Yosemite National Park
Campgrounds in Yosemite
Campground Number Daily Fee Availability (Elevation) Sites/Spaces
In Yosemite Valley
North Pines 81 $20/site April—September (4,000 ft) Reservations required.
Upper Pines 238 $20/site Year-round (4,000 ft) Reservations required.
Lower Pines 60 $20/site March—October (4,000 ft) Reservations required.
Camp 4 35 $5/person Year-round/Walk-in (4,000 ft) First-come, first-served; limited parking.
Outside Yosemite Valley
Wawona (4,000 ft) 93 $20/site Year-round Wawona Road Reservations required May—Sept. ($20); first- come, first-served ($14).
Bridalveil Creek (7,200 ft) 110 $14/site July—early September Glacier Point Road First-come, first-served.
Hodgdon Meadow 105 $20/site Year-round (4,872 ft) Reservations required Big Oak Flat Road May—Sept. ($20); first- come, first-served ($14). Group camp closed in winter.
Crane Flat (6,192 ft) 166 $20/site June—September Big Oak Flat Road Reservations required.
Tamarack Flat (6,315 ft) 52 $10/site June—early September Tioga Road three-mile access road (pit toilets/no not suitable for large RVs potable water) or trailers. First-come, first-served.
White Wolf (8,000 ft) 74 $14/site July—early September Tioga Road First-come, first-served. Not suitable for vehicles over 27'.
Yosemite Creek (7,659 ft) 40 $10/site July—early September Tioga Road Five-mile access road not (pit toilets/no suitable RVs over 24' or potable water) trailers; first-come, first-served.
Porcupine Flat 52 $10/site July—September; RVs (8,100 ft) access front section only. Tioga Road First-come, first-served.
Tuolumne Meadows 304 $20/site July—September (8,600 ft) Advance reservations & Tioga Road same day reservations.
Yosemite In Depth
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News from the Parks
November 21, 2008 - 10:01am
I always look forward to getting my Frommer's newsletter every week. Not only are they budget travel saavy, they inspire me to get out there no matter the weather! Here are their top five picks for cozy camping.
November 21, 2008 - 9:56am
The Nisqually Road in Mount Rainier National Park will reopen today, a day earlier than expected. The road, and the park, have been closed since Nov. 12 when Kautz Creek jumped its banks and flooded the main road into the park.
November 21, 2008 - 9:55am
Reporting from Glacier National Park -- No one knew what to expect on the trail to Grinnell Glacier one late summer morning, but a second bull moose less than an hour out was hardly a good sign. During September and October -- mating season -- it's always best to give the spindly-legged animals plenty of room.
November 21, 2008 - 9:07am
An upcoming National Park Service (NPS) rule change could greatly benefit mountain bicycling by improving the administrative process for opening trails to bicycles. IMBA has been asking the agency to revise its policies since 1992, because the current "special regulations" process is needlessly cumbersome and treats bicycles like motorized vehicles.
November 21, 2008 - 8:55am
On our recent trip to Hawaii we had a feeling that things were less busy than usual. Now there are some numbers to back up our hunch: The national parks in the state saw a drop in attendance of more than 50,000 visitors during the month of October.



