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Tuolumne Grove

Visitors will continue to enjoy the serenity of a majestic sequoia grove by driving the one-way interpretive road through Tuolumne Grove.

Merced Grove

The Merced Grove is the only grove of sequoias in the park that is not accessible by car, and it is a prime resource study area. The old ranger cabin will be removed from the grove to enhance its primitive quality.

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Hodgdon Meadow

Hodgdon Meadow is the site of the Big Oak Flat entrance station and Mather district headquarters. This northwest entrance to the park is primarily an administrative site, but camping opportunities in a low-elevation environment are also available.

Hodgdon Meadow

Visitor Use Goals

  • Provide an information/reservation system for visitors entering the park along the Big Oak Flat Road

  • Increase camping opportunities in the Big Oak Flat entrance

    Visitor Use Actions

  • Expand existing information station

  • Retain entrance station

  • Increase the Hodgdon Meadow campground from 110 to not more than 200 sites

    Park Operations Goals

  • Provide a central administrative and maintenance area for the Mather District

  • Provide employee housing only when housing is not available outside the park

  • Provide adequate wastewater treatment for the entire developed area

  • Provide adequate domestic water supply

    Park Operations Actions

  • Construct a maximum of 10 apartment units and 20 seasonal housing units

  • Provide recreational opportunities for employees in housing area

  • Construct district office building to accommodate district law enforcement, resource management, and interpretive functions

  • Connect all facilities at entrance station to the existing wastewater treatment plant; expand plant and provide for year-round use

  • Retain utility building

  • Convert existing surface water system to an underground source

  • Retain existing residences

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