 12, 2014 - Hike to Wawona Point
- September 27, 2014 - Wawona to Mariposa hike with meetup group
- October 11, 2015 - Hike around Wawona Meadow and then along trail towards Mariposa Grove
- November 10, 2018 - Hike in from Sierra National Forest and around the newly renovated pathways in Mariposa Grove.
- October 19, 2020 - Rose, Sherri and Gary hike from the parking lot, up to Mariposa Grove and the Grizzly Giant and beyond
- January 24, 2023 - Snowshoe walk along the Washburn Trail to the Grove Arrival Area. Then back down the road
- August 4, 2023-We wanted to go to Biledo Meadow, but the road Gary choose turned to be rougher than thought, so we went to Mariposa Grove instead
References:
- NPS Information
- NPS Brochure
- NPS Day Hikes
- Wikipedia
Pictures:
August 4, 2023 - Perimter Trail 
August 4, 2023 -Telescope Tree 
August 4, 2023 - Lupine and Sequoias 
August 4, 2023 -Burnt Galen Clark Tree
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