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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

LodgingCabins (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)
MealsFull food service or self-catering
SeasonYear-round
HostsYouth groups · Families · Church leadership
AffiliationSeventh-day Adventist
Property30 acres
Established1929
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.

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