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Main Menu > Yosemite National Park > Also Nearby Sierra National Forest Mariposa, California This Excursion Comes From ... National Geographic's Guide to the Lewis and Clark Trail For more National Geographic travel guides—from Europe to Antarctica and everywhere in between—visit National Geographic Books >> Like the Stanislaus NF to the north, Sierra offers both rugged backcountry and developed recreational facilities. Contains parts of five wilderness areas, a stretch of whitewater on the Kings River, groves of giant sequoias, and the mountain-ringed Mammoth Pool Reservoir. 1,303,037 acres [527,320.4 hectares]. Facilities include 1,500 campsites, food services, hiking, boating, boat ramp, bicycling, fishing, horseback riding, hunting, picnic areas, water sports, winter sports, handicapped access. Open all year; some backcountry areas closed in winter. Most campsites open May-Oct. Adjoins Yosemite NP. Information at Mariposa on California Hwy. 49. +1 209 966 3638. More Recommendations for Yosemite National Park