The 0.3-mile Big Trees Loop Trail is accessible and starts at the Mariposa Grove Arrival Area. This 30- to 45-minute hike (which is paved) takes travelers past a variety of giant sequoias ...

This act protected Northern California’s Yosemite Valley and the nearby Mariposa Big Tree Grove for public recreation. “This is a landmark act, the first time anywhere (in America) land had ...