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Sierra Nevada · Wawona, CA
Camp Wawona
Camp Wawona is a Seventh-day Adventist camp and retreat center on 30 acres of private land inside Yosemite National Park, founded in 1929. Its mix of A-frame cabins, longhouses, a lodge and yurts sleeps up to about 400 guests year-round, and it hosts youth camps, Family Camp and church retreats.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
400
Sleeps
200
Dines
350
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 1 h 45 min from Fresno
- 3 h from Modesto
- 4 h 15 min from San Jose
8110 Forest Drive, Wawona, CA 95389 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
ChapelCampfire areasSports fieldsArcheryClimbing wallHiking trails
The facts
| Lodging | Cabins (114 beds) · Lodge rooms (36 beds) · Cabins (12 beds) · Lodge rooms (50 beds) · Hotel-style rooms (4 beds) · Retreat houses (6 beds) · Tent sites (88 beds) · Tent sites (64 beds) · Tent sites (26 beds) |
| Meals | Full food service or self-catering |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Families · Church leadership |
| Affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Property | 30 acres |
| Established | 1929 |
| Phone | (559) 347-3176 |
Camp Wawona sits on about 30 acres of deeded private land entirely inside Yosemite National Park and has operated there since 1929.