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Wawona California Map

Explore Wawona, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Wawona, California

How to Use This Wawona, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wawona, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Wawona.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Wawona
State	California (CA)
County	Mariposa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.544674
Longitude	-119.638674
Population	111
Density	39.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95389
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Mariposa
School District	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District

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About Wawona, California

Wawona is a locality in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 111. The population density is 39.8 people per km². Wawona is located at 37.5447°N, 119.6387°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95389.

Wawona marks a transition in the landscape where the dense, resinous breath of the forest meets the rush of the South Fork Merced River. It lies 43.8 miles northeast of Chowchilla, CA (from Chowchilla, CA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 14.4 miles north of Oakhurst. The river carves a restless path through the terrain, its cold, clear waters pulsing against granite boulders that have anchored this valley for eons. To the east, the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Sierra Nevada loom against the sky, standing as silent sentinels over the timbered slopes. Hikers seeking the high country often start their ascent on the Chilnualna Fall Trail, climbing toward the cascading force of Chilnualna Fall, where the mist clings to the pine needles in the early morning stillness. Beyond the immediate canopy, the high-altitude solitude of Star Lakes remains a quiet destination for those who wander four miles toward the rugged expanse of Goat Meadow, where the earth opens into a verdant, sun-drenched basin.

Wawona maintains its identity as a historic gateway inside the expansive boundaries of Yosemite National Park, preserving a tether to the nineteenth-century stagecoach era that once defined the rhythm of travelers moving through the wilderness. The local economy is inextricably linked to the stewardship of these protected lands, serving those who come to witness the ancient, towering giants that define the timber line. Life in Wawona moves with the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, shifting from the sharp, crystalline cold of midwinter to the dusty, golden heat of late summer. The architecture of the older structures reflects a rugged endurance, built from local materials meant to weather the heavy snows and the quiet, persistent isolation of the mountains. Here, the legacy of early preservation efforts lingers in the air, ensuring that the character of the place remains defined by the wild, unyielding scale of the surrounding geography rather than the transient footprint of man.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yosemite National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 743k acres
(view From the Bridge) (Viewpoint) — 0.5 mi, 048° NE
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.5 mi, 030° NE · 704k acres
Wawona Campground Amphitheater (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 275° W
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 2.3 mi, 234° SW · 1.3M acres
Mariposa Welcome Plaza (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 170° S
Merced, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.5 mi, 104° E · 10k acres
Grizzly Giant (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 144° SE
Lewis Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 179° S
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 183° S
Thornberry Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 183° S
Big Ed (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 160° S
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.7 mi, 093° E · 232k acres
Mt Buckingham School (historic) (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 260° W
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 11.4 mi, 324° NW · 901k acres
Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 318° NW
Nature Center at Happy Isles (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 019° N
Foster Curry Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 016° N
Women's Club Building (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 016° N
Yosemite Gateway Gallery Row (Gallery) — 13.9 mi, 181° S
John Muir (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 010° N
World Heritage Site (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 011° N
Oakhurst Mural (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 182° S
Merced River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 17.0 mi, 292° W
Sierra Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 257° W
Merced River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.9 mi, 280° W · 13k acres
Tuolumne, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.6 mi, 332° NW · 8,379 acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 27.5 mi, 026° NE · 1,886 acres
Devils Postpile National Monument (National Monument) — 30.1 mi, 083° E · 799 acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 49.4 mi, 116° SE · 459k acres

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