This quirky community of 1500 permanent residents rests above the fog and below the heavy snow pack and claims an average of more than 300 days of sun. A town with historic buildings, including California's oldest
continuously-operating saloon, and quaint shops, Groveland is an ideal setting for a romantic diversion, a base camp for river rafting, mountain biking, snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing, or it can simply be your entertaining pit stop on the way to Yosemite National Park.
Our region was home to Native Americans for several thousand years until the Gold Rush in 1848. The area was transformed into a permanent rough-and-tumble community of Garrote, a name derived from the all-too-common hangings of the period. Later re-named Groveland, the community became the headquarters for the Hetch Hetchy water project, and it is now a charming gateway to the treasured national landmark of Yosemite.
Innkeepers Grover and Peggy Mosley hail from Tennessee, and their dedication to excellence and good-old-fashioned Southern Hospitality is apparent in every nook and cranny of this original 1849 adobe hotel. They offer an award-winning restaurant and saloon, superior quality mattresses, linens, feather beds and down comforters, and they hand-select each of their always-attentive staff members. |
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