Yosemite via Mariposa Big Trees, Wawona, and Inspiration Point, in each direction$14.25Yosemite via Mariposa Big Trees, Wawona, and Inspiration Point, including side trip Chinquapin to Glacier Point and return, in each direction19.25Yosemite and return to either point via Mariposa Big Trees, Wawona, and Inspiration24.00Yosemite and return to either point via Mariposa Big Trees, Wawona, and Inspiration Point, including side trip Chinquapin to Glacier Point and return29.00Wawona, in each direction8.50Wawona and return to either point, including side trip to Mariposa Big Trees15.00Wawona and return to either point, without side trip to Mariposa Big Trees14.00
The motorist approaching California over the Lincoln Highway should turn south at Ely and reach the Tioga Road at the eastern border of the Park near Mono Lake; distance about 200 miles. There are two routes from San Francisco: via Stockton, Modesto, and Coulterville, 210 miles; or via San José, Gilroy, Los Baños, Fresno, and the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, 280 miles. The best route from Los Angeles is by way of Saugus, Neenach, Bakersfield, Tulare, Fresno, and Mariposa Grove of Big Trees; distance 365 miles.
The entrance fee for an automobile is $5.00 for a single trip, or $8.00 for a season permit. Speed limits range from 8 to 20 miles per hour. On account of the snow the Tioga Road is generally not open before July 15 or afterOctober 1, the Big Oak Flat Road not before May 15 or after November 1, the Wawona Road not before May or after November. Motor-cycles are not allowed in the Park.
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At Yosemite Village in the Valley a new modern hotel is now under construction, but accommodations are now furnished by the old Sentinel Hotel, which has been refurnished, and by a number of camps.
Hotel and Camps in Yosemite Valley
Operated by Desmond Park Service Company:—Sentinel Hotel, per day$4 to $5Yosemite Falls Camp, wooden bungalows, per day3.50El Capitan Camp, wood frames covered with canvas and wood floors, per day2.50Camp Lost Arrow, operated by W. M. Sell, Jr., per day2.50Camp Curry, operated by Curry Camping Company, per day2.50Camp Ahwahnee, operated by W. M. Sell, Sr., per day3.75
At Glacier Point, above the Valley, the Desmond Park Service Company operates the New Glacier Point Hotel, with a uniform rate of $4.00 per day.
At Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Soda Springs, and Merced Lake the Desmond Park-Service Company operates permanent camps known as lodges. These lodges have wood frames covered with canvas and wood floors. The rate at all of the lodges is $3.00 per day, with an additional charge of $1.00 when the lodge is occupied exclusively by one person.
Eight miles from the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, but outside the Park, is the Wawona Hotel at Wawona; rates are from $4.00 to $5.00 per day.
The main roads in Yosemite National Park are the Tioga Road, which crosses the Park in an east-west direction almost in its center; the Big Oak Flat Road, by which Yosemite Valley may be reached from Modesto and Stockton; the Coulterville Road, by which Yosemite Valley may be reached from Merced; El Portal Road, between the terminus of the Yosemite Valley Railroad and Yosemite Valley; the Wawona Road, connecting Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees; and the Glacier Point Road, extending from the Wawona Road to Glacier Point. Travel between points in the Park that are not contiguous to these roads must be made on foot or horseback over the many trails that connect the principal points of interest.
Yosemite Village is the center of all activities in the Park and practically all the trips radiate from this point. Every variety of trip may be taken, ranging from a single day excursion to the peaks surrounding the Valley to a 9-day tour of the High Sierra. Arrangements may be made for extended or special trips, but the tours and trips listed below include the more important points of interest. All of these trips are under the supervision of the Desmond Park Service Company and are made on horseback unless otherwise noted. The rates include transportation only. Meals and lodging may be obtained at Glacier Point Hotel and at the lodges at the regular rates.
