About Bridalveil Creek Campground
Number of accommodations: 110
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Hiking
Horseback Riding
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (261)
What Guests Are Saying
Bridalveil Creek Campground offers a beautiful, clean, and well-maintained environment with spacious sites and excellent restroom facilities, making it a great base for exploring nearby iconic hikes. Many visitors praised the friendly and helpful staff, particularly the camp host, and appreciated the quiet atmosphere and stunning stargazing opportunities. While some sites experienced noise from fellow campers and limited bathroom availability, overall feedback highlights the campground as a fantastic spot within Yosemite, ideal for a peaceful camping experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Bridalveil Creek Campground offers a beautiful, clean, and well-maintained environment with spacious sites and excellent restroom facilities, making it a great base for exploring nearby iconic hikes. Many visitors praised the friendly and helpful staff, particularly the camp host, and appreciated the quiet atmosphere and stunning stargazing opportunities. While some sites experienced noise from fellow campers and limited bathroom availability, overall feedback highlights the campground as a fantastic spot within Yosemite, ideal for a peaceful camping experience.
Review Summary
May Y
VerifiedAugust 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: A
The location is very good when you are staying overnight at Glacier Point.
Donghun S
VerifiedAugust 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 94, Loop: C
Very good!
Lien N
VerifiedAugust 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 106, Loop: C
Great place for camping. A little far from Yosemite village and no shower
Ian I
VerifiedAugust 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: B
Bridalveil Creek was a great campsite for my girlfriend and I. The bathrooms were well taken care of, as were the sites. There were hammock friendly trees, a nice table and fire pit. We were about 40 minutes from Yosemite Park entrance. Would love to stop here again!
Lien N
VerifiedAugust 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 106, Loop: C
Great place for camping. A little far from Yosemite village and no shower
Ian I
VerifiedAugust 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: B
Bridalveil Creek was a great campsite for my girlfriend and I. The bathrooms were well taken care of, as were the sites. There were hammock friendly trees, a nice table and fire pit. We were about 40 minutes from Yosemite Park entrance. Would love to stop here again!
William W
VerifiedAugust 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 94, Loop: C
I could not imagine a better place to stay at Yosemite in the summer. My family of six loved it!
Michael C
VerifiedAugust 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 101, Loop: C
Bridalveil Creek Campground is an ideal location for accessing hikes along Glacier Pointt Rd. (such as the Sentinel Dome and Taft Point hikes), as well as for visiting Glacier Point at night to view the night sky (about a 15 minute drive). The campground is much quieter than the Pines Campgrounds in the Valley and is less smoky and crowded. One advantage is you can gather fallen twigs, branches, etc., from the surrounding area to use in a campfire. This can;t be done in the Valley. Also, there are no restrictions on campfire hours as there are in the Valley campgrounds.
The new reservation system makes it more convenient to get a campsite without having the uncertainty of whether one can get a first come first served site as was done before.
The campsite can be opened even more, as there is sufficient space between sites so there is no risk of COVID exposure. We saw many empty campsites--whether from no-shows or limited capacity, and we think more campsites should have been opened. The trick to getting a campsite in summer, when all sites are fully booked, is to check the recreation.gov site the week you are planning to visit. There will be cancellations and that is your best chance to get a campsite.
Be aware the campground gets VERY COLD at night and you can expect temperatures in the 40s in the middle of summer, so you should have a warm sleeping bag and outerwear.
It is about a 45 minute drive down the Yosemite Valley so it will take extra time to get to Valley activities.
Also be aware that Glacier Point Road is scheduled to be closed for construction in 2022, so you won;t be able to drive there in 2022, and I suspect the campground will also be closed.
William W
VerifiedAugust 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 94, Loop: C
I could not imagine a better place to stay at Yosemite in the summer. My family of six loved it!
Michael C
VerifiedAugust 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 101, Loop: C
Bridalveil Creek Campground is an ideal location for accessing hikes along Glacier Pointt Rd. (such as the Sentinel Dome and Taft Point hikes), as well as for visiting Glacier Point at night to view the night sky (about a 15 minute drive). The campground is much quieter than the Pines Campgrounds in the Valley and is less smoky and crowded. One advantage is you can gather fallen twigs, branches, etc., from the surrounding area to use in a campfire. This can;t be done in the Valley. Also, there are no restrictions on campfire hours as there are in the Valley campgrounds.
The new reservation system makes it more convenient to get a campsite without having the uncertainty of whether one can get a first come first served site as was done before.
The campsite can be opened even more, as there is sufficient space between sites so there is no risk of COVID exposure. We saw many empty campsites--whether from no-shows or limited capacity, and we think more campsites should have been opened. The trick to getting a campsite in summer, when all sites are fully booked, is to check the recreation.gov site the week you are planning to visit. There will be cancellations and that is your best chance to get a campsite.
Be aware the campground gets VERY COLD at night and you can expect temperatures in the 40s in the middle of summer, so you should have a warm sleeping bag and outerwear.
It is about a 45 minute drive down the Yosemite Valley so it will take extra time to get to Valley activities.
Also be aware that Glacier Point Road is scheduled to be closed for construction in 2022, so you won;t be able to drive there in 2022, and I suspect the campground will also be closed.
Location Bridalveil Creek Campground
Address:
Po Box 577
Yosemite National Park, CA, 95389
United States
Take Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 east from Merced, or Highway 120 east from Manteca into Yosemite National Park. Follow signs to Glacier Point Road (located off Highway 41). The campground is located 9 miles up the Glacier Point Road, and 26 miles from Yosemite Valley.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.6622 / -119.62
Elevation: 2130 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Ensure you read site alerts and book an appropriate site for your equipment.
- Notify the park if you're arriving late to avoid cancellation of your reservation.
- Contact park services for further information via phone or website.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Wildlife & food storage
- Store food and toiletries properly to avoid attracting wildlife; use provided lockers and dispose of waste in bear-proof dumpsters.
Site types & loops
- Horse camp sites are for visitors with horses only; arriving without a horse will result in cancellation.
- Review the 'Need to Know' section for important horse camp rules and regulations.
Utilities
- Potable water is available at designated dump stations near Wawona Campground and Yosemite Valley.
Fires & fuel
- Obtain firewood locally and do not move it to prevent pest spread; it's illegal in some states.
Safety & rules
- Contribute to Yosemite's Zero Landfill initiative by minimizing waste and using reusable containers.
Cancellation policy
- Do not resell or auction your camping reservations.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
