Mariposa Grove

of Giant Sequoias

The Mariposa grove is one of three groves of Giant Sequoias in Yosmite National Park. The other two are the Tuolumne Grove and the Merced Grove. This grove is near the southern entrance to Yosemite, just after the entrance station. There is a large parking lot for cars, then you take a shuttle bus up to the actual grove. Once in the grove there are several trails you can take that will loop between the trees.

View Medium or Large image.	Sequoias in the forest. A smaller Giant Sequoia next to a really small Sequoia, surrounded by other pines. Vertical. Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Upper Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA
View Medium or Large image.	The base of the Faithful Couple These trees are so large, you really need a human for scale. Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA
View Medium or Large image.	Sequoia sapling This sequoia sapling is growing in the shadow of another large sequoia directly behind it. Vertical. Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Upper Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA
View Medium or Large image.	The Clothes Pin tree There is a burned out section going straight through the tree, from one side to the other, making it look like an old fashioned clothes pin. Vertical. Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA
View Medium or Large image.	The Faithful Couple This is really two sequoias that grew together long ago. Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA
View Medium or Large image.	California Tunnel tree There are two tunnel trees in this grove, this is the lesser known one but it is still standing. Here a group of people are going through it. Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA
View Medium or Large image.	The Grizzly Giant This is one of the largest Giant Sequoias in the Mariposa grove and at an estimated 2,700 years old, it is one of the oldest anywhere. It has been struck by lightning countless times, giving it that rugged look. Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA
View Medium or Large image.	Roots of the Fallen Monarch This tree was made famous in 1899 when an entire cavalry regiment and their horses got there pictures taken on top of and in front of this tree. It is estimated that this tree fell down several hundred years before that picture. The root go up about 30 feet. Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA