About Wawona Campground
Number of accommodations: 96
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Reviews (570)
What Guests Are Saying
Wawona Campground offers a clean, well-maintained environment with friendly rangers and a beautiful riverside location, making it ideal for family camping. Many visitors appreciated the spacious and private campsites, along with the accessibility to nearby hiking trails and swimming areas. While some campers noted issues with noise from nearby roads and ranger interactions, the overall experience was positive, with multiple guests expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Wawona Campground offers a clean, well-maintained environment with friendly rangers and a beautiful riverside location, making it ideal for family camping. Many visitors appreciated the spacious and private campsites, along with the accessibility to nearby hiking trails and swimming areas. While some campers noted issues with noise from nearby roads and ranger interactions, the overall experience was positive, with multiple guests expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Lucy S
VerifiedOctober 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: A
Very convenient location near southern yosemite attractions. Bathrooms, campsite, etc... clean and well serviced.
Madison D
VerifiedOctober 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: C
Considering this is in Yosemite, that alone makes it wonderful. And if you don’t have a good time at this national park, you’re doing it wrong - it is amazing! That being said, this campsite has its cons. It is about 40-50 min away from Yosemite valley. You must travel on a very windy road, and I get quite car sick so this made traveling to and from the park to my site very… not fun to say the least. If that doesn’t bother you, no biggie! There are also lots of people packed into a small area. Bathrooms are pretty good, clean. Flushing toilets are a plus. Bear box wasn’t cleaned out, and the site had some garbage. We cleaned before we left so hopefully it’s nicer for the next person!
Margaret A
VerifiedOctober 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: A
Beautiful campground, great people. 5 stars except we had trouble getting level. Still would return!
Mike N
VerifiedOctober 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: B
n/a
Brad K
VerifiedOctober 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 087, Loop: C
The only downside to this campground is the winding road to Yosemite valley. Its a bit of a trek. However, this site was quite good. Creekside was beautiful, bathrooms decent, and sites had decent space.
Jeremy S
VerifiedOctober 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: A
This camp ground is an hours drive from the valley.
Bernadette M
VerifiedOctober 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 061, Loop: C
We are very pleased staying in Wawona it was quite, clean and our camp site as near the river. and he bathroom was well maintained.
Richard A
VerifiedOctober 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: A
We had to bounce around three campsites as we scheduled a little late. It was manageable and allowed us an opportunity to see where we wanted to be next time. 27 A needs a fence or trees/shrubs between the picnic table and the bathrooms. Very little privacy
Christopher E
VerifiedOctober 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: C
Nice campground overall: setting is beautiful, the nearby stream sounds made for a relaxing night's sleep. campsites were well-spaced & fellow campers were quiet & orderly. I felt fortunate to be able to get a campsite in a national park on fairly short notice. The Living History Center nearby made for an interesting activity. There was also a nearby store that I did not visit, but that could have been convenient.
My campsite had a table, fire grate and bear-proof storage.
Negatives: it was a long walk to the restroom from my campsite. I had a walk-in site about 60' downhill from my car, but I knew that going in. However, the path left a lot to be desired, as I had to wind around rocks & bushes, and the first step down from the parking area was borderline dangerous. As I was required to store my food in the bear-proof box and that was situated down by the campsite, that meant ferrying my entire cooler & all food supplies down from my car & back up again in the morning, which was a minor pain.
Firewood sales would have been nice. I opted to go without a campfire, but some of my neighbors were actively scrounging dead/fallen wood quite a ways from their sites. It struck me odd that this was even permitted in a national park, but the rules said it was allowed.
Overall, a nice experience, just be prepared for a little inconvenience if you take some particular walk-in sites.
Holly B
VerifiedOctober 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 096, Loop: C
Super sweet campsite with lovely adventures all around. New to this area of the park and it did not disappoint!
Location Wawona Campground
Address:
Po Box 577
Yosemite National Park, CA, 95389
United States
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.5731 / -119.665
Elevation: 1784 feet
Policies & Rules
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You are responsible for reading the following information and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Potable water at the dump station (located one mile south of the campground) is only available during summer months. |
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Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited |
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For additional park information, call (209)372-0200 or visit www.nps.gov/yose |
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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. |
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Help Yosemite be a Zero Landfill park! Leave excess packaging at home. Use refillable water and propane 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 |
