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Groveland shines on a wet winter night, photo by Terri Metz
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I survived Priest Grade, above the fog, below the snow. Groveland, California.
This stylish
 I Survived Priest Grade
 
T-shirt is the perfect birthday,
holiday or just because gift.
Come for a visit and pick
a few up or call us to order.
$15 for 1 or $25 for 2

 

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Pine Mountain Lake Airport

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 5000 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

Heading West, from Yosemite to San Francico. Groveland is really a green town! Photo by Terri MetzIn town we have many fun little specialty shops, restaurants, a museum, library and more. For the best in hanging out, take along a good book and try out the hammock garden (photo below) found at Mountain Sage, the town nursery and plant supplier for the Hotel Charlotte. Additional places to meander (and shop!) include Designing Woman, Seasons, Perfectly Posh,  Homemade the newly merged Away in the Woods and Bunny Rose & Co, the quilt shoppe. The Iron Door Saloon is a locals favorite and has live bands on weekend nights and Karaoke on Thursdays.

Dining around Groveland is diverse enough to please any pallet—young or old, from outdoor BBQ to Pizza or Mexican. There are so many choices, we just set up a new page to give each restaurant their little space on the website. Our own Cafe Charlotte serves up a fresh blend of Mediterranean dishes with flavors from around the world and kid pleasing portions to vegetarian choices.

For more information on the surrounding area activities please check our About the Area section and for special events, check our Calendar pages.

Mountain Sage, a nursery, art gallery, coffee shop and hammock garden
Visitors to Groveland are encouraged to swing in the Hammock Garden
 at Mountain Sage


An Historic Groveland Hotel: The Hotel Charlotte, on the way to YosemiteHotel Charlotte
On the way to Yosemite National Park
Cozy Lodging, Good Food & Spirits 
18736 Main Street (Highway 120) PO Box 787
 Groveland, California  95321
Reservations: (209) 962-6455,  Fax: (209) 962-6254
Email
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HotelCharlotte@aol.com

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