Crescent Meadow and Tharp's Log

This is a beautiful meadow accessible by car into a nearby parking lot but that has extremely few spaces. A vault restroom is available. Your best bet to get here is by taking the free park shuttle in the summer or by hiking here in winter when the parking lot and shuttle are closed. This is the perfect place to read a book or relax. You can finish the entire trail loop in an hour if you continuously walk. Just don't rush, it's a pretty place.

It's a short walk to the Crescent Meadow viewpoint, and there was plenty of parking available during our visit. This is also a shuttle stop when the service is running, making it a convenient spot to explore.

There are two paths to get to this meadow....you can park in the parking lot directly outside this meadow and walk a tiny distance, less than half a mile, to see it, or you can take the long pathway there, starting at The Congress trail, which connects to the Crescent Meadow trail. In the second case, with the longer trail, you NEED to start in the morning because you will end up hiking a total of like 25-30 miles. It is a beautiful meadow, but it is full of mosquitoes that will eat you alive. Also, this is one of the top places in all of the park that people encounter bears, so be aware and prepared. Know what to do if you see a bear. Research ahead of time. Bear spray is illegal in California, so that's not an option here. You might also see deer here. I saw deer. I wish I had brought mosquito spray, though.

Probably the most laid back hike in sequoia. The shuttle bus 2 goes around to where this hike is, most people only take that shuttle up to Moro Rock so this area is fairly quiet and not crowded. Our shuttle drive mentioned there are usually Bear sightings along this area (we happened to see one and it's cub while we were here). There are a couple different loops you can do around the meadow or to Tharp's cabin that range from 2-3 miles. Some of the other trails in the park connect up here as well. Either way if you're looking for a nice peaceful place in the park, this is the spot.

This was probably my favorite hike we did at Sequoia. It's very secluded. While there were a decent number of cars in the parking lot, we only saw two other people on the trail. I loved the combination of the meadow with huge trees in the forest. We hiked the crescent meadow trail then went off on the log meadow spur to Tharp's Log and Chimney Tree before heading back to the parking lot. It was maybe a 2 mile hike. The trail was pretty flat and easy. I would definitely recommend stopping here in Sequoia.

What an awesome experience. My daughter said I found Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood... well, not quite but what a treat! Great easy hike. Gorgeous trees, interesting history, and a bear sighting- what a great experience. Loved everything about it. How cool to actually stand inside a tree ( chimney ) and to see how the first euro American built a home from a log (Tharp's log) such fun.

This is an easy hike/walk with a beautiful payout. I don't know if it's because of all the rain we had this year in Cali, but the meadow was insanely GREEN and lush. Worth a venture 'round the meadow. Tharp's log is cool too. We hiked all the way around the loop and it was perfect

To get better view and see the deers you would need to get on high sierra trail that's next to the crescent meadow. About another 1mile more but totally worth it and the eagles view is also just a few steps away.

Holy cow this place was pretty. It takes a little driving up a windy narrow (common fare at Sequoia Natl. Forrest) and the parking lot is kind of small. If you can, take the free shuttle. Anyways I went to both Crescent Meadow and Tharps Log and it was well worth the walk. We experienced critters, bugs, trees, plants, and plenty of fresh air. It's not too hilly and the paths are well marked. Don't go off trail as that isn't cool. The only critter we didn't see were bear, however, we've heard some can be spotted in the meadow. Highly recommended in my book.

This is a beautiful house. I do not think that someone dislikes. We were for all this rain because this year was still, but Medo was a great green. One was very quiet and perfect around one.