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