Openings · last 7 days
327
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 327 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232446
When Wawona Campground reopens
Wawona Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
402
Openings · last 90 days
402
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dNo strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 402 openings spread across the week.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 12:00 and 13:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 85 of 402 detected openings (21.1%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Pacific Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 10 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 3–22 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 010 | 12 | 3.0% |
| 086 | 11 | 2.7% |
| 049 | 11 | 2.7% |
| 088 | 10 | 2.5% |
| 004 | 9 | 2.2% |
Site 010 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 12. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 96 monitored sites
Of the 17,490 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 383 open for online reservation · 4,041 reserved · 5,656 closed · 7,410 unavailable (cause unspecified).
Where the open windows are
97.8% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 383 of 17,490 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online97.8%
Open site-nights383 / 17,490
Reserved (of online inventory)4,041 / 4,424
Weekday openings272
Weekend openings111
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 272 fall on weekdays and 111 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027January shows no online availability. 0 of 2,945 tracked site-nights are open there — 2,945 unavailable.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 96 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 2 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 0 | None open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 2 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 1 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 1 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 1 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: no site is currently available for the complete three-night stay. Friday has no online availability; individual Thursday and Saturday nights remain open. Christmas: 1 site is available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: no site is currently available for the complete two-night stay. Friday has no online availability; individual Thursday night remains open.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| Group Camp | 49 |
| 014 | 17 |
| 018 | 16 |
| 020 | 16 |
| 008 | 15 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateSat · Sep 19
Next open weekendSat · Sep 19
January0 of 2,945 · unavailable
The next bookable night is Sep 19; the first open weekend starts Sep 19. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
383 open site-nights across 79 sites at Wawona Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 66 2-night, 43 3-night, 2 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 27 at site Group Camp.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 35 ft. 27 sites take 25 ft, 13 sites take 35 ft. 27 sites of 96 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
Showing 60 of 79 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Camp | 17 ft | None | 49 | 10 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 18, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3 +37 more |
| 014 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 5 nights | Oct 20, Oct 21, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 +5 more |
| 018 | 27 ft | None | 16 | 6 nights | Nov 1, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +4 more |
| 020 | Not recorded | None | 16 | 5 nights | Sep 28, Sep 30, Nov 1, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16 +4 more |
| 008 | 15 ft | None | 15 | 5 nights | Oct 1, Oct 4, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16 +3 more |
| 012 | 24 ft | None | 14 | 5 nights | Oct 22, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +2 more |
| 029 | 15 ft | None | 14 | 5 nights | Oct 22, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +2 more |
| 027 | Not recorded | None | 13 | 4 nights | Oct 21, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 24 +1 more |
| 016 | 27 ft | None | 11 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Oct 25, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 |
| 024 | 21 ft | None | 11 | 6 nights | Nov 2, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 |
| 028 | 15 ft | None | 11 | 5 nights | Nov 1, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 24 |
| 025 | 35 ft | None | 10 | 6 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 25 |
| 030 | 15 ft | None | 10 | 5 nights | Sep 30, Oct 21, Oct 22, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 |
| 019 | 27 ft | None | 9 | 4 nights | Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 26 |
| 022 | 35 ft | None | 9 | 8 nights | Nov 9, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 |
| 021 | 35 ft | None | 8 | 4 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18 |
| 023 | 35 ft | None | 8 | 3 nights | Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18 |
| 009 | 27 ft | None | 6 | 4 nights | Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 |
| 011 | 35 ft | None | 6 | 3 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 25 |
| 015 | 27 ft | None | 6 | 3 nights | Sep 20, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10 |
| 026 | 22 ft | None | 6 | 2 nights | Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 16, Nov 25 |
| 010 | 35 ft | None | 4 | 3 nights | Sep 29, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 |
| 039 | Not recorded | None | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 22, Sep 30, Oct 21, Oct 22 |
| 041 | Not recorded | None | 4 | 1 night | Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 30, Oct 25 |
| 070 | 27 ft | None | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 21, Oct 25 |
| 090 | Not recorded | None | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 21, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25 |
| 092 | Not recorded | None | 4 | 2 nights | Oct 4, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25 |
| 095 | 15 ft | None | 4 | 2 nights | Oct 15, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25 |
| 040 | 15 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 25 |
| 049 | 15 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25 |
| 069 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 21, Sep 30, Oct 25 |
| 079 | Not recorded | None | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25 |
| 082 | 15 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 20, Oct 20, Oct 25 |
| 083 | Not recorded | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 20, Oct 22, Oct 25 |
| 086 | 15 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 21, Sep 23, Oct 4 |
| 089 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 30, Oct 21, Oct 25 |
