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Camp Wawona is the only youth camp inside Yosemite National Park. For 80 years, Camp Wawona has provided unforgettable summer camp experiences for thousands of youth. Camp Wawona is dedicated to ministry being owned and operated by the Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
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Monday, August 23, 2010

Street Sweep Keeps Camps Roads Clean

It sure does...It attaches to the skid steer and here's some photos of what it looks like.

Waiting to be put into use.


It even gets the curb...

Summer Camp Staff Enlarge Horse Corral

It took summer camp staff a little over two weeks to tear out and rebuild a larger horse corral. At 30% larger, the new horse corral also includes built in benches. Photos are below.

New Corral


Built-in benches

CW Staff Build New Horse Paddocks

True, it's old news...but it's still awesome. Started at the last work party, the new horse paddocks were finished literally as horses arrived for summer camp. The 10 year round staff put in extra long days to finish out and ended up with a project they could be proud of. The new paddocks provide a more organized layout and safer environment for the horse. Photos below.

New layout makes it easy to feed & water horses with one pass.


Wide isles make it easy for horses to enter & exit stalls.



Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Main Entrance Gets A Face Lift

Camp Wawona is going green...literally. Thanks to a generous donation, CW's entrance went from dirt to grass. Volunteers worked in conjunction with maintenance director Jerrod Gabel to lay pipe and install sod in front of old town and white oak. The result is a totally new face to the entrance of camp. Photos are below.

Old Town pre grass


Old Town Post Grass

Camp Wawona Office Renovation Complete

Camp Wawona Staff put the final touches on the newly renovated offices this week. The project, which nearly doubled old office space by removing a wall and refinishing the adjacent storage room, began during this year's work party. Volunteers spent hours measuring, cutting, and nailing, finishing most of the work in only four days. Camp staff picked up the torch and continued by laying down new carpet, painting, and installing new light fixtures. The new office provides enough room for all of the year round staff to have a desk with a phone and internet. Staff wish to thank all those who donated time and money to make the office renovation possible!

Storage space being prepared for renovations.

Gutted storage space.

Main office being gutted.

New door connects two spaces.

New door in the back allows for uphill access.

Summer Camp Staff marvel at new space.

New receiving office.
Monday, May 24, 2010

Camp Wawona Road Repaired

Camp Wawona has a long and rich history. Unfortunately, it’s road has experienced much of it, making the trip up the hill an exercise in maneuvering through a maze of potholes. That is until last week.

Employees of Toasted Asphalt worked for several days patching potholes from the entrance all the way up to horse corral.  The road was then covered with a special sealant to hold the patchwork in place, also giving it a black finish.

The lodge parking lot also received an upgrade with a layer of special gravel that packs tighter and a layer of white gravel on top.

While still bumpy in areas, the road is now much smoother and safer for the traffic it services, giving it many more years of rich history to experience.
Before
After
Before
After

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Task Force Staff - A Tribute