Campgrounds in Yosemite

High Sierra Camps

Phone

559-253-5674

Details

DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite operates five High Sierra Camps, which are spaced 5.7 to 10 miles apart along a loop trail in Yosemite's beautiful high country. All lodging is in canvas tent cabins that have dormitory-style steel frame beds with mattresses, pillows, woolen blankets and comforters. Hot showers, soap and restroom facilities are available. However, guests must provide their own sheets or sleep-sacks and towels. Sleep-sacks and Trek Towels can be purchased through Yosemite Concession Services Corporation mail order for confirmed High Camp guests. Due to high demand, High Sierra camps are reserved on a lottery basis. Applications are available October 15 to November 30 annually.

Upper Pines Campground

Location: Yosemite Valley, near Curry Village

Elevation: 4,000 ft (1,200 m)

Open: All year

Reservations: Required and available online up to about five months in advance

Cost: $20/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site)

Number of sites: 238 (see a list of sites sorted by RV length)

RV length: up to 35 ft

Trailer length: up to 24 ft

Dump station: Yes

Groceries: Nearby (Yosemite Village and Curry Village)

Showers: Nearby (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Lower Pines Campground

Location: Yosemite Valley, near Curry Village

Elevation: 4,000 ft (1,200 m)

Open: March through October (approximately).

Reservations: Required and available online up to about five months in advance

Cost: $20/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site)

Number of sites: 60 (see a list of sites sorted by RV length)

RV length: up to 40 ft

Trailer length: up to 35 ft

Dump station: Yes

Groceries: Nearby (Yosemite Village and Curry Village)

Showers: Nearby (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

In addition, there are two small group campsites (sites 10 (Dbl2) and 11 (Dbl3) that can accommodate seven to 12 people each, and one double campsite (Dbl1, shown as sites 6 and 8 on the map), that can accommodate up to 12 people (total). The cost for each group campsite or for the double campsite is $30.

Campsites 3, 5, and 14 are suitable for wheelchairs and have power outlets for charging electric wheelchairs; however, this supply is not adequate for life-support systems, such as oxygen machines. Picnic tables at these sites have extended tops. The main road serves as the access route to the restrooms.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

North Pines Campground

Location: Yosemite Valley, near Curry Village

Elevation: 4,000 ft (1,200 m)

Open: April through September (approximately)

Reservations: Required and available online up to about five months in advance

Cost: $20/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site)

Number of sites: 81 (see a list of sites sorted by RV length)

RV length: up to 40 ft

Trailer length: up to 35 ft

Dump station: Yes

Groceries: Nearby (Yosemite Village and Curry Village)

Showers: Nearby (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Camp 4

Location: Yosemite Valley, near Yosemite Lodge

Elevation: 4,000 ft (1,200 m)

Open: All year

Reservations: No, but the campground fills early most mornings from spring through fall.

Cost: $5/night per person (a total of six people will be assigned to each campsite)

Number of sites: 35

RV length: Not permitted

Trailer length: Not permitted

Parking: Parking is available adjacent to the campground. A parking permit is required from spring through fall. You will receive a free parking permit upon registering. Sleeping in vehicles is not permitted.

Groceries: Nearby (Yosemite Lodge, Yosemite Village)

Showers: Nearby (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Not permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire pit (no grill), picnic table, and four shared food lockers [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

Camp 4 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its nationally significant role in the development of rock climbing as a sport.

How to register at Camp 4

From spring through fall, a campground ranger staffs Camp 4 each day. You must register with the ranger in order to stay at Camp 4. The ranger arrives at the campground kiosk around 8:30 am, although, a line has often formed well before then and the campground may fill before everyone in line is registered. Space is available on a per-person basis and each person wishing to register must be present. Six people will be assigned to each campsite; people in one group may be assigned to different campsites.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Wawona Campground

Location: One mile north of Wawona

Elevation: 4,000 ft (1,200 m)

Open: All year (horse sites open approximately April through October)

Reservations: Required and available online from approximately May through September. From October through April, campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Horse site reservations required and available online.

Cost: $20/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site); $14 per night from October through April. $40/night for the group campsite (13-30 people per site).

Number of sites: 93 (plus one group site and two horse sites)

RV length: up to 35 ft (no RVs in group sites)

Trailer length: up to 35 ft (no trailers in group sites; 27 ft trailer limit in the horse sites)

Dump station: Nearby, on Forest Drive east of the Wawona (summer only)

Groceries: Nearby (small grocery store in Wawona)

Showers: Yosemite Valley (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (except in group and horse sites; learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

The group site contains six food lockers.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Bridalveil Creek Campground

Location: Glacier Point Road, about 8 miles east of its intersection of the Wawona Road (Highway 41), and about 45 minutes south of Yosemite Valley

Elevation: 7,200 ft (2,200 m)

Open: July through early September (approximately)

Reservations: No. Sites available on a first-come, first-served basis. Group and horse site reservations are required and available online.

Cost: $14/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site). $40/night for the group campsite (13-30 people per site). $25/night for the horse sites (maximum six horses and six people per site).

