Gas station · Yosemite National Park
A handy stop for fuel and camp basics.
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Plan your stop
“You're coming up on historic Wawona, where the Yosemite History Center makes a good short break from the mountain roads. Park near Wawona Store and wander among the covered bridge, old wagons, cabins and blacksmith shop.”
Yosemite Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Yosemite National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Historic Wawona“You're coming up on historic Wawona, where the Yosemite History Center makes a good short break from the mountain roads. Park near Wawona Store and wander among the covered bridge, old wagons, cabins and blacksmith shop.”
Plays as you drive up to Wawona Store and Gas Station in the Parkwolf Yosemite Tour Guide.
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“We just drove through Yosemite and it made our trip listening to this app as we drove through. Like having a tour guide in the car with you.”
Guide
Wawona Store and Gas Station is a practical service stop on Wawona Road at Forest Drive, near Yosemite’s southern end. I’d stop here to refuel or pick up groceries and camping basics before heading deeper into the park.
Card-operated pumps run around the clock, year-round. The store is seasonal and carries groceries, snacks, camping and fishing supplies, maps, books, apparel, souvenirs and local wines. The station is wheelchair-accessible.
The adjacent store parking lot has 24 Level 2 EV chargers, a separate facility from the gas pumps. If you’re charging, use the store-lot chargers rather than expecting the fuel pumps to handle it.
Wildlife
732 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
1,747 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
332 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
11 sightingsPeregrine FalconMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
276 sightingsPikaMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
677 sightingsYellow-bellied MarmotMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Yosemite. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ChallengingWawona to Mariposa Grove Trail4.9 mi · 3.5 hr · 0.2 mi awayAn uphill forest connector from Wawona toward Mariposa Grove.
EasyWawona Meadow Loop Trail3.5 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.2 mi awayMostly flat meadow loop with leashed pets and bicycles allowed
ChallengingAlder Creek Falls Trail12 mi · 8 hr · 0.4 mi awayA full-day pine-forest climb to a 100-foot cascade.
ChallengingChilnualna Falls Trail8.2 mi · 6 hr · 1.5 mi awayFive granite cascades reward a long, steep climb above Wawona.
ChallengingBuena Vista Range Loop26.7 mi · 18 hr · 1.5 mi awayTwo lakes and a granite crest, reached by a serious backcountry loop.ChallengingCrescent Lake Trail19.2 mi · 13.5 hr · 1.5 mi awayA long climb to a high lake beyond Chilnualna's tiered falls.
EasyWawona Swinging Bridge Trail0.6 mi · 30 min · 1.7 mi awayA short, mostly flat walk to a bridge that really swings.
ModerateWashburn Trail4 mi · 2 hr · 2.6 mi awayA wooded alternative to the shuttle, with 500 feet of climbing.
Visitor center · 0.1 mi awayWawona Visitor Center at Hill's StudioAn artist's Yosemite studio turned into a useful park stop.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayWawona HotelAn 1879 Victorian hotel with roots in an 1856 trail-side cabin.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayYosemite History CenterA covered bridge, old wagons and stories from the park’s working past.
Campground · 0.3 mi awayWawona Horse CampA small stock camp beside the South Fork Merced River.
Picnic area · 0.8 mi awayWawona Picnic AreaA practical riverside meal stop on Wawona Road.
Campground · 1 mi awayWawona CampgroundA riverfront base near Mariposa Grove.
Sight · 1.9 mi awayWawona Swinging BridgeA swaying bridge over granite boulders and a popular swimming holeSight · 2.9 mi awayChilnualna FallsFive granite cascades reward the climb above Wawona.Parkwolf’s Yosemite ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
