“Zip lines and s’mores have given more joy than anything else we’ve done,” says Evergreen and Rush Creek co-owner Lee Zimmerman, who lives in Oakland with his wife and two children.
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Both properties have outdoor games galore, along with salt water swimming pools, hot tubs, zip lines and fire pits for roasting marshmallows. “The amount of freedom you have … we are really isolated from the outside world, and you get that feeling here.”įree-range kids is a term often used at Evergreen Lodge and nearby Rush Creek Lodge, the newer of the two sister resorts, built in 2016. “We have families who’ve been coming here for decades,” says Evergreen Lodge general manager Nick Simon, who describes the 20-acre property as an incredibly special and personal place for many. It’s one of two sister lodges that make staying just outside the park as much fun as playing inside the park. The early owners of Groveland’s Evergreen Lodge were drawn to this incredible beauty and built a timeless resort bordering the park that is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. During the hike, you’re immersed in the grandeur of what John Muir described as a place as beautiful as Yosemite Valley. It’s about 5 miles round-trip to Wapama Falls, where the force of the water tumbling over sheer granite walls gets you soaked as you cross the railroad tie footbridges at the base of the falls.
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The water cascades over the rocks to form a series of natural swimming pools – perfect for “chilling” in the summer sun.Ī second, more spectacular falls is inside the park at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. It’s a moderate, 2-mile-round-trip hike to this ‘hidden’ falls on the middle fork of the Tuolumne River. Just a short drive from Groveland, on the way to the park, is Carlon Falls. That alone is incentive to take Highway 120 through Groveland, but there’s much more to like about this lesser known route.įor one, there are the waterfalls. The Hetch Hetchy gate is the least visited entrance to Yosemite and the only way into the park without securing a day pass this summer. With popular options like Yosemite National Park filling up fast this summer, though, how do you visit and still enjoy solitude? The answer is to take the road less traveled. A new survey found that almost six out of 10 Americans have developed a deeper appreciation for the outdoors since the pandemic began - and the national parks are getting much of the love.
A hiker, above, pauses on the trail to Wapama Falls (about 5 miles round-trip). Ginny Prior/for Bay Area News Group A spectacular waterfall can be found in Yosemite National Park at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
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