One-day trips:—Vernal and Nevada Falls, round trip$3.00Vernal and Nevada Falls, Glacier Point and return, continuous, round trip3.00Vernal and Nevada Falls and Clouds Rest, round trip3.00Glacier Point and Sentinel Dome via Union Point (short trail), round trip3.00Yosemite Point, round trip3.00Eagle Peak, round trip3.00Pohono Trail to Fort Monroe, thence by automobile from Fort Monroe via Wawona Road to Valley5.00North Dome via Mirror Lake, and return via Yosemite Falls, orvice versa3.00Lake Tenaya via Tenaya Cañon, round trip3.00Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, and Fissures via Union Point (short trail) and return3.00Two-day trips:—Happy Isles, Vernal and Nevada Falls, Glacier Point Hotel, Sentinel Dome, Taft Point, Dewey Point, and Inspiration Point8.00Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake Lodge, Nevada and Vernal Falls6.00Three-day trips:—Happy Isles, Vernal and Nevada Falls, Merced Lake Lodge, Merced Soda Springs, and Washburn Lake9.00Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake Lodge, Nevada and Illilouette Falls, and Glacier Point Hotel9.00Four-day trips:—Mirror Lake, Merced Lake Lodge, Merced Soda Springs, Washburn Lake, Nevada and Vernal Falls12.00Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake Lodge, White Cascades, Le Conte, California, Nevada, and Illilouette Falls, and Glacier Point Hotel12.00Five-day trips:—Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake Lodge, Tuolumne Meadows, Soda Springs, Tuolumne Soda Springs Camp, Donohue Pass, Mount Lyell, Glen Aulin Falls, Magee Lake, Eagle Peak, and Yosemite Point15.00Six-day trips:—Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake Lodge, White Cascades, Le Conte, and California Falls, Soda Springs, Tuolumne Soda Springs Camp, Tuolumne Meadows, Donohue Pass, Mount Lyell, Eagle Peak, and Yosemite Point18.00Seven-day trips:—Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake Lodge, White Cascades, Le Conte and California Falls, Tuolumne Meadows, Soda Springs, Tuolumne Soda Springs Camp, Donohue Pass, Mount Lyell, Nevada and Illilouette Falls, and Glacier Point Hotel21.00Eight-day trips:—Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake Lodge, White Cascades, Le Conte and California Falls, Tuolumne Meadows, Soda Springs, Tuolumne Soda Springs Camp, Donohue Pass, Mount Lyell, Merced Lake Lodge, Merced Soda Springs, and Washburn Lake24.00Nine-day trips:—Mirror Lake, Tenaya Lake Lodge, Cascades, Le Conte and California Falls, Tuolumne Meadows, Soda Springs, Tuolumne Soda Springs Camp, Tuolumne Pass, Mount Lyell, Merced Lake Lodge, Merced Soda Springs, Washburn Lake, and Glacier Point Hotel27.00
Automobile trips to points reached by road may be made at the following rates:—
From Sentinel Hotel or any of the permanent camps:—To or from Happy Isles or Mirror Lake, one way$ .75Round trip to Happy Isles or Mirror Lake1.25To Bridal Veil Falls, one way1.00To Bridal Veil Falls, round trip1.75To Happy Isles, Mirror Lake, the Village, Cathedral Rocks, Bridal Veil Falls, El Capitan, round trip3.25To Happy Isles, Mirror Lake, the Village, Cathedral Rocks, Bridal Veil Falls, El Capitan, Artist and Inspiration Points, round trip4.50To Artist and Inspiration Points, round trip3.00From Yosemite Valley:—To Wawona, one way5.50To Wawona, round trip9.50To Mariposa Big Tree Grove and return to Wawona7.75To Mariposa Big Tree Grove, round trip11.25To Mariposa Big Trees and return via Inspiration Point and Wawona, including side trip Chinquapin to Glacier Point and return$16.25To Glacier Point, one way5.50To Glacier Point, round trip9.50To Tuolumne Big Trees, one way2.50To Tuolumne Big Trees, round trip4.25To Tenaya Lake via Tuolumne Big Trees, one way8.75To Tenaya Lake via Tuolumne Big Trees, round trip15.25To Soda Springs via Tuolumne Big Trees, one way10.00To Soda Springs via Tuolumne Big Trees, round trip17.50From Glacier Point:—To Mariposa Big Tree Grove and return to Valley or Glacier Point11.25To Wawona, one way5.50To Wawona, round trip9.50
The automobile rates from Yosemite Village to El Portal, Fresno, and Merced are given in connection with the account of the railroad connections.
