Overview

Tuolumne Meadows Campground is closed for the 2025 season.

Tuolumne Meadows Campground is reopening after three years due to a complete overhaul and rehabilitation of the campsites. Please be mindful of young plants and shrubs by keeping all wheels on parking pads and camping equipment within established campsites. Thank you and welcome back!

Tuolumne Meadows Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range at an elevation of 8,600 feet. The site is situated along the scenic Tioga Road just five miles from the Tioga Pass Entrance Station. Within Yosemite, visitors can gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, vast wilderness areas, and so much more.

Reservation Tips! Campsites in Yosemite are extremely popular and typically sell out in minutes. Login to your account or create a new account before the 7:00 a.m. (PST) release time. You may only add reservations to your cart and proceed with your reservation if you are logged into your account. The recreation.gov call center does NOT have access to additional sites or additional information beyond what is published on recreation.gov.

Facilities

This large, popular campground contains family, horse and group camp sites with picnic tables, fire rings, and a food storage lockers. Flush toilets, drinking water, and an amphitheater are provided. Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center is within walking distance, as is a general store.

Natural Features

Recreation

Nearby Attractions

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)372-4025 or (209)372-8502; your reservation will be cancelled if you do not check in within 24 hours of your arrival date.

• Bring proof of your reservation (screen shot or paper version). There is no internet access, cell service or public phone in Tuolumne Meadows.

  • You must sign in at the entrance of the campground or you will be considered a no show and your reservation cancelled.

  • Make your site look occupied--leave a chair or other equipment so we know you've arrived.

• Bears and wildlife live here! Food and toiletries must be stored 24 hours/day.

  • Food lockers are provided in all campsites (35 inches deep x 43 inches wide x 28 inches high).

  • Absolutely NO food stored in vehicles.

  • Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters.

• This is a high elevation facility; please exercise caution when traveling from lower elevations.

• There are no electric, water or sewer hook-ups at this facility; however, a dump station is located nearby.

• Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.

• For additional park information, call (209)372-0200 or visit www.nps.gov/yose

• Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.

• OVERFLOW PARKING: Many sites in Tuolumne Meadows Campground can only accommodate one single vehicle. There is overflow parking available at the Parson's Lodge Trailhead Parking as well as the parking lot directly West of the Tuolumne Meadows Grill and Store (the old gas station lot). Limited parking is also available on the side of the Soda Springs Road past Lembert Dome Trailhead parking. Lembert Dome Parking lot is NOT available for overnight parking.

• Help Yosemite be a Zero Landfill park! Leave excess packaging at home. Use refillable water & propane bottles, food containers and travel mugs. Place all of your recyclable waste in designated recycling containers. For more information go to: https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/zlf.htm

Available Activities

• Camping - Camping
• Backpacking - Backpacking
• Evening Programs - Evening Programs
• Fishing - Fishing
• Hiking - Hiking
• Photography - Photography
• Rock Climbing - Rock Climbing
• Scenic Drive - Scenic Drive
• Star Gazing - Star Gazing
• Swimming - Swimming
• Wildlife Viewing - Wildlife Viewing
• Wilderness - Wilderness
• Interpretive Programs - Interpretive Programs

Directions

<p>Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, Highway 120 east from Manteca or west from Lee Vining (State Route 395) into Yosemite National Park. Tuolumne Meadows Campground is located 5 miles from the Tioga Pass Entrance station (Hwy 120 from the east), and is 55 miles (2 hours) from Yosemite Valley.</p><p><strong>OVERFLOW PARKING: </strong>Many sites in Tuolumne Meadows Campground can only accommodate one single vehicle. There is overflow parking available at the Parson's Lodge Trailhead Parking as well as the parking lot directly West of the Tuolumne Meadows Grill and Store (the old gas station lot). Limited parking is also available on the side of the Soda Springs Road past Lembert Dome Trailhead parking. Lembert Dome Parking lot is <em>NOT</em> available for overnight parking. </p>

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation of individual or equestrian site reservations will be charged a $10 service fee. If the cancellation is within 48 hours of the arrival date, the first night's fee will also be charged. Cancellation of a group site reservation will incur a $10.00 service fee plus the first night’s use fee when the reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night’s use will not be assessed a service fee. No-shows for any type of reservation will be charged a $20 service fee and the first night's fee.

Contact Information

Phone: 209-372-4025 OR 209-372-8502

Rental Options

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