Number of sites: 110 (plus two group sites and three horse sites)

RV length: up to 35 ft (no RVs in group sites)

Trailer length: up to 24 ft (no trailers in group sites; 24 ft limit in horse sites)

Dump station: Wawona (on Forest Drive east of the Wawona Store) and Yosemite Valley (in Upper Pines Campground)

Groceries: Yosemite Valley or small grocery store in Wawona

Showers: Yosemite Valley (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (except in group and horse sites; learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Hodgdon Meadow Campground

Location: On the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120), about 45 minutes northwest of Yosemite Valley and adjacent to the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station

Elevation: 4,900 ft (1,500 m)

Open: All year

Reservations: Required and available online from approximately mid-April through mid-October. From mid-October through mid-April, campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cost: $20/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site); $14/night mid-October through mid-April; $40/night for each group campsite (13-30 people per site)

Number of sites: 105 (plus 4 group sites, open only mid April through mid October)

RV length: up to 35 ft

Trailer length: up to 27 ft

Dump station: Yosemite Valley (Upper Pines Campground) or Tuolumne Meadows Campground (summer only)

Groceries: Nearby (small grocery store at Crane Flat)

Showers: Yosemite Valley (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (except in group sites; learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

Each group site contains four food lockers.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Crane Flat Campground

Location: On the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120) at Crane Flat, about 30 minutes northwest of Yosemite Valley

Elevation: 6,200 ft (1,900 m)

Open: July through September (approximately)

Reservations: Required and available online

Cost: $20/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site)

Number of sites: 166

RV length: up to 35 ft

Trailer length: up to 27 ft

Dump station: Yosemite Valley (Upper Pines Campground) or Tuolumne Meadows Campground

Groceries: Nearby (small grocery store at Crane Flat)

Showers: Yosemite Valley (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Tamarack Flat Campground

Location: On the Tioga Road (Highway 120), about 45 minutes north of Yosemite Valley

Elevation: 6,300 ft (1,900 m)

Open: Late June through September (approximately)

Reservations: No

Cost: $10/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site)

Number of sites: 52

RV length: RVs not recommended

Trailer length: Trailers not recommended

Dump station: Yosemite Valley (Upper Pines Campground) or Tuolumne Meadows Campground

Groceries: Small grocery store at Crane Flat, about 15 minutes away

Showers: Yosemite Valley (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Not permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a vault toilet. Stream water must be treated (by boiling, using a filter, or using iodine). No potable water available.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

White Wolf Campground

Location: On the Tioga Road (Highway 120) about one hour north of Yosemite Valley

Elevation: 8,000 ft (2,400 m)

Open: July through early September (approximately)

Reservations: No

Cost: $14/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site)

Number of sites: 74

RV length: up to 27 ft

Trailer length: up to 24 ft

Dump station: Yosemite Valley (Upper Pines Campground) or Tuolumne Meadows Campground

Groceries: Small grocery store at Crane Flat or Tuolumne meadows (about 30 minutes away)

Showers: Yosemite Valley (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Yosemite Creek Campground

Location: On the Tioga Road (Highway 120), about one hour north of Yosemite Valley

Elevation: 7,700 ft (2,300 m)

Open: July through early September (approximately)

Reservations: No

Cost: $10/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site)

Number of sites: 40

RV length: RVs not recommended

Trailer length: Trailers not recommended

Dump station: Yosemite Valley (Upper Pines Campground) or Tuolumne Meadows Campground (about 30 minutes away)

Groceries: Small grocery store at Crane Flat or Tuolumne Meadows (about 30 minutes away)

Showers: Yosemite Valley (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a vault toilet. Stream water must be treated (by boiling, using a filter, or using iodine). No potable water available.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Porcupine Flat Campground

Location: On the Tioga Road (Highway 120), about one hour and fifteen minutes north of Yosemite Valley

Elevation: 8,100 ft (2,500 m)

Open: July through October 15 (approximately)

Reservations: No

Cost: $10/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site)

Number of sites: 52

RV length: Up to 24 ft (first loop only/limited number of sites)

Trailer length: Up to 20 ft (first loop only/limited number of sites)

Dump station: Yosemite Valley (Upper Pines Campground) or Tuolumne Meadows Campground (about 30 minutes away)

Groceries: Small grocery store at Crane Flat or Tuolumne Meadows (about 30 minutes away)

Showers: Yosemite Valley (Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp)

Pets: Not permitted (learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a vault toilet. Stream water must be treated (by boiling, using a filter, or using iodine). No potable water available.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.

Tuolumne Meadows Campground

Location: On the Tioga Road at Tuolumne Meadows, about 1.5 hours northeast of Yosemite Valley

Elevation: 8,600 ft (2,600 m)

Open: July through late September (approximately)

Reservations: Reservations are available online for half of all campsites. The other half of the campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Group and horse site reservations are required and available online. Cost: $20/night for each campsite (maximum 6 people per site). $40/night for the group campsite (13-30 people per site). $25/night for the horse sites (maximum six horses and six people per site).

Number of sites: 304 (plus seven group sites and four horse sites)

RV length: up to 35 ft (no RVs in group sites)

Trailer length: up to 35 ft (no trailers in group sites; 27 ft trailer limit in horse sites)

Dump station: Nearby, just west of the campground

Groceries: Nearby, at Tuolumne Meadows store

Showers: Nearby, at Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, only from 12 to 3:30 pm daily

Pets: Permitted (except in group and horse sites; learn more about pet regulations)

Each campsite contains a fire ring, picnic table, and food locker [33(D)x45(W)x18(H)], and is near a bathroom with potable water and flushing toilets.

Each group campsite contains five food lockers.

You are required to store food properly in order to protect Yosemite's bears. Learn more about bears, proper food storage, and food lockers.