Wawona Campground

Wawona Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The site is situated at the southern end of the park, 27 miles and approximately 45 minutes from Yosemite Valley, at an elevation of 4,000 feet. Wawona was home to the park's headquarters in 1904 and historic structures still stand today. Within Yosemite, visitors gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area and much more. Wawona Campground offers family, group and horse campsites. Paved roads and parking spurs, flush toilets and drinking water are provided, and each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring and food storage locker. A general store and gas station are located about a mile south of the campground. Yosemite's trails, cliffs, roads and rivers provide endless recreational activities for any kind of visitor: hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, auto touring and photography are all very popular within the park. The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time. A visit to the majestic Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, just four miles away, is a must-do, with a network of hiking trails within the grove leading to stately trees with names like Grizzly Giant, Faithful Couple and California Tunnel Tree. Wawona offers several additional hiking trails, including the Wawona Meadow Loop, Swinging Bridge Loop, Alder Creek and Chilnualna Falls. The area is forested with a diverse mix of ponderosa pine, incense-cedar, white fir and whiteleaf manzanita, which offers a pleasant combination of sun and shade. The gentle South Fork of the Merced River flows alongside the campground. Just 45 minutes away is Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite is known, with abundant hiking trails and bike paths, guided bus tours, educational programs, museums, ranger-led activities and an art center with workshops; rafting the Merced River is a fun way to cool down on a summer day when water levels are sufficient. A scenic 45-minute drive leads to Glacier Point, with its sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Clouds Rest. The Tioga Road offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes and granite domes, Tuolumne Meadows embodies the high-country of the Sierra Nevada, and beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.