Junk Removal in Groveland, Big Oak Flat and Pine Mountain Lake
Groveland is out Highway 120 on the way to Yosemite. We come out from Sonora for Groveland, Big Oak Flat and the homes inside the Pine Mountain Lake gates.
We haul junk, clean out houses, cabins and vacation rentals, and pick up brush in Groveland, Big Oak Flat and Pine Mountain Lake. A few items usually run $200 to $400, and a 16-foot trailer piled high is typically $700 to $1,000, with dump fees included. Our crew comes from Sonora, and that drive is in the price. Owners who live away can send photos with the form and get one flat price before anything is loaded.
Groveland, Big Oak Flat and the Pine Mountain Lake gates
Groveland and Big Oak Flat sit side by side on Highway 120, the road to Yosemite's Big Oak Flat Entrance. Both began as gold camps in 1849, and Big Oak Flat was named for a large oak that stood there. Groveland was called Garrote until residents renamed it in 1875, and from 1915 to 1925 it was headquarters for the Hetch Hetchy water project, according to the Tuolumne County Historical Society. The Groveland area had 540 people in the 2020 Census.
Most of the homes out here are in Pine Mountain Lake, the gated community next to town, with about 2,822 homes and town homes. In the 2020 Census, 1,674 of its 3,055 homes were held for seasonal or occasional use, more than half. If yours is one of them and you live somewhere else, send photos of each room with the form and we will give you one flat price. See our guide to cabin cleanouts for owners who live away.
Pine Mountain Lake is gated, with a Main Gate staffed 24 hours a day. Before we come, the owner registers us with the Main Gate as a vendor, by phone at (209) 962-8615 or online. Give us your unit and lot number when you book. The association does not allow parking on the streets inside, so tell us where the trailer can pull in.
Curbside trash in the Groveland area is Moore Bros Scavenger, a family business in Big Oak Flat since 1969. Regular service is cans of 30 to 33 gallons, up to 50 pounds each. A couch, a dresser or a whole cleanout is what we haul.
Groveland at a glance
- Highway
- 120, on the way to Yosemite's Big Oak Flat Entrance
- Elevation
- About 2,850 feet
- Population
- 540 in Groveland, 2,636 in Pine Mountain Lake (2020 Census)
- Second homes
- More than half of Pine Mountain Lake homes held for seasonal or occasional use (2020 Census)
- Curbside trash
- Moore Bros Scavenger, Big Oak Flat, family-owned since 1969
- Transfer station
- Groveland, 10700 Merrell Road. Wednesdays and Saturdays only, last load 3:30 PM
Junk removal services in Groveland
Where Groveland loads go
Groveland has its own county transfer station at 10700 Merrell Road, but it opens only on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 8 AM with the last load at 3:30 PM. It takes furniture, appliances and other bulky items for a fee, and it takes mattresses at no charge, which Cal Sierra in Sonora does not. The rest of the week, the nearest transfer station is Cal Sierra at 19309 Industrial Drive in East Sonora, open every day.
Inside Pine Mountain Lake, the association's compost area at the campground turnout takes branches up to 6 inches across and 4 feet long, plus leaves and pine needles, from owners and the people they hire. Stumps, trash and building materials are not allowed. Latex paint, clean motor oil, batteries and electronics can go to the Groveland Transfer Station; other hazardous waste goes to the county's drop-off in Jamestown, by appointment. See what stays out of a junk load.
Junk removal in Groveland: common questions
How much does junk removal cost in Groveland?
A few items usually run $200 to $400, and a 16-foot trailer piled high is typically $700 to $1,000. Dump fees and the drive from Sonora are included, and you hear one flat price before anything is loaded.
Can you get through the Pine Mountain Lake gate?
Yes, once you register us. Call the Main Gate at (209) 962-8615, or use the association's online gate access, and give our name as your vendor with your unit and lot. Then send us the unit and lot when you book.
I rent my Pine Mountain Lake house to guests. Can you clear it between stays?
Yes. Send photos with the form for a flat price, and tell us when your guests check out and the next ones arrive. Someone you trust can let us in, and we send photos when the job is done.
Is there a dump in Groveland?
Yes, the Groveland Transfer Station at 10700 Merrell Road, but only on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It takes mattresses at no charge. The rest of the week, the nearest one is Cal Sierra in East Sonora.
Can't Moore Bros take it?
Moore Bros picks up your regular cans. It will also do a one-time special pickup of up to four extra cans or bags, or rent you a debris box from 10 to 50 yards to load yourself. If you want it carried out and gone in one visit, that is what we do.
Have a pile in Groveland that needs to go?
Send the form and we call you back, usually within the hour, to set up a free look at the pile or to price it from your photos.
Or call us
(209) 213-1324- Free estimate on site or from your photos
- One flat price, dump fees included
- We call back, usually within the hour
- Fully insured