Wawona Campground
Yosemite National Park
Wawona Campground is currently first come, first served through the night of Monday, April 14, 2025.
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 4000 feet.
Wawona was home to the park's headquarters in 1904 and historic structures still stand today. The majestic Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is just a short drive away. Within Yosemite, visitors gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area and much more.
When on reservation, Wawona campsites are available to reserve up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. PST. For example, on January 15, arrival dates for the period May 15 to June 14 become available to reserve, and therefore, the full arrival date window would be from the campground open date to June 14.
Reservation Tips! Campsites in Yosemite are extremely popular and typically sell out in minutes. Login to your account or create a new account before the 7:00 a.m. (PST) release time. You may only add reservations to your cart and proceed with your reservation if you are logged into your account. The recreation.gov call center does NOT have access to additional sites or additional information beyond what is published on recreation.gov.
Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation Dates
Wawona Campground offers family, group, and horse campsites; reservations required.
Paved roads and parking spurs, flush toilets and drinking water are provided. 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.
Notifications and Alerts
Yosemite National Park will release campground reservations for Wawona, Hodgdon Meadow, and sites 1-124 in Upper Pines on the following schedule:
- June 15 through July 14 arrivals: March 24
- July 15 through August 14 arrivals: March 31
These reservations will release at 7 am PDT on Recreation.gov.
Yosemite National Park may release further sites if operational capacity allows. The park will again provide at least seven days advance notice via the park's website and social media if additional reservations are released.
Existing reservations are not currently affected.
Need to Know
You are responsible for reading the following information and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment.
If arriving one or more days late, call (209) 375-9535; your reservation will be cancelled if we do not hear from you within 24 hours of your arrival date.
Bear Habitat! Food and toiletries must be stored in provided food lockers (35"Dx43"Wx28"H) 24 hours a day. Absolutely NO food or scented items stored in vehicles. Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters.
Potable water at the dump station (located one mile south of the campground) is only available during summer months.
- Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited
- For additional park information, call (209)372-0200 or visit www.nps.gov/yose
- Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- Help Yosemite be a Zero Landfill park! Leave excess packaging at home. Use refillable water bottles, food containers and travel mugs. Place all of your recyclable waste in designated recycling containers. For more information go to: https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/zlf.htm
Natural Features
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.
Nearby Attractions
Just 45 minutes away is Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known. Hiking trails and bike paths are abundant in the valley. Rafting the Merced River is a fun way to cool down on a summer day when water levels are sufficient. Yosemite Valley also offers numerous guided bus tours, educational programs, museums, ranger-led activities, and an art center with workshops.
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, among other notable landmarks.
The Tioga Road, in the central region of the park, offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes, and granite domes. Tuolumne Meadows embodies the high-country of the Sierra Nevada, with its broad sub-alpine meadows and granite domes and peaks. Beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.
Recreation
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 activities within the park.
The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time. A visit to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, just four miles away, is a must-do. A network of hiking trails within the grove leads 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.
Changes & Cancellations
- Cancellation of individual or equestrian site reservations will be charged a $10 service fee. If the cancellation is within 48 hours of the arrival date, the first night's fee will also be charged. Cancellations for a single night’s use within 48 hours will not receive a refund, but will not be assessed an additional service fee.
- Cancellation of a group site reservation will incur a $10.00 service fee plus the first night’s use fee when the reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date.
- No-shows for any type of reservation will be charged a $20 service fee and the first night's fee.
Contact Information
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PO BOX 577 Yosemite National Park CA 95389
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 209-375-9535
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, or Highway 120 east from Manteca into Yosemite National Park. Follow signs to Wawona. The campground is located 8 miles north of the South Entrance station on Highway 41, and 27 miles south of Yosemite Valley.
Available Campsites
- Site 046, Loop C , Type Walk To
- Site 038, Loop B , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 087, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 034, Loop B , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 059, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 036, Loop B , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 096, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop A , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 049, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 088, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 095, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 090, Loop C , Type Walk To
- Site 014, Loop A , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 083, Loop C , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 079, Loop C , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 091, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 094, Loop C , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop A , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 097, Loop C , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 042, Loop B , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 026, Loop A, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop C , Type Walk To
- Site 086, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 078, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 077, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 070, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 041, Loop B , Type Walk To
- Site 054, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 093, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 055, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 032, Loop B , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 063, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 050, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 061, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 092, Loop C , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 030, Loop A , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 073, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 082, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 081, Loop C , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 067, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 084, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 069, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 089, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop C , Type Walk To
- Site 015, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 053, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 028, Loop A , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop C , Type Walk To
- Site 072, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 035, Loop B , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 075, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 085, Loop C , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 076, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 043, Loop B, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 080, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Group Camp, Loop A, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 062, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 045, Loop C , Type Walk To
- Site 022, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 051, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 039, Loop B , Type Walk To
- Site 064, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 048, Loop C , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 044, Loop B , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 071, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 040, Loop B , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 031, Loop B , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 033, Loop B , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 047, Loop C , Type Walk To
- Site 027, Loop A , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 065, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 057, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 060, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 068, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 037, Loop B , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 056, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop A , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 052, Loop C , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 023, Loop A , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 098, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 058, Loop C , Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 074, Loop C, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 066, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 099, Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop C , Type Walk To
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