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North Pines Campground

Yosemite National Park

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Campground guide

What to know before booking

North Pines Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range at an elevation of 4000 feet. North 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

1 campsite(s) held

Official campground details, summarized

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

Facilities

North Pines Campground is one of the three reservation campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. It offers paved roads and parking spurs, flush toilets, and drinking water. Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring, and a food storage locker. Yosemite's free shuttle bus stops near the campground entrance. Nearby, historic Curry Village offers showers (for a fee), a general store, restaurants and bar, amphitheater, and a 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 cliff faces are visible, 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 roundtrip walk to Mirror Lake/Meadow, to the grueling but rewarding 14- to 16-mile trek to Half Dome (permit required). Both of these trails begin near the Pines Campgrounds, and many additional trailheads are 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

Within one to two hours, visitors can drive or ride a shuttle bus to some of Yosemite's most grand viewpoints and historic sites. Glacier Point offers sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks. 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. Beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.

Campsite map

Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.

82 mapped sites

Campsites

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

Site 314

North Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 203

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 526

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 209

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 136

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 509

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 310

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 524

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 306

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 218

North Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 107

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 208

North Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 405

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 201

North Pines

RV NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 111

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 403

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

38 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 313

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 115

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 101

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 128

North Pines

MANAGEMENT

40 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 511

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

27 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

shade

Site 522

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

35 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 318

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

—

shade

Site 132

North Pines

STANDARD NONELECTRIC

24 ft

vehicle

6

people

Yes

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 properly stored 24 hours/day. Food storage lockers are provided in all campsites and measure 43 inches wide, 28 inches high and 35 inches deep. Absolutely no food stored in vehicles. Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters.

More at Yosemite National Park

Other tracked campgrounds from the same park or area.

Surrounding campgrounds

Other tracked campgrounds within driving distance, nearest first.

Lower Pines Campground

Yosemite National Park

0.1 mi

Upper Pines Campground

Yosemite National Park

0.4 mi

Yosemite Creek Campground

Yosemite National Park

6.1 mi

White Wolf Campground

Yosemite National Park

10 mi

Willow Placer Campground

Merced River Recreation Management Area

25.9 mi

Mccabe Flat Campground

Merced River Recreation Management Area

26 mi

Common questions

Is North 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 North 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.