Wawona

Wawona is a post office in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California. Wawona is situated nearby to the historic building Wagon Shed, as well as near Chris Jorgensen Studio.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chris Jorgensen Studio and Wawona Visitor Center.

Chris Jorgensen Studio

Historic building

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The Chris Jorgensen Studio is a one-room log building, built in 1904 as an artist's studio for Chris Jorgensen in the Yosemite Valley. Jorgensen, an instructor and assistant director of the California School of Fine Arts, arrived in Yosemite in the 1890s. Chris Jorgensen Studio is situated 600 feet northeast of Wawona.

Wawona Visitor Center

Tourism office

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Wawona Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 630 feet east of Wawona.

Hodgdon Homestead Cabin

Historic building

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The Hodgdon Homestead Cabin was built by Jeremiah Hodgdon in 1879 in the Aspen Valley area of what became Yosemite National Park. The two-story log cabin, measuring 22 feet by 30 feet, was located in an inholding in the park, owned by Hodgdon's descendants. Hodgdon Homestead Cabin is situated 700 feet northeast of Wawona.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wawona and South Wawona.

Wawona

Hamlet

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Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.