(click map to open very large locator map of the campgrounds below)
Special Note Concerning Yosemite Campgrounds
When looking at the large number of campgrounds listed below, do NOT assume that there is plenty of space for everyone. Yosemite is, without question, the hardest location in any national park to obtain a campsite during the summer season and beyond. In fact, Yosemite has its own special reservations policy. Rather than the rolling six month window that every other park uses, sites in Yosemite go on sale in 1 month blocks on the 15th of each month, five months in advance. For example, on March 15th, dates between July 15th and August 14th become available. This currently unlocks at 10AM ET. If you are not online and clicking reserve at precisely 10AM, you will NOT get a site in the valley. If you wait more than a few minutes, you can forget Tuolumne Meadows as well. Scattered sites at the other reservation campgrounds MAY remain available for anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks. People do occasionally cancel, but it is blind luck at best to find them.
Those who miss this very small window have the first come first served campgrounds to choose from on arrival. Be there early in the morning if you have any hope of reliably getting a site. Camp 4, the only non-reservation campground in the valley, is almost always full for the day by 8AM. The others are frequently full soon after, usually by 10AM.
Bridalveil Creek
Size/Cost
110 sites, $14 per site
Open
July through September
Reserve
No, first come, first served
- Located 7.9 miles up Glacier Point Road
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 35 feet
- This campground is the closest to the very popular Glacier Point, and is always full during peak visitation, usually early in the day
Camp 4
Size/Cost
35 sites, $5 per person
Reserve
No, first come, first served
- Located on the west end of Yosemite Valley
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables
- Sites are available for tents only
- This campground is the only walk in site in the valley, and is always full during peak visitation, usually by 8AM
Crane Flat
Size/Cost
166 sites, $20 per site
Open
June through September
- Located on Big Oak Flat Road just west of the Tioga Road
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 35 feet
- This campground is the most central to the valley and the high country, and is always full during peak visitation, usually early in the day
Hodgdon Meadow
Size/Cost
105 sites, $20 per site
- Located on Big Oak Flat Road just east of the Big Oak Flat Entrance
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 35 feet
- This campground is just inside the park, but is always full during peak visitation, although it is more likely than most to have an occasional open site
Lower Pines
Size/Cost
60 sites, $20 per site
Open
March through October
- Located on the east end of Yosemite Valley
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables, dump station and showers nearby
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 40 feet
- This campground is in Yosemite Valley, and is always full during peak visitation - see note at top of page concerning reservations
North Pines
Size/Cost
81 sites, $20 per site
Open
April through October
- Located on the east end of Yosemite Valley
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables, dump station and showers nearby
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 40 feet
- This campground is in Yosemite Valley, and is always full during peak visitation - see note at top of page concerning reservations
Porcupine Flat
Size/Cost
52 sites, $10 per site
Open
July through September
Reserve
No, first come, first served
- Located on the Tioga Road 24 miles west of Tioga Pass
- Amenities include vault toilets, grills and picnic tables - there is no fresh water
- Sites are available for both tents and small RVs - length limit is 24 feet
- This campground is primitive and far removed from the valley, but is always full during peak visitation
Tamarack Flat
Size/Cost
52 sites, $10 per site
Open
June through September
Reserve
No, first come, first served
- Located on the Tioga Road 3.8 miles east of Crane Flat
- Amenities include vault toilets, grills and picnic tables - there is no fresh water
- Sites are available for tents only - the access road is not recommended for large vehicles
- This campground is primitive and far removed from the valley, but is always full during peak visitation
Tuolumne Meadows
Size/Cost
304 sites, $20 per site
Open
July through September
- Located on the Tioga Road 7.3 miles west of Tioga Pass
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables, dump station and showers nearby
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 35 feet
- This campground is in the popular Tuolumne Meadows are, and is always full during peak visitation - see note at top of page concerning reservations
Upper Pines
Size/Cost
238 sites, $20 per site
- Located on the east end of Yosemite Valley
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables, dump station and showers nearby
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 35 feet
- This campground is in Yosemite Valley, and is always full during peak visitation - see note at top of page concerning reservations
Wawona
Size/Cost
93 sites, $20 per site
- Located on the Wawona Road 5.7 miles from the South Entrance
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables, dump station
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 35 feet
- This campground is far removed from the valley, but is always full during peak visitation, however it is most likely to have an open site
White Wolf
Size/Cost
74 sites, $14 per site
Open
July through September
Reserve
No, first come, first served
- Located on the Tioga Road 14.7 miles east of Crane Flat
- Amenities include running water, flush toilets, grills and picnic tables
- Sites are available for both tents and RVs - length limit is 27 feet
- This campground is the only one other than Tuolumne Meadows with water in the high country, and is always full during peak visitation
Yosemite Creek
Size/Cost
40 sites, $10 per site
Open
July through September
Reserve
No, first come, first served
- Located on the Tioga Road 15.3 miles east of Crane Flat
- Amenities include vault toilets, grills and picnic tables - there is no fresh water
- Sites are available for tents only - the access road is not recommended for large vehicles
- This campground is primitive and far removed from the valley, but is always full during peak visitation
