The free Yosemite Valley shuttle system provides convenient access around Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite Valley shuttle
This bus provides service around eastern Yosemite Valley, including stops at or near all overnight accommodations, stores, and major vistas. This shuttle operates all year from 7 am to 10 pm.
El Capitan shuttle
This bus stops at El Capitan, Four Mile trailhead, and the Valley Visitor Center. This shuttle operates from mid June through early September from 9 am to 6 pm.
Download a map and schedule [347 kb PDF]
Wawona-Mariposa Grove Shuttle Bus
The free Wawona-Mariposa Grove shuttle bus shuttles passengers between Wawona and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias spring through fall. The bus picks up and drops off passengers at the Wawona Store, South Entrance, and at the Mariposa Grove Gift Shop. The Mariposa Grove Road closes several times each day from spring through fall when the parking lot becomes full. Visitors arriving on the shuttle bus are guaranteed access into the Mariposa Grove even when the parking lot is closed (as a result of being full).
Wawona to Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus
This free bus departs daily from the Wawona Hotel at 8:30 am and from the Wawona Store at 8:35 am. Return trip departs from Yosemite Lodge at 3:30 pm. Operates in summer only.
The free Badger Pass shuttle bus provides service twice daily between Yosemite Valley and Badger Pass ski area whenever the facilities at Badger Pass are open (typically mid December through March).
Tuolumne Meadows Shuttle Bus
The free Tuolumne Meadows shuttle bus provides convenient access throughout the Tuolumne Meadows area between the Tioga Pass and Olmsted Point (including Tenaya Lake) during the summer (typically mid June through early September). See the complete schedule.
Glacier Point Tour
Many people purchase a one-way ticket on this bus and take it from Yosemite Lodge to Glacier Point, then hike back down to Yosemite Valley. This bus does not make stops at other trailheads. Service is available when the Glacier Point Road (typically late May through October). Read more...
Tuolumne Meadows Tour and Hikers' Bus
This bus (for a fee) provides service from Yosemite Lodge to Tuolumne Meadows and stops at various trailheads on the Tioga Road. Service is available July through early September. Read more...
YARTS Highway 120 East Bus
This bus (for a fee) provides service between Yosemite Village and Mammoth Lakes, with stops at Crane Flat, White Wolf, and Tuolumne Meadows. Read more...
Campground & Campsite Information
campground information includes:
Campground Regulations
RV Camping
Upper Pines
Lower Pines
North Pines
Camp 4
Wawona
Bridalveil Creek
Hodgdon Meadow
Crane Flat
Tamarack Flat
White Wolf
Yosemite Creek
Porcupine Flat
Tuolumne Meadows
Below is information about each of the campgrounds in Yosemite. Additional information is available for each campground by clicking on the campground name.
Some important notes:
Campground opening and closing dates in the "Open approx." column are tentative and can vary from year to year.
Reservations: campgrounds requiring reservations are usually full from around April through September. You should make a reservation as early as possible. If you don't have reservations, find out more about camping without reservations.
Tap water and creek water: Campgrounds listed as having creek water have vault toilets (not regular restrooms). Campgrounds listed as having tap water have regular restrooms.
Showers are only available in Yosemite Valley at Curry Village and Housekeeping Camp, and during limited afternoon hours at Tuolumne Meadows Lodge (summer only). Showers are not available elsewhere.
Dump stations are available at Upper Pines Campground (all year), near Wawona Campground (summer only), and near Tuolumne Meadows Campground (summer only). No campsites in Yosemite have hook-ups.
RV campsites are available in most campgrounds.
Group campsites are available all year at Wawona Campground, and during summer at Hodgdon Meadow, Bridalveil Creek, and Tuolumne Meadows Campgrounds.
Horse campsites are available during summer at Wawona, Bridalveil Creek, and Tuolumne Meadows Campgrounds. Reservations are available only by calling 877/444-6777.
