Wawona, California
No park reservations needed! INSIDE Yosemite National Park, 5 miles from the South Entrance, this charming home sits nestled among the pine trees. It features brand NEW central air conditioning and central heat, 3 large bedrooms, 2 baths, new stone floors in living areas, TV, wifi, washer and dryer, dishwasher, wonderful old river rock fireplace and a spacious secluded deck with a barbeque. From the deck you can enjoy the stellar jays, raccoons, deer, squirrels and chipmunks as they play among the trees. There is a master bedroom with king sized bed, a large second bedroom with 2 double beds and a lovely 3rd bedroom with 2 twin beds. You can walk to the Merced River to the swimming holes, visit the old Pioneer Village and relax or play golf and dine at the nearby historic Big Trees Hotel. The house is walking distance from the quaint Pine Tree Market.
The home is located in the charming town of Wawona, 5 miles inside Yosemite National Park, only 15 minutes from the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. The Big Trees Hotel (formally the Wawona Hotel) is five minutes away where you can play golf and tennis, go on a carriage ride, and enjoy horsback riding. We are within walking distance from the Merced River where you can fish and swim in the summer as well as sunbathe on the glistening flat rocks in the rushing river. You can also enjoy a hike to Chilnualna Falls and the swinging bridge or stroll the Meadow Loop Trail. There is fine dining at the historic Big Trees Hotel, a 9 hole golf course, Ranger walks and talks and a fascinating old Pioneer Center.
Badger Pass Ski Lodge and Glacier Point are 35 and 50 minutes away. Yosemite Valley where the Yosemite, Bridalveil and Vernal/Nevada Falls and El Capitan is 35 minutes from our home.
Winter activities include downhill skiing, cross country skiing, sledding and snowshoeing at nearby Badger Pass as well as ice skating under Half Dome in the Valley.
In Yosemite Valley there are year round activities including numerous hikes, waterfall gazing, rafting, biking, museums, or just enjoying the beautiful vistas from the awe inspiring Majestic (formally The Ahwanee) Hotel. Yosemite is beautiful in all seasons and each season has its own special pleasures!
Quite & beautiful place, good location
Great location. Beautiful location. Close to the valley and local hikes
Located in a very cute and cozy area of Wawona. We had detailed info on how to find the place and info during the stay. When we were missing something, they responded right away. The place was comfortable and had everything both of our families needed.
A family gathering. Great to have 3 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms, laundry, kitchen. Inside Yosemite and 1 hr drive to Yosemite village. Small market a short walk at the end of the road. Loved it!
A group of high school friends, now in our 60s, stayed for 3 nights at the cabin. The location was excellent, with a village store right down the street, some hiking trails close by, and the Giant Sequoia Grove a short drive. The cabin was well furnished and we had all we needed there. It was about a 45 minute drive to Yosemite village.
Our family stayed at the home for a summer visit to Yosemite. It is was adequate and comfortable for our group. We didn’t spend a lot of time in the cabin because we were out doing activities. The location is convenient to a lot of the park (about and hour from Yosemite Valley). Overall it was a good stay, and we didn’t have any problems with the house.
The perfect size for a family of 6! Loved that it had 2 bathrooms.
Loved being in the park and we were not on the property much because we were hiking so much. Had everything we needed. No exhaust fans in bathrooms, windows didn’t lock and deck was rotting in places and many nails sticking up. If we had young kids with us, we would have been really concerned.
We had a great time. The house was perfect and we did some awesome hikes up to Sentinel Dome, Taft Point and the Waterfalls.
We had a great experience staying in this well-located and very comfortable home in Yosemite. Everything was just as described, clean, comfortable, cozy and convenient. You can’t go wrong with this listing! We hope to use it again!
From the location, corner market and swimming spot jumping into the water from the rock, everything was awesome. Thank you very much. We had a great time. Being inside the park is essential!
Loved being inside the park and so close to the river to fish and tootle around. Was a very peaceful location and our host was fantastic providing information we needed!
Our family of 5 had a wonderful visit to Yosemite, and we were so grateful to be able to stay in this cabin. Dan was great about answering questions. The Wawona community includes a wide variety of homes. This one, while not new or fancy, was extremely well-maintained and immaculately clean. Our teenagers affectionately said this cabin had a “vintage vibe”. I recommend buying groceries in Oakhurst before you reach the park. The two stores in Wawona are very small and quite pricey, as you might expect. For example, one of them didn’t seem to have dishwasher detergent, and the other had a package of 15 dishwashing tablets for $9. We really enjoyed cooking on the nice propane grill here. I found the kitchen a bit small, but the deck was spacious and the grill was fantastic. We didn’t need the AC during our visit, but the central heat did a great job of keeping us warm on chilly nights. We had no cell service, so we were grateful for the Wi-Fi, which worked perfectly. The park service was conducting controlled burns in Yosemite Valley during our stay (late-May 2021), so we were grateful to find some wonderful hikes outside of the Valley: we explored the Mariposa Grove up to Wawona Point; Dewey Point off of the Glacier Point Road was a break for our weary feet; and Chilnualna Falls was a gem! We walked to the Chilnualna Falls trailhead from the cabin (less than a mile), and enjoyed a fabulous day on the trail—we hardly saw another person. The many levels of falls were stunning! We were also really thankful that we were staying outside of the Valley so that we could escape the smoke. We were glad to be staying in the quiet little community of Wawona.
A perfect location in a perfect setting! There is more than enough space for 4 adults and 2 children. Everything worked very well. The kitchen could use a few more accessories though. We hope to come back! Thank you....
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