Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
For throwback Thursday, we've got Merced Grove!
Full Blog with Photos: hike734.com/trip/merced-grove
Tucked away along the Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park lies a quieter sequoia grove called Merced Grove. With less parking and a descent of 500ft in 1.5 miles, it tends to filter out some of the bigger crowds, allowing you to enjoy these giants with less people. While the surrounding larches, Douglas firs, and sugar pines are large trees, the sequoias are much bigger than the big trees with a magnificent stand of five trees clumped together.
For throwback Thursday, we've got Merced Grove!
Full Blog with Photos: hike734.com/trip/merced-grove
Tucked away along the Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park lies a quieter sequoia grove called Merced Grove. With less parking and a descent of 500ft in 1.5 miles, it tends to filter out some of the bigger crowds, allowing you to enjoy these giants with less people. While the surrounding larches, Douglas firs, and sugar pines are large trees, the sequoias are much bigger than the big trees with a magnificent stand of five trees clumped together.