Distances from Yosemite Post-Office to PrincipalPoints in Yosemite Valley
MilesBasket Dome (top of)9.0NortheastCamp Ahwahnee1.0WestCamp Curry1.0EastCamp Lost Arrow.5NorthClouds' Rest11.0EastEl Capitan3.5WestGlacier Point4.5SouthGlacier Point Hotel and Camp4.5SouthHalf Dome (foot of)3.0EastHappy Isles2.5EastLiberty Cap5.5EastMirror Lake3.0EastMount Watkins (top of)9.0EastNevada Falls6.0EastNorth Dome (top of)11.0NortheastSentinel Rock1.0WestTenaya Cañon4.0EastUnion Point3.0SouthVernal Falls5.0EastYosemite Falls.5North
Sizes of Big Trees in Mariposa Grove[All dimensions are in feet]
TreesGirth at baseApproximate diameter at baseGirth about 10 feet above groundApproximate diameter about 10 feet above groundHeightGrizzly Giant9329.664.520.5204Faithful Couple9429.96320244Michigan55.517.74012.7257Fresno632038.512.2273Columbia80.525.65216.5294Old Guard (South Tree)4514.3319.9244Lafayette92.529.45316.9273Nevada48.515.43511.1278General Sherman632041.513.2267General Grant6721.34213.4271General Sheridan7624.25116.2263Philadelphia61.519.650.516.1275St. Louis7323.25116.2269Lincoln7222.954.517.3258Washington9229.36520.7235William McKinley7022.346.514.8243General Logan7624.249.515.7259Galen Clark59.518.94714.9238Pittsburgh53.5174113242Vermont4714.93812.1257Wawona (26 feet through opening....60.519.2227New York5216.545.514.5237Forest Queen53.5173812.1219Boston5818.44714.9248Chicago5718.140.512.9223Whittier6219.74714.9268Longfellow51.516.44313.7273Captain A. E. Wood5216.54012.7310Mark Twain5316.94113331Mississippi54.517.337.511.9269Stonewall Jackson5316.938.512.2265Georgia4815.33511.1270South Carolina7423.554.517.3264
All the places listed below may be reached on horseback and return made to camp in one day:—
From Merced Lake Lodge:—Merced Soda Springs.Washburn Lake.From Tenaya Lake Lodge:—White Cascades.Le Conte Falls.California Falls.From Tuolumne Soda Spring Lodge:—Donohue Pass.Mount Lyell.Tuolumne Meadows.Tuolumne Pass.
NameHeight above pier nearSentinel Hotel[1](feet)Artist Point739Basket Dome3,642Cathedral Rocks2,591Cathedral Spires2,154Clouds' Rest5,964Columbia Rock1,071Eagle Peak3,813El Capitan3,604Glacier Point3,254Half Dome4,892Leaning Tower1,903Liberty Cap3,112North Dome3,571Old Inspiration Point2,643Panorama Point2,264Profile Cliff3,543Pulpit Rock765Sentinel Dome4,157Stanford Point2,699Washington Column1,952Yosemite Point2,975
[1]This pier is 3962 feet above sea-level.
[1]This pier is 3962 feet above sea-level.
