Wawona Visitor Center at Hill's Studio
37.5372, -119.6554 · Park boundary: National Park Service
The Wawona Visitor Center has an information desk, wilderness permit desk, and Yosemite Conservancy bookstore. It includes an exhibit of Thomas Hill’s work, recreating a "salon hanging"—paintings covering the wall from floor to ceiling, typical of Victorian galleries in the nineteenth century. In the winter, self-registration wilderness permits are available on the front porch. You must bring your own bear canister when the information station is closed. This facility is wheelchair accessible.
- Every day
- 8:00AM - 5:00PM
The visitor center is typically open from late May to early October.
- Seasonal Closure · Oct 12, 2026 – Apr 18, 2027 · Closed
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
Wawona Visitor Center at Hill's Studio is a Passport To Your National Parks stamp location.
The Wawona Visitor Center is located next to the Wawona Hotel along the Wawona Road (continuation of Highway 41 inside the park). Park at the hotel and walk to the visitor center or park at the Wawona Store and Pioneer Gift Shop parking area, located just north of the hotel, and follow the marked path up the hill located near the restrooms at the end of the parking lot. This path is not accessible.
The Hill's Studio is a boxy brown building with a long porch along the front. There are five steps that lead up to the entrance. A sign above the porch reads Hill's Studio. There are remnants of an old round fountain, no longer in use, in the front of the studio. Smooth, round palm sized rocks fill the center of the fountain a quarter way up.
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