Crane Flat Campground
Crane Flat is reopening after a four year hiatus due to the pandemic and 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!
Crane Flat Campground is located in breathtaking Yosemite National Park in Central California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The site is conveniently located 17 miles from Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 6,200 feet. 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.
Yosemite National Park Campground Reservation Dates
Crane Flat Campground offers campsites that can accommodate both tents and RVs. Roads and parking spurs are paved, and flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring and a food storage locker. A gas station and small general store are nearby.
There is no electricity in the campground which means no lights in the restrooms--bring a light source!
Notifications and Alerts
The season dates for this campground are subject to change based on a variety of factors. Updates will be posted here in advance of reservation releases.
Need to Know
You are responsible for reading the site alerts and booking a site that will accommodate your equipment. The campground has had a complete overhaul and every site has changed.
If arriving one or more days late, call (209) 379-2123; your reservation will be cancelled if we do not hear from you within 24 hours of your arrival date.
Bear habitat! Food, scented items and toiletries must be stored 24 hours/day. Absolutely NO food stored in vehicles!
Food lockers are provided in all campsites (35" Deep x 43" Wide x 28" High).
Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters or in your locker. Do NOT hang garbage bags in your site!
A small amount of overflow parking is available on a first come, first served basis. Carpooling recommended!
No electric, water, or sewer hookups are available at this facility, however, a dump station is located in Yosemite Valley, as are showers.
There is no electricity and therefore, no lights in this campground. Bring a light source!
Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.
For additional park information, call (209)372-0200 or visit www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit
- 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 & 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
Natural Features
The area is forested with stands of Sugar pine, Red fir and Lodgepole pine, offering a pleasant combination of sun and shade. Vanilla-scented Jeffrey pine and picturesque western Juniper dot the landscape. Vibrant summer wildflowers fill the open meadows nearby.
Nearby Attractions
Just 30 minutes away is Yosemite Valley, an awe-inspiring landscape containing many of the famous features for which Yosemite National Park is known. Hiking trails and bike paths are abundant in the 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.
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 peaks.
Beautiful Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, just 23 miles from Crane Flat, is home to spectacular scenery and numerous wilderness trailheads.
Glacier Point has sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Little Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls and Clouds Rest, among other notable landmarks. Wawona and the Pioneer Yosemite History Center is like stepping back in time.
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.
Crane Flat is located between the Tuolumne and Merced Groves of Giant Sequoias, both of which require a 2.5 to 3-mile roundtrip hike to view.
The White Wolf area on Tioga Road also offers many hiking opportunities.
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. No-shows will be charged a $20 service fee along with the first night's fee.
Contact Information
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PO BOX 577 Yosemite National Park CA 95389
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: (209) 379-2123 OR (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. Crane Flat Campground is located 8 miles from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Hwy 120 from the west), and is 17 miles (30 minutes) northwest of Yosemite Valley.
Available Campsites
- Site 434-Double, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 523, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 309, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 516, Loop 5, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 404, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 205, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 519, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 430, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 515, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 432-Double, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 115, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 438, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 415, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 424, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 419, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 301-Double, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 313, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 216, Loop 2, Type Walk To
- Site 423, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 440, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 534, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 212, Loop 2, Type Walk To
- Site 401, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 509, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 426, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 103, Loop 1, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 308, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 437, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 314, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 227-Double, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 407, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 119, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 506, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 207, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 224-Double, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 514, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 206, Loop 2, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 511, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 113, Loop 1, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 214, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 411-Double, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 403, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 530, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 525, Loop 5, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 400, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 116, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 106, Loop 1, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 422, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 209-Double, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 409, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 418, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 532, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 412, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 122, Loop 1, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 211, Loop 2, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 420, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 417, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 223, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 527, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 202, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 431, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 219, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 111, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 517, Loop 5, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 208, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 210, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 500, Loop 5, Type Walk To
- Site 109, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 524, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 507, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 104, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 408, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 316, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 200-Double, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 536-Double, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 421, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 441, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 203, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 533, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 204, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 410, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 531, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 439, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 505, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 306, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 221, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 305, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 217, Loop 2, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 502, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 406, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 402, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 508, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 526, Loop 5, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 101, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 520, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 108-Double, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 303, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 512, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 315, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 304, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 105, Loop 1, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 218, Loop 2, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 413, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 117, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 100, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 416, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 436, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 528, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 504, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 513-Double, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 414, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 300, Loop 3, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 435, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 302-Double, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 201-Double, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 215, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 428, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 444, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 535, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 112, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 107-Double, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 310, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 110, Loop 1, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 114, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 222, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 118, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 102, Loop 1, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 521, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 121, Loop 1, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 442, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 213, Loop 2, Type Walk To
- Site 405, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 522, Loop 5, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 220-Double, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 429, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 529, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 518, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 425, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 226, Loop 2, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 443, Loop 4, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 120, Loop 1, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 307, Loop 3, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 225, Loop 2, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 501, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 445, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 311, Loop 3, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 433, Loop 4, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 503-Double, Loop 5, Type Standard Nonelectric
