Summer Activities

Marriage Licenses are obtained at the Mariposa County Clerk’s office in the Hall of Records (across the street from the Court House). The hourse are 8:00AM to 5:00PM, Monday through […]

Distance: 13 miles (18.5 km) full loop; 7.2 miles (11.6 km) half loop Elevation gain: Mostly level Difficulty: Moderate Time: 5-7 hours full loop, 2.5-3.5 hours half loop Begin at: […]

Distance: 2.5 miles (4 km) round trip Elevation gain: 500 ft (152 m)  Difficulty: Moderate Time: 1-2 hours Begin at: Tuolumne Grove parking lot Follow the Old Big Oak Flat […]

Follow this trail through conifers and across granite to cross a tributary of Yosemite Creek to Ten Lakes. Take care on this crossing early in the season when the creek […]

Walk along the gravel road and pass the locked gate (signed Glen Aulin and Soda Springs).  Soda Springs—carbonated, cold water bubbling out of the ground—is protected within a log enclosure.  […]

This trail continues past Wapama Falls to popular Rancheria Falls. This is an excellent hike to do in winter as there is usually still water in the waterfalls along the […]

  Distance: 13.8 miles (22.2km) one-way Elevation gain: 3,700 feet (1,130m) including Sentinel Dome Difficulty: Strenuous Time: 8-10 hours  Begin at: Glacier Point Parking Area The Pohono Trail rewards hikers […]

The hike to Diana Fall and Diana Pool is an easy, mostly flat 1.4 mile (2.25 km) walk to a swimming hole flanked by cliffs and a charming roughly 20-foot […]

Begin at Mono Pass trailhead, on the Tioga Road six miles east of Tuolumne Meadows (free shuttle service is available twice per day). This historic, trans-Sierra trail climbs gently at […]

The Mono Meadow and Mount Starr King Trails descend steeply to Mono Meadow–an area that is very wet throughout the summer. Expect log crossings over creeks and lots of mud. […]