Big Trees Hike & Riverside Cookout Adventure
Overview
Experience the Giant Sequoia on a small group hike with 9 or fewer guests and a local naturalist guide. With transportation, park reservation, entrance fees and a picnic BBQ included, this may be the best deal in Yosemite! Not enough? Echo Adventures is a socially and environmentally sustainable, worker-owned, certified B-Corporation, so you know that you and the National Park will be in good hands!
What's Included
- Lunch Cookout Next to the South Fork of the Tuolumne River
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- National Park Day Reservation and Entrance fees
- Driver/guide
- Gratuities
- Non US Resident Entrance Fees
Meeting and Pickup
Notice: Adventure times are based on pick up and drop off at the Yosemite Basecamp location. Additional pick-up times are provided for each location along the route and you will be dropped off in the same order you were picked up.Guest meeting their guide in Yosemite Valley may still be required to pay a vehicle entrance fee.Pick Up Times: 8:00AM - Echo Adventures Yosemite Basecamp8:15AM - Lucky Buck Cafe8:35AM - Rush Creek Lodge9AM - Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias Trailhead Parking
11892 Ponderosa Lane
Groveland, CA 95321, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
Get up close and personal with the largest tree species on Earth during this incredible 2.5-mile round trip hike along an historic stagecoach coach road! We'll hike in the shadows of 1000-year-old Giant Sequoias, walk through a tunnel tree and crawl through a fallen giant while learning the history and ecology of this incredible species! After our hiking adventure we'll head to a relaxing riverside beach for swimming and a BBQ picnic!
Note: This hike has 400 feet of elevation gain at 6000 feet of elevation and may not be appropriate for young children or persons with respiratory illness.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 9 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-69029P11
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (PST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Lunch. Cookout Next to the South Fork of the Tuolumne River.
- All taxes, fees and handling charges.
- National Park Day Reservation and Entrance fees.
- Driver/guide.
- Gratuities.
- Non US Resident Entrance Fees.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 8. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Big Trees Hike & Riverside Cookout Adventure is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Big Trees Hike & Riverside Cookout Adventure will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- LunchCookout Next to the South Fork of the Tuolumne River
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- National Park Day Reservation and Entrance fees
- Driver/guide
- Gratuities
- Non US Resident Entrance Fees
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 9 travelers
