Wawona Area

• Hikes:

  • Wawona Meadow Loop - 3.5 miles, starting from the Big Trees Lodge

  • Grizzly Giant Loop - 2.1 miles, starting from the Mariposa Grove entrance area

  • Swinging Bridge Loop - 4.75 miles, starting from the Pioneer Yosemite History Center

• Wawona area Hiking Map: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/WawonaAreaHikeMap.pdf

Yosemite Valley

• Hikes:

  • Mirror Lake - 2 to 5 miles depending on whether or not you do the loop around the lake.

  • Mist Trail

    • Vernal Falls - 3 miles round trip, 1,000 feet of elevation gain

    • Nevada Falls - 7 miles round trip, 1,900 feet of elevation gain

  • Columbia Rock - 2 mile round trip, 1,000 feet of elevation gain (starts from the Yosemite Falls Trail)

  • Sentinel Meadow -Near the Lower Yosemite Falls Trail, short hike through the meadow

• Yosemite Valley Hiking Map: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/valleyhikes1.pdf

• Viewpoints:

  • Glacier Point - The road opens in late April and early May, drive up here if you can

  • Tunnel View - This is the entrance that you will be coming in from Wawona, it is a short pull off that gives you a view of the Valley

  • Bridalveil Falls - This is a short walk, but will give you a good view of the falls

  • Lower Yosemite Falls - This is also a short walk, but gets you to the bottom of Lower Yosemite Falls