Camping in and near Yosemite
Camping near Yosemite National Park
Campgrounds outside but near Yosemite National Park include some near towns and others along remote roads. The U.S. Forest Service operates many campgrounds on its National Forest lands surrounding Yosemite National Park. Campsites at some of these campgrounds can be reserved. In addition, there are commercial campgrounds operated by private parties on private lands around Yosemite.
National Forest campgrounds
The United States Forest Service operates a variety of National Forest campgrounds on a seasonal basis near Yosemite in the Inyo, Sierra, and Stanislaus National Forests. Many of these campgrounds are operated on a first-come, first-served basis, but campsites at some can be reserved by using the recreation.gov Web site. Campfire permits are required.
Map of National Forest campgrounds near Yosemite National Park
This map shows the approximate locations of many National Forest campgrounds near Yosemite. The same campgrounds are listed below.
List of campgrounds
- Highway CA-120, west of Yosemite: Stanislaus National Forest: Groveland Ranger Station, 209.962.7825 / fax 209.962.7412 / TDD 209.962.6406. For information, visit the Stanislaus National Forest Web site and follow the Recreation link, then the Camping & Cabins link, and then either the Campground Camping or the Group Camping link.
- Cherry Valley Campground
- Dimond O Campground [ Reservations ]
- Lost Claim Campground
- Lumsden Campground
- Lumsden Bridge Campground
- Moore Creek Group Campground
- The Pines Campground
- The Pines Group Campground [ Reservations ]
- South Fork Campground
- Sweetwater Campground
- Highway CA-120, east of Yosemite: Inyo National Forest: Mono Basin Scenic Area Ranger Station and Visitor Center, 760.647.3044 / TDD 760.647.3045. For information, visit the Inyo National Forest Web site and follow the Recreation link, then the Camping & Cabins link, and then either the Campground Camping or the Group Camping link.
- Mono Lake Ranger District, Lee Vining / Mono Lake area campgrounds
- Highway CA-140: Sierra National Forest: Mariposa Visitor's Bureau, 209.966.3638. For information, visit the Sierra National Forest Web site and follow the Recreation link, then the Camping & Cabins link, and then either the Campground Camping or the Group Camping link.
- Bass Lake RD campgrounds on or near CA-140
- Dirt Flat Campground [ Reservations ]
- Dry Gulch Campground [ Reservations ]
- McCabe Flat Campground
- Railroad Flat Campground
- Willow Placer Campground
- Bass Lake RD campgrounds on or near CA-140
- Highway CA-41: Sierra National Forest: Yosemite/Sierra Visitor's Bureau (Oakhurst), 559.658.7588. For information, visit the Sierra National Forest Web site and follow the Recreation link, then the Camping & Cabins link, and then either the Campground Camping or the Group Camping link.
- Bass Lake RD campgrounds on or near CA-41
- Big Sandy Campground
- Cedar Bluff Campground [ Reservations ]
- Chilkoot Campground [ Reservations ]
- Clover Meadow Campground
- Forks Campground [ Reservations ]
- Fresno Dome Campground
- Granite Creek Campground
- Greys Mountain Campground
- Kelty Meadow Campground [ Reservations ]
- Lupine Campground [ Reservations ]
- Nelder Grove Campground
- Recreation Point Campground (group) [ Reservations ]
- Soquel Campground [ Reservations ]
- Spring Cove Campground [ Reservations ]
- Summerdale Campground [ Reservations ]
- Summit Camp Campground
- Upper Chiquito Campground
- Whiskers Campground
- Wishon Point Campground [ Reservations ]
- Bass Lake RD campgrounds on or near CA-41
- Highway CA-49: Sierra National Forest: Yosemite/Sierra Visitor's Bureau (Oakhurst), 559.658.7588. For information, visit the Sierra National Forest Web site and follow the Recreation link, then the Camping & Cabins link, and then either the Campground Camping or the Group Camping link.
- Bass Lake RD campgrounds on or near CA-49
- Jerseydale Campground
- Bass Lake RD campgrounds on or near CA-49
Commercial campgrounds
There are several commercial campgrounds, operated by private parties on private lands, outside but near Yosemite National Park. Some are listed here.
For those who will be contacting camping providers by telephone, it is currently Tuesday at 8:42 am (Pacific Time) in Yosemite National Park and vicinity.
- Highway CA-120, west of Yosemite:
- Pine Mountain Lake Campground, Groveland 209.962.8615
- Yosemite Lakes, Groveland 209.962.0103 / 800.533.1001
- Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging 209.962.7690 / fax 888.740.4096
- Yosemite Ridge Resort, Groveland 800.706.3009 / 209.962.6877
- Highway CA-140
- Indian Flat RV Park, El Portal 209.379.2339 / fax 209.379.2470
- Yosemite West / Mariposa KOA, Midpines 209.966.2201 / To reserve call 800.562.9391
- Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Mariposa 209.966.2432
- Yosemite Trail Camp, Midpines 209.966.6444 / 877.384.2900
- Highway CA-41
- High Sierra RV & Mobile Park, Oakhurst 559.683.7662 / 877.314.7662 / fax 559.683.3056
