Near Groveland in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Trails and Waterfalls

Photographed by Karen Key, June 22, 2007

1. Trails and Waterfalls

Tueeulala and Wapama Falls pictured (Tueeulala was dry on my visit).

Inscription. Within this 459-square-mile Hetch Hetchy watershed are 287 miles of trails, including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail. They offer views of an abundance of flora and fauna, along with breathtaking scenery.

Upstream from the dam to your left, depending on the season, you can see the Tueeulala and Wapama falls which plunge more than 1,000 feet from the top of the cliffs into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. They are fullest from late spring to early or mid summer. Tueeulala, which dries to a trickle in the late summer, is approximately a thirty-minute hike from the dam after you pass through the granite tunnel to your left. Wapama Falls is 2.5 miles farther along the trail.

Rancheria Falls, 5.4 miles from the granite tunnel adjacent to the dam, is an ambitious all-day trip with an overall elevation of 900 feet. This popular trail traverses the granite cliffs above the reservoir and offers beautiful vistas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 37° 56.859′ N, 119° 47.273′ W. Marker is near Groveland, California, in Tuolumne County. It can be reached from Hetch Hetchy Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Groveland CA 95321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: O’Shaughnessy Dam (here, next to this marker); Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and O’Shaughnessy Dam (here, next to this marker); Producing Clean Renewable Energy (here, next to this marker); Water Quality at Hetch Hetchy (here, next to this marker); Hetch Hetchy Railroad (here, next to this marker); John Muir... The Woodcutter (approx. 17.3 miles away); The Ahwahneechee (approx. 17.4 miles away); James Hutchings (approx. 17½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Groveland.

Granite Canyon Power Tunnel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, June 22, 2007

2. Granite Canyon Power Tunnel

Wapama Falls image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, June 22, 2007

3. Wapama Falls

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 1,774 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.