Popular Trips in Wawona And Mariposa Grove, Yosemite
An overnighter along the beautiful Chilnualna Falls trail in Yosemite near Wawona.
We left San Jose bright and early at 6am and arrived in Wawona around 9:30 including a 15 minute or so to pay our $20 for a week long pass. Next stop was the beautiful Wawona Hotel to meet the others and grab our wilderness permit at the wilderness center. We arrived early so went exploring around the hotel grounds and...
New year's hike with 3 generations of our family. Nice way to start 2008!
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Chilnualna Falls - Yosemite National Park
North Wawona (historical), California, United States
10.0 miles
10.0 miles
We had a great time spending the weekend in this part of Yosemite. Chilnualna Falls is a great destination, either for a day hike, or for a simple backpacking trip like we did (thanks to Rebecca/Calipidder for organizing).This is early in the season and patches of snow were still present above the falls. With all the snow melting, the creek was really a raging river and while it made fishing almost impossible,...
On our first day in Wawona the entire family went on the Wawona Meadow loop. This is one of my favorite hikes in Wawona because it is so simple with stunning scenery throughout the hike, with glimpses of the Wawona Lodge every now and then through the trees.After we returned from the hike we made a beeline to the golf shop for lunch to refuel for our next activities.
Description of Chilnualna Falls: Strenuous but very rewarding, this hike now ranks
as my second favorite within Yosemite, right behind Spillway
Lake. The hike starts with a nice teaser a quarter mile in at the
Lower Falls, which would be more than a sufficient view for those not
able to make the entire hike. But the real rewards come after
enduring a long, partly shady trail that alternates between oak and pine
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The Long Meadow hike was about 5.2 miles (500 ft elevation change) easy hike.From Oakhurst, we took Hwy 41 to Jackson Rd (6S07) just befor the turnoff to Tenaya Lodge at Fish Camp. I recommend high clearance vehicles only on this one lane dirt road. The trail head is about 6.2 miles off Hwy 41 (about 1 mi after Big Sandy Campground). After crossing the stream (about 8" deep this time), go...
A bunch of us went on a short hike to the base of Chilnualna Fall. I had hiked to the top a number of years ago but this hike was much quicker. After only about 10 minutes we were at a smaller waterfall with a pool near the base (but we didn't go swimming, we were leaving that for the pools near the swinging bridge.We then hiked up the trail further until...
Swinging Bridge and Swimming in the River
Yosemite National Park, California, United States
1.5 miles
1.5 miles
To cool off in the afternoon we hiked to the swinging bridge and found a nice spot on the granite next to the river to put our stuff while we swam in the water. The water was cold but very refreshing after a few hikes today and we stayed in until we could no longer feel out toes.
this is the hike down Mariposa Grove Trail