FeetYosemite Falls1,430Lower Yosemite Falls320Nevada Falls594Vernal Falls317Illilouette Falls370Bridal Veil Falls620Ribbon Falls1,612Widow's Tears Falls1,170
As the best trips are made afoot or on horseback the tourist should carry only such extra clothing as may be transported in a haversack or rucksack. If additional material is carried it is necessary to hire a pack-horse at additional expense. The best outfit for men consists of woolen riding-breeches, flannel shirt, stout shoes, sneakers, woolen army socks, light weight woolen underwear, a felt hat, a sweater, and a pair of smoked glasses. As it seldom rains in the summer it is not necessary to carry a poncho. If many trips are made in automobiles a linen duster is advisable. Women should wear riding-breeches, woolen middy blouse, and woolen stockings, with puttees or leggings, a man's felt hat, and other clothing as described for men.
Camping outfits may be obtained from the store of the Desmond Park Service Company at Yosemite Village, and provisions may be obtained at the Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Soda Springs, and Merced Lake Lodges. Tourists desiring to rent camp equipment should make thenecessary arrangements before their arrival in the Park. Prices for regular outfits are as follows:—
Price List for Camping Outfits
Persons in partyOne weekTwo weeksThree weeksOne monthOne$5.00$6.50$7.50$8.00Two7.509.009.5010.00Three9.0010.5011.5012.00Four11.0012.0013.0014.00Five13.0014.0015.0016.00Six15.0016.0017.0018.00
There is good fishing in almost all the streams for Eastern brook, rainbow, cutthroat, and Loch Leven trout. The flies most commonly used are the black gnat, royal coachman, alder, king of the waters, and gray hackle; but other standard flies are used. Flies and tackle may be obtained at the general store at Yosemite Village. All fishing must be done in conformity to the laws of California, both as regards open season and limit of catch, and size of fish. Every man fisherman over 18 years of age must have a fishing license, which may be obtained from any County Clerk or from the offices of the State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners at San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Fresno. The license fee is $1 for citizens of the United States who arebona-fideresidents of California, and $3.00 for citizens of the United States who are notbona-fideresidents of California and for persons not citizens of the United States.
Location: Eastern California. Area: 252 square miles. Season: June 15 to September 15. Address of Supervisor: Three Rivers, California.
Sequoia Parkis best reached from Visalia on the Southern Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroads; thence by Visalia Electric Railway to Lemon Cove, and thence by automobile stage of the Sequoia National Park Transportation Company to Camp Sierra in the Giant Forest. The distance from Lemon Cove to the Giant Forest is 40 miles. Heretofore the stages have left Lemon Cove on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; and have made the return trip from the Giant Forest on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. It is probable that daily service will soon be established. The round trip fare from Visalia to Camp Sierra is $13.30; from San Francisco to Camp Sierra, $24.00.
Sequoia Park may be reached from San Francisco by way of San José, Gilroy, Los Baños, Fresno, Goshen Junction and Visalia; distance 291 miles. From Los Angeles the route is by way of Bakersfield, Tulare, and Visalia; distance 307 miles. From Yosemite Park the shortest route is by way of Wawona, Fresno, and Visalia; distance 191 miles.
Motorists are required to pay $2.00 for a single round trip through the Park, or $3.00 for each machine for a season permit. Eastbound automobiles may use the road to Giant Forest between 7A.M.and 5.30P.M.; no automobilewill be allowed to leave the Giant Forest for the western boundary later than 6P.M.The speed limit is from 8 to 15 miles per hour.
A camp is operated at Giant Forest Post-Office by Walter E. Kenney, at the following rates:—
Board and lodging:—1 person, per day$3.251 person, per week18.001 person, 4 weeks68.002 persons, per day, each3.002 persons, per week, each16.502 persons, 4 weeks, each60.00Meals without lodging:—Breakfast and lunch, each.75Dinner1.00One night's lodging1.00Baths.35
No regular tours are scheduled for this Park, but the following rates are in effect for short trips:—
Carriage trips only from Giant Forest:—
Parker Group, Moro Rock, and return:—1 person$1.004 or more, each.75Admiration Point and return:—1 person3.004 or more, each1.50General Sherman Tree, and return:—1 person1.004 or more, each.50General Sherman Tree and Wolverton Creek:—1 person2.004 or more, each.75Five-seated carriage, with 2 horses,1 full day5.00
All carriage trips include services of driver.
