Observation

observation · observation-nps-yosemite-mariposa-grove-20260925

Claims and evidence

Published route profile

Objective entity ids
  • place-mariposa-grove
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-mariposa-grove-arrival
Published time
30 to 45 minutes
Round trip miles
0.3
Route form
loop
Wheelchair accessible
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Elevation gain ft
300
Objective entity ids
  • tree-grizzly-giant
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-mariposa-grove-arrival
Published time
1.5 to 2 hours
Round trip miles
2.0
Route form
loop
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Access profile

Arrival advice
arrive by mid-morning
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Parking may fill
by late morning
Private vehicle access
Mariposa Grove Road is limited to disability placard vehicles when open
Shuttle 2026
  • Dates
    May 3 through September 23
    Hours
    8 am to 7 pm
    Last return
    8 pm
  • Dates
    September 24 through October 31
    Hours
    8 am to 5 pm, weather permitting
    Last return
    5:30 pm
  • Dates
    November 1 through November 30
    Hours
    8 am to 3:30 pm, weather permitting
    Last return
    5 pm
  • Dates
    December 1 through at least April 15
    Hours
    no shuttle
Shuttle frequency minutes approx
15
Welcome plaza parking spaces approx
300
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Facility profile

Drinking water
Arrival area
summer only
Elsewhere
No
Welcome plaza
year-round
Food service
No
Restrooms
Arrival area
flush summer; vault winter
Cabin
flush summer; vault winter
Grizzly giant
vault
Picnic area
vault
Welcome plaza
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Elevation gain ft
500
Objective entity ids
  • trailhead-mariposa-grove-arrival
One way miles
2.0
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
access-mariposa-grove-welcome-plaza
Use when shuttle unavailable
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Alternate nps hikes page round trip miles
7.75
Distance conflict preserved
Yes
Elevation gain ft
1200
Objective entity ids
  • place-wawona-point
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-mariposa-grove-arrival
Published time
4 to 6 hours
Round trip miles
7.0
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Visitor use rules

Bicycles
Grove Road between welcome plaza and Grizzly Giant only when road is seasonally open
Horses
Perimeter Trail only
Pets
not allowed on trails, roads, in the grove, or on shuttles
Winter overnight camping
December 1 through April 15 only when road is closed to cars and snow is sufficient; permit required; above Clothespin Tree only
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Elevation gain ft
1000
Objective entity ids
  • place-wawona-tunnel-tree
  • place-mariposa-grove-cabin
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-mariposa-grove-arrival
Published time
4 to 6 hours
Round trip miles
6.5
Route form
loop
Upper grove loop miles
1.5
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Elevation gain ft
500
Objective entity ids
  • trailhead-mariposa-grove-arrival
One way miles
2.0
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
access-mariposa-grove-welcome-plaza
Use when shuttle unavailable
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-mariposa-grove

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (1)

NPS publishes Mariposa Grove shuttle schedules, parking, road access, walking approaches, facilities, seasonal water, use rules, routes, and winter access.

Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published record history

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