North Pines Campground
North Pines Campground
Part of Yosemite National Park
Overview
For the 2026 season, North Pines campground will utilize a one-time Early Access Lottery which allows successful applicants to make a reservation within the entire 2026 season. Additional information may be found on Yosemite’s website.
Any remaining availability will be released during normal on-sale dates beginning with the February 15 on-sale.
When not on a lottery, campsites at North Pines are available up to five months in advance on the 15th of each month at 7:00 a.m. (PT). For example, on February 15, arrival dates for the time period June 15 to July 14 become available to reserve, and therefore, the full arrival date window would be from season opening to July 14.
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.
Reservation tips! Campsites in Yosemite are extremely popular and typically sell out in minutes on the regular on-sale dates. 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. Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation Dates
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.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (209) 372-8502.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.
There are no electric, water or sewer hook-ups available at individual campsites, although a free dump station and drinking water are located nearby at Upper Pines.
- 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.
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
- Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.
Notifications and Alerts
The following North Pines sites are closed due to flooding from April 27 through June 30, 2026 and are NOT part of the Early Access Lottery: 134-136, 200-206, 301-522. Sites will be released as conditions permit; release dates posted here.
North Pines will be closed from June 22 through July 2, 2026 for internal campground road construction.
Available Activities
- CAMPING - Camping
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.
Cancellation Policy
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
Phone: (209) 372-8502
PO BOX 577, 9024 Southside DriveYosemite National Park, CA 95389 9024 Southside Drive
Yosemite national Park, CA 95389
Rental Options
Available Campsites
- Site 200, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 403, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 527, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 101, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 509, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 212, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 405, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 132, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 115, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 315, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 213, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 322, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 500, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 119, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 136, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 400, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 306, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 204, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 517, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 511, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 520, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 206, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 123, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 502, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 531, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 314, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 318, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 203, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 321, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 308, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 103, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 507, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 309, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 209, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 134, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 207, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 111, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 316, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 513, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 319, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 210, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 504, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 506, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 113, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 129, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 310, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 524, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 135, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 218, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 313, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 522, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 323, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 529, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 105, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 312, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 404, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 219, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 131, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 214, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 311, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 201, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 217, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 519, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 301, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 215, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 107, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 525, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 402, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 125, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 505, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 208, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 305, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 320, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 303, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 526, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 515, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 503, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 501, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 307, Loop North Pines, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 401, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 109, Loop North Pines, Type Standard Nonelectric
