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Hetch Hetchy

The valley flooded for San Francisco's water in 1923, John Muir's great lost battle, with waterfalls, walks and few people.

Official Website
Photo: Isaiah West Taber · Public domain
Open
Daylight hours, and only in good weather
Price
Park entrance fee
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Hetch Hetchy Road, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 90 minutes from the valley, through the Big Oak Flat Entrance.

Why Go

Walk across the O'Shaughnessy Dam and through its tunnel to the shore trail. Wapama Falls, 5 miles round trip, is at its most powerful in spring. The road closes at night.

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