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Foresta/Big Meadow

Foresta/Big Meadow is a quiet area away from the road where ranching was a traditional use.

Foresta/Big Meadow

Visitor Use Goals

  • Provide for group camping

  • Remove facilities not directly related to visitors' enjoyment of the natural environment

    Visitor Use Actions

  • Retain existing site for group camping

  • Acquire privately owned land on a willing seller/willing buyer basis and condemn property only to protect park resources

  • Relocate the Meyer crib barn to Pioneer History Center at Wawona

  • Record and remove the Meyer saltbox barn

  • Restore Big Meadow to a natural condition

    Park Operations Goals

  • Provide essential employee housing

  • Retain NPS stables

    Park Operations Actions

  • Based on the determination of a housing study, retain housing for a limited number of employees

  • Continue to use McCauly Ranch for NPS stables


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