Visitors return to Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022, almost a month after the giant sequoia forest was closed due to the Washburn Fire. Firefighters prevented the ...

The vast majority of the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias reopened Wednesday after the Washburn fire caused it to shut down for weeks.

Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, California, is open after the Washburn Fire. Info about trails, shuttle buses & the nearby Oak Fire.

Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, shown here shortly after the Washburn Fire began July 7, 2022, suffered only minor damage. No facilities burned and no giant sequoias died.

Visitors return to the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, almost a month after the giant sequoia forest was closed due to the Washburn Fire. Firefighters ...