Wawona Tunnel
The east end of the tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| Coordinates | 37°42′57″N 119°41′09″W / 37.71583°N 119.68583°W |
| Route | SR 41 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Owner | Caltrans |
| Technical | |
| Length | 4,233 feet (1,290 m) |
| No. of lanes | two lanes total, one in each direction |
| Route map | |
The Wawona Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Yosemite National Park. It, and Tunnel View just beyond its east portal, were completed in 1933.
Wawona Tunnel is named after the community of Wawona but its name origin is not known. A popular story claims Wawō'na was the Miwok word for "big tree", or for "hoot of the owl", a bird considered the sequoia trees' spiritual guardian.