Read Yosemite's campground regulations.
Note: Reservations for Wawona Campground are not currently available for dates from April 20 to June 20 due to planned road repairs; more specific dates will be available soon, at which time reservations for part of this period will become available.
Campground
Open approx. (2009)
Max. RV Length
Max. Trailer Length
Reserve?
Daily Fee
Sites
Pets
Water
Yosemite Valley
Upper Pines
All year
35 ft
24 ft
Mar 15-
Nov 30
$20
238
Yes
Tap
Lower Pines
Apr 4-
Nov 2
40 ft
35 ft
Yes
$20
60
Yes
Tap
North Pines
Apr 1-
Oct 13
40 ft
35 ft
Yes
$20
81
Yes
Tap
Camp 4
All year
No RVs/trailers
First-come,
first-served
$5/
pers.
35
No
Tap
South of Yosemite Valley
Wawona
All
year
35 ft
35 ft
See above-
Sep 28
$20
93
Yes
Tap
Bridalveil Creek
July 1-
Sep 8
35 ft
24 ft
First-come,
first-served
$14
110
Yes
Tap
North of Yosemite Valley
Hodgdon Meadow
All
year
35 ft
27 ft
Apr 10-
Oct 13
$20
105
Yes
Tap
Crane Flat
Jul 1-
Oct 13
35 ft
27 ft
50%
$20
166
Yes
Tap
Tamarack Flat
late Jun?-
Oct 15
No RVs/trailers
First-come,
first-served
$10
52
No
Creek
(boil)
White Wolf
Jul?-
Sep 15
27 ft
24 ft
First-come,
first-served
$14
74
Yes
Tap
Yosemite Creek
Jul?-
Sep 8
No RVs/trailers
First-come,
first-served
$10
40
Yes
Creek
(boil)
Porcupine Flat
Jul?-
Oct 15
24 ft
(limited)
20 ft
First-come,
first-served
$10
52
No
Creek
(boil)
Tuolumne Meadows
Jul 1-
Sep 28
35 ft
35 ft
50%
$20
304
Yes
Tap
Backcountry campgrounds at Little Yosemite Valley and near the High Sierra Camps (Glen Aulin, May Lake, Sunrise, Merced Lake, and Vogelsang) are not part of the campground reservation system. A wilderness permit is required to stay at these campgrounds.
Housekeeping Camp is a lodging facility managed by DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite.
RV Camping
Yosemite has 10 campgrounds that can accommodate RVs and trailers (including fifth wheels) of varying lengths. (If you plan to spend the night in your RV, you must be in a designated campsite--you can't park in a parking lot or along the side of the road.)
Reservations: campgrounds requiring reservations are usually full from around April through September. You should make a reservation as early as possible. If you don't have reservations, find out more about camping without reservations.
Hookups are not available in Yosemite, although dump stations are available at Upper Pines Campground (all year), near Wawona Campground (summer only), and near Tuolumne Meadows Campground (summer only).
Maximum RV/trailer lengths: In Yosemite Valley, the maximum RV length is 40 feet and maximum trailer length is 35 feet, however, only a total of 12 sites of this size are available (six sites each in Lower Pines and North Pines, which are open spring through fall). Many more sites exist in Yosemite Valley and elsewhere in Yosemite that can take RVs up to 35 feet or trailers up to 24 feet.
RV length and trailer length are not the same! Please note that many campsites have different maximum lengths for RVs and trailers. This is because many of the campsites are back-in sites with limited turning radius. We do not enforce the length limits as long as the RV or trailer can fit on the parking pad in the site. However, if you reserve a site for equipment other than what you bring, and the site can't accommodate your RV or trailer, we will not be able to find a different campsite for you.
Food storage: You may store food in hard-sided RVs and trailers, as long the food is out of sight, and windows, doors, and vents are closed when you're not in your campsite. Food may not be stored in pop-up or tent trailers, or other soft-sided campers.