| 094 | Not recorded | None | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25 |
| 096 | 15 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Oct 4, Oct 22, Oct 25 |
| 097 | Not recorded | None | 3 | 1 night | Oct 15, Oct 20, Oct 25 |
| 003 | Not recorded | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 28, Oct 25 |
| 017 | 35 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Nov 10, Nov 15 |
| 031 | Not recorded | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 21, Oct 25 |
| 032 | 22 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 13, Oct 21 |
| 036 | 22 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 30, Oct 25 |
| 046 | Not recorded | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 19, Oct 25 |
| 048 | 15 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 24, Oct 25 |
| 060 | 24 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 21, Oct 21 |
| 066 | 27 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 21, Oct 25 |
| 072 | 35 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 22, Oct 25 |
| 080 | 15 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 30, Oct 22 |
| 081 | Not recorded | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 30, Oct 21 |
| 084 | 15 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 19, Oct 25 |
| 087 | 15 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 30, Oct 25 |
| 088 | 15 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 1, Oct 25 |
| 091 | Not recorded | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 21, Oct 25 |
| 093 | 15 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 4, Oct 25 |
| 001 | Not recorded | None | 1 | 1 night | Sep 24 |
| 033 | 15 ft | None | 1 | 1 night | Sep 30 |
| 034 | Not recorded | None | 1 | 1 night | Oct 25 |
| 038 | 15 ft | None | 1 | 1 night | Sep 30 |
About Wawona Campground
Overview
Wawona Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The site is situated at the southern end of the park, 27 miles and approximately 45 minutes from Yosemite Valley, at an elevation of 4000 feet.
Wawona was home to the park's headquarters in 1904 and historic structures still stand today. The majestic Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is just a short drive away. Within Yosemite, visitors gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area and much more.
When on reservation, Wawona campsites are available to reserve up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. PST. For example, on January 15, arrival dates for the period May 15 to June 14 become available to reserve, and therefore, the full arrival date window would be from the campground open date to June 14.
Reservation Tips! Campsites in Yosemite are extremely popular and typically sell out in minutes. Login to your account or create a new account before the 7:00 a.m. (PST) release time. You may only add reservations to your cart and proceed with your reservation if you are logged into your account. The recreation.gov call center does NOT have access to additional sites or additional information beyond what is published on recreation.gov.
Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation Dates
Recreation
Yosemite's trails, cliffs, roads, and rivers provide endless recreational activities for any kind of visitor. Hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, auto touring, and photography are all very popular activities within the park.
The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time. A visit to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, just four miles away, is a must-do. A network of hiking trails within the grove leads to stately trees with names like Grizzly Giant, Faithful Couple, and California Tunnel Tree.
Wawona offers several additional hiking trails, including the Wawona Meadow Loop, Swinging Bridge Loop, Alder Creek and Chilnualna Falls.
Facilities
Wawona Campground offers family, group, and horse campsites; reservations required.
Paved roads and parking spurs, flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring, and food storage locker. A general store and gas station are located about a mile south of the campground.
Natural Features
The area is forested with a diverse mix of ponderosa pine, incense-cedar, white fir, and whiteleaf manzanita, which offers a pleasant combination of sun and shade. The gentle South Fork of the Merced River flows alongside the campground.
Nearby Attractions
Just 45 minutes away is Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known. Hiking trails and bike paths are abundant in the valley. Rafting the Merced River is a fun way to cool down on a summer day when water levels are sufficient. Yosemite Valley also offers numerous guided bus tours, educational programs, museums, ranger-led activities, and an art center with workshops. A scenic 45-minute drive leads to Glacier Point, with its sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks. The Tioga Road, in the central region of the park, offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes, and granite domes. Tuolumne Meadows embodies the high-country of the Sierra Nevada, with its broad sub-alpine meadows and granite domes and peaks. Beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.
96 monitored sitesRVs up to 35 ftNo hookups62 shadedWaterfrontRiverfrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 30Min-stay sites
Getting there
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.
Po Box 577, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389209-375-9535
Camping
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-232446 · facility + sites
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Wawona Campground?
Reservations for Wawona Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 97.8% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 383 of 17,490 remain open. Campsite Sniper has also detected 402 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Wawona Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 327 site-date openings at Wawona Campground in the last 7 days, 402 over 30 days and 402 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Wawona Campground?
43 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 27 at site Group Camp. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Wawona Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
13 of the 96 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 35 ft. 69 of those 96 sites have a recorded maximum length and 27 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Wawona Campground?
November 2026, with 220 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 2,880.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Wawona Campground?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 10 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 3-22 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Wawona Campground?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sat, Sep 19 and the next open weekend starts Sat, Sep 19. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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