Crescent Meadow — Local services in Exeter

July 31, 2023: 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...

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...

This is a nice and easy hike; so relaxing and a great way to enjoy and take nature in. We arrived early and there were just a few cars but as we were leaving there were no place to park for people tha were arriving. Bathrooms and picnic area at the head of the trail. We encounter a bear and a cub (not at the same time) but I could not take any pictures...we just let them be and kept on going our way; but it was cool to see them in a natural habitat...