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Lower Pines Campground

Yosemite National Park

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Campground guide

What to know before booking

Lower Pines Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range at an elevation of 4,000 feet. Lower Pines Campground is one of the three reservation campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Yosemite Valley is forested with a diverse mix of California black oak, ponderosa pine, incense-cedar, white fir and whiteleaf manzanita, which offers a pleasant combination of sun and shade.

reservation Window

5 months

block Release Day

15th of each month

max Stay

7 days

max Concurrent Stay

2 campsite(s) held

Official campground details, summarized

Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.

Facilities

Lower Pines Campground is one of the three reservation campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. It offers paved roads and parking spurs, flush toilets, drinking water, and an amphitheater. Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring, and a food storage locker. Yosemite's free shuttle bus stops at the campground entrance. Within walking distance, historic Curry Village offers showers (for a fee), a general store, restaurants and a bar, amphitheater, and tours and activities desk.

Natural Features

Yosemite Valley is forested with a diverse mix of California black oak, ponderosa pine, incense-cedar, white fir and whiteleaf manzanita, which offers a pleasant combination of sun and shade. Through the trees, Yosemite's telltale granite cliffs peek through, and the gentle, refreshing Merced River flows nearby.

Recreation

Yosemite's trails, cliffs, roads and rivers provide endless recreational activities for any kind of visitor. Hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, auto touring and photography are all very popular activities within the park. Hiking trails range from the easy, paved, two-mile round-trip walk to Mirror Lake/Meadow, to the grueling but rewarding 14- to 16-mile trek to Half Dome (advanced permit required). Both of these trails begin near the Pines Campgrounds, and there are many additional trailheads within Yosemite Valley. Rafting the Merced River is a fun way to cool down on a summer day when water levels are sufficient. Yosemite Valley also offers numerous guided bus tours, educational programs, museums, ranger-led activities,and an art center with workshops.

Nearby Attractions

Glacier Point offers sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks and a visit to Wawona and the Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time. The Tioga Road offers a 39-mile scenic drive past forests, meadows, lakes, and granite domes. Tuolumne Meadows embodies the high-country of the Sierra Nevada, with its broad sub-alpine meadows and granite domes and peaks and the beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.

Campsite map

Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.

74 mapped sites

Campsites

A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.

Site 052

Lower Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 043

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 027

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

40 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 055

Lower Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

40 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 041

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 013

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 015

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 005

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 050

Lower Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

40 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 057

Lower Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 030

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 065

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 045

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 069

Lower Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 046

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 048

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

18 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 054

Lower Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 035

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 040

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 049

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 004

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 033

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 028

Lower Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Site 034

Lower Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

shade

Important notices

You are responsible for reading the site alerts and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment.
If arriving one or more days late, call (209) 372-8502; your reservation will be cancelled if we do not hear from you within 24 hours of your arrival date.
You must check-in at the campground kiosk upon arrival. After-hours arrivals must sign-in and return to the kiosk to complete check-in the following morning or your reservation may be cancelled.
Bears and other wildlife live here! Food and toiletries must be stored 24 hours/day. Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters.

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Common questions

Is Lower Pines Campground available right now?

Kestrel's most recent scan found no open sites in the next 14 days. Set an alert and you'll be emailed the moment one opens up.

How do I book Lower Pines Campground?

Reservations are handled by Recreation.gov, not by Kestrel. Use the official reservation link on this page to book. Kestrel only watches availability and tells you when a site frees up.

How far in advance can I book?

Recreation.gov lists a booking window of 5 months for this campground, with new inventory released on the 15th of each month.

How quickly will I hear about a cancellation?

Kestrel rescans every two minutes, and every 30 seconds during the provider's daily release window. Alerts go out by email as soon as a matching site appears.