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The Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) is a public transit bus line based in Merced, California providing scheduled fixed route service between Yosemite National Park and gateway communities. Service operates year-round on Highway 140, providing access to Merced and Mariposa counties.
Wawona Tunnel was bored through solid granite bedrock, and carries Wawona Road through a granite mountain on the south side of the Merced River. [5] It is located on one of the three main roads providing access to Yosemite Valley, the most visited section of the park.
Mariposa: Catheys Valley: 9.50: Hornitos Road – Hornitos: Mariposa: 21.22: SR 49 south – Oakhurst: West end of SR 49 overlap: 22.00: SR 49 north / Jones Street – Coulterville, Sonora: East end of SR 49 overlap: Yosemite National Park: 51.80: East end of state maintenance at western park boundary Arch Rock Entrance Station; park fee or ...
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The Mariposa Grove was first visited by non-native people in 1857 when Galen Clark and Milton Mann found it. They named the grove after Mariposa County, California, where the grove is located. [2] Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress on June 30, 1864, ceding Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley to the state of California. Criticism of ...
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The view looks eastward into Yosemite Valley, and includes surrounding features, such as the southwest face of El Capitan on the left, Half Dome on axis, and Bridalveil Fall on the right. [ 3 ] For many arriving by road, this is the stunning first view, upon suddenly exiting the long and dark tunnel, of Yosemite Valley and its setting.
SR 49 north – Ahwahnee, Mariposa: Mariposa MPA 0.00-4.92: Fish Camp: 4.92: North end of state maintenance near Yosemite National Park south entrance: Yosemite National Park Southern/Mariposa Grove Entrance Station; park fee or pass required for entry [24] Wawona Tunnel SR 140 east: Entrance only Southside Drive