Mariposa Grove is located at the southernmost point of Yosemite National Park ... Limited shuttle service is also available from the Wawona Hotel also known as the Big Tree Hotel during summer ...

We're feeling much more comfortable with that at this point," Ahern said ... the areas around the Mariposa Grove and Wawona Hotel will remain closed until the danger has passed, Bercovitz said.

The Washburn Fire was reported to be 25% contained at one point Monday ... to defeat the fire and was “excited” to protect Mariposa Grove. A giant sequoia, left of center, is seen in the ...

Park officials have urged people in the Wawona campground and community ... at its origin point near the Mariposa Grove area, Matt Ahearn, the operations section chief with California Interagency ...

A TIPPING POINT': Some of world's largest trees threatened by fires in the Sierra Nevada Nestled in the southern part of Yosemite is the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the largest sequoia grove ...

Catherine Parker "Giant" seems to be an understatement for this grove of sequoia trees in the southernmost section of Yosemite. Mariposa Grove of the Giant Sequoia is one of three groves in the ...

He added that Yosemite and California have not experienced mega-fires like the recent ones so “at this point ... still open for visitors, Wawona Road and Mariposa Grove will remain closed ...

which was first reported near the trailhead at Mariposa Grove. Its cause remains unknown. The southern entrance to Yosemite along Highway 41 remained closed Monday, and the community of Wawona ...

A portion of Yosemite National Park remained closed on Friday due to a wildfire burning near Mariposa Grove and Wawona, begging the question: Can you still get into the park? The short answer ...