Over 4,000 years of history, waterfalls and giant sequoias: Why Yosemite park is 'iconic'
This act protected Northern California’s Yosemite Valley and the nearby Mariposa Big Tree Grove for public recreation. “This ...
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National Park Service at 100: The Prehistory of the Parks
It was 1864 when the bill came across Abraham Lincoln’s desk to grant “Yo-Semite Valley” and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove to the State of California “for public use, resort, and recreation ...
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Mariposa Grove
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 ...