Wawona Campground

Wawona Campground is a campsite in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California. Wawona Campground is situated nearby to the hamlet North Wawona, as well as near South Wawona.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chris Jorgensen Studio and Hodgdon Homestead Cabin.

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 1¼ miles southeast of Wawona Campground.

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 1¼ miles southeast of Wawona Campground.

Pioneer Yosemite History Center

Museum

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The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is an assembled collection of historic buildings from Yosemite National Park that is located in Wawona, California. Pioneer Yosemite History Center is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wawona Campground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wawona and North 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.