Rates for short horseback trips are as follows:—
To Sherman Tree and return$2.00To Sherman Tree, Wolverton, and return by Circle Meadow3.00To Moro Rock and return2.00To Moro Rock and return by Crescent Log and Huckleberry Meadows2.50To Alta and return3.00To Twin Lakes and return3.50To Admiration Point and return3.00To Moro Rock, Crescent Log, Huckleberry Meadows, Wolverton, and Sherman Tree3.50
Chester Wright, Giant Forest, California, will furnish pack- and saddle-animals at $1.50 per day each, but in all cases guide must accompany animal, at $3.00 per day, the guide taking charge of packing and relieving tourists of responsibility for animals. All animals will be equipped with riding- or pack-saddles.
Parties wishing to make long trips will be furnished with special rates.
The dimensions of some of the principal trees are as follows:—
Giant Forest Grove
General Sherman, height 279.9 feet; diameter, 36.5 feet.
Abraham Lincoln, height 270 feet; diameter, 31 feet.
William McKinley, height 291 feet; diameter, 28 feet.
Muir Grove
Dalton, height, 292 feet; diameter, 27 feet.
Garfield Grove
California, height, 260 feet; diameter, 30 feet.
If the tourist makes only a short trip to the Giant Forest, no extra clothing will be necessary except a lightovercoat and a sweater. If an extended stay is made and excursions are made to the other groves or the High Sierra, the following equipment is recommended: For men, woolen riding-breeches, woolen underwear, woolen army socks, flannel shirt, stout shoes, a felt hat, leggings or puttees, sweater, and coat. As there is little rain in the summer it is not necessary to take a poncho. Women should wear riding-breeches, flannel middy blouse, woolen stockings, a small felt hat, and other clothing as recommended for men.
There is good fishing in Sequoia Park for rainbow, golden, cutthroat, Eastern brook, and Loch Leven trout. The royal coachman is the fly generally used, but often the brown and gray hackle with peacock body meets with success. Flies and other tackle may be purchased at the Giant Forest.
In this Park all fishing must be in conformity with the laws of California as regards season, size of fish, and limit of catch. Every fisherman must have a sporting fishing license, which may be obtained from any County Clerk or from the offices of the State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners at San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Fresno. The license fee is $1.00 for citizens of the United States who arebona-fideresidents of California, and $3.00 for citizens of the United States who are notbona-fideresidents of California and for persons not citizens of the United States. Persons under 18 years of age do not require a license.
Location: Eastern California. Area: 4 square miles. Season: June 15 to September 15. Address of Supervisor: Three Rivers, California.
General Grant Parkis best reached from Sanger on the Southern Pacific Railway; thence by stage 46 miles to the Park. There is daily stage service to the park; round-trip fare, $8.00.
Tourists traveling in their own automobiles will follow the routes to Sequoia Park given on page 455 as far as Visalia. The Park is 45 miles from Visalia. Permit to take an automobile into the Park costs 50 cents for a round trip or $2.50 for the season. Speed limits range from 8 to 15 miles per hour.
Rates for saddle- and pack-horses are $1.50 per day; for guides, $3.50 per day.
There is a camp in the Park operated by Mrs. Mattie Decker (address, General Grant National Park, California), with rates as follows:—
Board and lodging:Per day$2.50Per week16.00Per month60.00Lodging, 1 night1.00Single meal.75
At this camp there are also telephone station, general store, feed-yard, photograph gallery, and post-office.
The principal attraction of this Park is the grove of big trees.
Fishing is not very attractive.
