North Pines
ATTENTION: Beginning Friday, May 21, and continuing through Thursday, September 30, day use reservations will be required to enter Yosemite. If you obtain a wilderness permit, lodging or camping reservation, you are exempt from this requirement. However, you must still pay the park entrance fee once you arrive. You must have proof of your camping, lodging or wilderness permit reservation to show at the entrance station in order to enter Yosemite. Print or download your confirmation info PRIOR to arrival as there is no cell service at the entrance stations.
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. The site is situated in the heart of Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known.
Within Yosemite, visitors can gaze upon waterfalls, sheer granite cliffs, deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, vast wilderness areas and so much more.
Yosemite National Park's reservable campsites are available up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. (PT) or 10:00 a.m. (ET). For example, on January 15, the time period May 15 to June 14 becomes available to reserve, and therefore, the full booking window would be from January 16 to June 14.
Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation Dates
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 at the campground entrance. Nearby historic Half Dome Village (formerly Curry Village) offers a general store, restaurants and bar, amphitheater, and tours and activities desk.
Notifications and Alerts
North Pines campsites are available only on Recreation.gov. This includes both advance and same-day reservations. Same-day reservations in person at the Valley Campground office are not currently possible (this includes the traditional "3PM sale").
Need to Know
- 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 forfeited if we do not hear from you within 24 hours of your arrival date.
Due to Yosemite's temporary entrance reservation requirement, you must have proof of your camping reservation, along with photo ID, to show at the entrance station in order to enter the park between May 21 and September 30, 2021. Print or download your confirmation info PRIOR to arrival as there is no cell service at the entrance stations. You will also need to pay the entrance fee; annual or lifetime passes are accepted.
- If members of your camping group are in separate vehicles, each vehicle must have a copy of the reservation AND a copy of the reservation holder's photo ID to present at the entrance station. Six people MAXIMUM per site. Each vehicle entering must pay the entrance fee or use an annual or lifetime pass.
Bear habitat! 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.
There are no electric, water or sewer hook-ups available at individual campsites, although a free dump station and drinking water are located nearby.
- Road conditions can change at any time; before arrival, please call (209) 372-0200 for road and weather conditions inside Yosemite, and 1-800-427-ROAD for conditions outside the park.
- 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.
Help Yosemite be a Zero Landfill park! Leave excess packaging at home. Use refillable water 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
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.
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.
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.
Changes & Cancellations
Cancellations more than 48 hours in advance of arrival date only incur a $10 transaction fee. Within 48 hours, $10 and the first night's fee are charged (Exception: 1 night reservations do not incur an additional $10 fee, but do not receive a refund). No-shows will be assessed a $20 service fee along with the loss of the first night's fee.
Contact Information
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PO BOX 577, 9024 Southside Drive Yosemite National Park CA 95389
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: (209) 372-8502
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, or Highway 120 east from Manteca into Yosemite National Park. Follow signs to Yosemite Valley and the campgrounds.
Available Campsites
- Site 522, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 316, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 219, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 131, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 134, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 208, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 129, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 323, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 310, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 214, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 123, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 527, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 101, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 502, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 200, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 509, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 531, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 315, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 305, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 307, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 524, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 135, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 105, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 212, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 213, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 314, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 306, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 319, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 401, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 109, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 320, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 204, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 203, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 504, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 215, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 405, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 125, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 207, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 111, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 218, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 403, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 132, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 526, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 515, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 505, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 506, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 500, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 309, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 113, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 313, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 209, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 501, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 511, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 520, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 519, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 136, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 402, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
