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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (1316)
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Flat Campground is well-maintained, surrounded by towering trees, and known for its cleanliness and accessibility. While campsites are relatively close together and noise can be an issue, the location offers easy access to Yosemite Valley and nearby hiking trails. Most visitors appreciate the beautiful setting, helpful staff, and overall positive camping experience, making it a recommended choice for families and nature lovers.
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Flat Campground is well-maintained, surrounded by towering trees, and known for its cleanliness and accessibility. While campsites are relatively close together and noise can be an issue, the location offers easy access to Yosemite Valley and nearby hiking trails. Most visitors appreciate the beautiful setting, helpful staff, and overall positive camping experience, making it a recommended choice for families and nature lovers.
Review Summary
Dan B
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 224-Double, Loop: Crane Flat
This location is pretty great especially if coming in towards the valley from the west. Very quiet, we found a great spot between a bunch of boulders towards the back of the loop. It was great!
Matthieu C
January 16, 2020
the whole park is awesome, this camp is close by and nicely made
David A
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 216, Loop: Crane Flat
Not a level site but with 5 solo tents it worked
Marina C
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 509, Loop: Crane Flat
Camping at crane Flat has been a very good experience, close to Yosemite, quiet and calm.
Kenny C
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 207, Loop: Crane Flat
Car camped at Crane Flats for a day. Nice campground. Well maintained. Wasn't able to stay longer since all spots were already reserved for the dates I was visiting Yosemite. It was one of the few campgrounds where flush toilets and running water were still available after the wet winter/deep snowpack filled the septic tanks.
Mathew C
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 401, Loop: Crane Flat
Very quiet and out of the busy village.
Krysta H
January 16, 2020
We reserved multiple sites, I even called in to make sure they were nice sites that would accommodate all our guests. Luckily many people ended up not going, between the two sites that were next to each other we could barely fit 3 tents because they were on steep hills! My cousins ADA trailer site was flat and nice so we ended up hanging there majority of the time.
Joseph L
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 214, Loop: Crane Flat
It was a last minute booking with the aid of the assistance at to camp reservation building located at the entrance. A nice big clean site, great neighbors, an amazing park it was an amazing time at Yosemite.
Yann V
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 409, Loop: Crane Flat
Nice place to stay with big place for tent. Not so far to the entry of the park.
LUIS Z
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 113, Loop: Crane Flat
Exelente place for camping and highking
Location & Directions for Crane Flat Campground
Po Box 577, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 United States
Elevation: 1,783 ft
Getting There
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 mi from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Hwy 120 from the west), and is 17 mi (30 m...
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 mi from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Hwy 120 from the west), and is 17 mi (30 minutes) northwest of Yosemite Valley.
Highway access
Crane Flat Campground is accessible via Highway 120, which is 8 miles from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station to Yosemite National Park.
Policies & Rules
General
- 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.
- Bring proof of your reservation (screen shot or paper version). There is no internet access, cell service or public phone at Crane Flat.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, scented items and toiletries must be stored 24 hours/day. Absolutely NO food stored in vehicles!Food lockers are provided in all campsites and measure 35 inches deep x 43 inches wide x 28 inches high.Dispose of garbage immediately in bear-proof dumpsters or in your locker. Do NOT hang garbage bags in your site!
- No electric, water, or sewer hookups are available at this facility, however, a dump station is located in Yosemite Valley, as are showers.
- Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.
- There is no electricity and therefore, no lights in this campground. Bring a light source!
- 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
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Last updated: October 18, 2026