Clothing and equipment should be similar to that used in Sequoia National Park.
Location: West-Central Washington. Area: 324 square miles. Season: June 15 to September 15. Address of Supervisor: Ashford, Washington.
Mount Rainier National Parkincludes a single great mountain and its approaches, but the Reservation offers unlimited variety and enjoyment for every class of tourist. An automobile road extends to the very edge of the glaciers; trails lead through the fragrant woods and wild-flower meadows; rocky outliers of the great mountain afford endless opportunities for climbing; and the great snow-covered peak flings his defiance to those that are strong of wind and limb. As the glaciers are only four hours' ride by automobile from Tacoma a glimpse of these rivers of ice may be obtained in a two-day trip, but many days might well be spent in seeing the beauties of nature that are grouped in an area that is relatively small.
The southern portion of the Park—the only part developed at present—is reached from Ashford, 6½ miles from the Park, on the Tacoma Eastern Railroad, a branch line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. The round-trip fare from Tacoma to Ashford is $4.00. From Ashford automobile stages of the Rainier National Park Company run to the principal points on the south side—Longmire Springs, 6½ miles from the Park entrance; the camp at Nisqually Glacier; and the new hotel and camp at Paradise Valley, in the very shadow of the mountain. This company also operates public automobiles from Seattle and Tacoma.
Automobile transportation rates
Seattle to Longmire Springs and return$9.50Seattle to Paradise Valley and return12.50Tacoma to Longmire Springs and return7.00Tacoma to Paradise Valley and return10.00Ashford to Longmire Springs and return2.00Ashford to Paradise Valley and return5.00
The northern portion of the Park is reached from Fairfax and Enumclaw, on the Northern Pacific Railway. The round-trip fare from Tacoma is $2.50 to Fairfax, and $2.00 to Enumclaw. There are no transportation lines that operate on this side of the Park and arrangements must be made for pack-horses and camp outfits.
There is a good automobile road from Tacoma and Seattle to Ashford, and thence through the National Forest to Longmire Springs, Nisqually Glacier, and Paradise Valley. For 28 miles from Tacoma the road runs at the base of huge timbered bluffs, traverses the Ohop Valley, and reaches the Park by way of the Nisqually Cañon. The distance from Tacoma to Longmire Springs is 57 miles; from Seattle, 96 miles.
Automobilists are required to obtain a permit from the Park Supervisor at Ashford. The fee for an automobile is $4.00 for a single round trip through the Park or $6.00 for a season permit. The fee for a motor-cycle is $1.00 for the season. The regulations provide that automobiles and motor-cycles may use the road from the boundary of the Park to Longmire Springs only between 6A.M.and 9 p.m.; but no car or motor-cycle is allowed to enter the Park or leave Longmire Springs in the direction of the western boundary later than 8.30P.M.Automobiles and motor-cycles may use the road from Longmire Springs to Paradise Valley only between 6A.M.and 9.30P.M.; but no machine is allowed to leave Longmire Springs in the direction of Paradise Valley later than 7.30P.M.ordepart from Paradise Valley in the direction of Longmire Springs before 6A.M.or later than 7.30P.M.The speed limit ranges from 8 to 15 miles per hour.
Regular automobile service between the Park and Seattle and Tacoma is rendered at the rates given on page 461.
At Longmire Springs, 6½ miles from the entrance to the Park, are the National Park Inn and Camp and the Longmire Springs Hotel. The rates at the National Park Inn are $4.00 and $4.50 per day in the hotel, and $3.75 and $4.00 in the camp. The rates at Longmire Springs Hotel are $2.50 per day.
The Rainier National Park Company has a new modern hotel (Paradise Inn) in Paradise Park, within easy access of the glaciers. The same company also operates a lunch pavilion at Paradise Park and camps at Paradise Park, Indian Henry's Hunting Ground, and Nisqually Glacier.
Paradise Inn is operated on both the American and European plan at the following rates:—