Groveland

History

Groveland has always been an important stop on the highway to Yosemite but really grew in the early 1900s with the development of the Tuolumne River Hetch-Hetchy water project for the city of San Francisco. Groveland is adjacent to the Stanislaus National Forest and is known for the historic Iron Door Saloon. Groveland was originally a gold rush town and then became a sleepy farming community until the San Francisco Hetch Hetchy water project made it their headquarters and built a railroad yard and hospital for the work crews (both now gone). From 1915 till 1935, Groveland was a boom town supporting seven hotels, 10,000 residents and much activity. When the work crews left, the town again became a minor stop on the way to Yosemite until the Boise Cascade company built the Pine Mountain Lake community with a first class golf course, an airport and lake and staked out 5,000 lots. This development has since grown from a summer home area to a retirement community to a thriving neighborhood with year-round families, boosting the once sleepy Groveland to a travel and vacation destination in its own right.

Geography

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Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Acorn Woodpecker

  Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  2,966
• California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

  Aphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  2,768
• Oak Titmouse

  Baeolophus inornatus (Gambel, 1845) · Aves
  2,553
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  2,233
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,199
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  2,121
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,962
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  1,899

Largest nearby schools

• Summerville High
  High · Tuolumne · 457 students · 28.6:1 ratio
• Curtis Creek Elementary
  Elementary · Sonora · 440 students · 21:1 ratio
• Summerville Elementary
  Elementary · Tuolumne · 416 students · 19.8:1 ratio
• Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy
  High · Tuolumne · 194 students · 21.6:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.54 — 2026-08-28
  22 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA
• M 2.7 — 2026-08-24
  3 km W of Walker, CA
• M 2.68 — 2026-04-29
  8 km NW of Yosemite Lakes, CA
• M 2.85 — 2026-04-09
  6 km W of Walker, CA
• M 2.54 — 2026-04-09
  6 km W of Walker, CA
• M 2.65 — 2026-03-28
  10 km NW of Bridgeport, CA