About Crane Flat Campground
Number of accommodations: 148
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (968)
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Flat Campground offers a quiet and peaceful setting with well-maintained sites and friendly staff, making it a great base for exploring Yosemite National Park. Many guests appreciated the campground's remote location, clean facilities, and the opportunity to enjoy nature, with some even spotting deer nearby. While some noted issues with site size and air quality due to campfires, overall experiences were positive, highlighting the beauty and tranquility of the area.
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Flat Campground offers a quiet and peaceful setting with well-maintained sites and friendly staff, making it a great base for exploring Yosemite National Park. Many guests appreciated the campground's remote location, clean facilities, and the opportunity to enjoy nature, with some even spotting deer nearby. While some noted issues with site size and air quality due to campfires, overall experiences were positive, highlighting the beauty and tranquility of the area.
Review Summary
Johnathan D
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 435, Loop: 4
It was amazing. The rangers go above and beyond with keep the camp and utilitutilities accessible and clean. Everyone greet with a smile, positive attitude.They are definitely a happy bunch and make sure people and wildlife safety is top priority. I was there for a week. The camp wasn't crowded throughout the day at all. Easy to get through and easy to find the designated camp area.
Johnathan D
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 435, Loop: 4
It was amazing. The rangers go above and beyond with keep the camp and utilitutilities accessible and clean. Everyone greet with a smile, positive attitude.They are definitely a happy bunch and make sure people and wildlife safety is top priority. I was there for a week. The camp wasn't crowded throughout the day at all. Easy to get through and easy to find the designated camp area.
Andy P
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 514, Loop: 5
Was very happy with our stay at Crane Flat! Bathrooms were clean and althought a large campground we didn't feel as crammed in as we did when we stayed in the valley of Yosemite. Since it's higher elevation it was also cooler. Definitely recommend!
Magdalena P
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 207, Loop: 2
Very new and clean campground in the woods. Some mosquitoes. No soap on toilets.
Andy P
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 514, Loop: 5
Was very happy with our stay at Crane Flat! Bathrooms were clean and althought a large campground we didn't feel as crammed in as we did when we stayed in the valley of Yosemite. Since it's higher elevation it was also cooler. Definitely recommend!
Magdalena P
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 207, Loop: 2
Very new and clean campground in the woods. Some mosquitoes. No soap on toilets.
Stefan H
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 411-Double, Loop: 4
Beautiful spot hiwever difficult to get any campground in yosemite. Glad i could camp hear. No yosemite bus connection.
Hugo F
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 301-Double, Loop: 3
I did find one of the volunteers extremely narrowed minded about camp fires. We had a log that -although it was bigger than normal- burning within the iron circle and he and his wife wanted to reports us to the fire Marshall when at that time there were several fires (big ones) around the area. He called for a fire unit to come to our camping site. Obviously, he never got a response because they were extremely busy with a real fire. We followed his requirements to put out the log but, which we did and then, he forced us to completely put out the rest of the fire. It was not necessary and it was weird. We believe he overstepped his authority and made us very uncomfortable. Other than that, we appreciated the campground and were lucky enough to not seeing him again.
Hugo F
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 301-Double, Loop: 3
I did find one of the volunteers extremely narrowed minded about camp fires. We had a log that -although it was bigger than normal- burning within the iron circle and he and his wife wanted to reports us to the fire Marshall when at that time there were several fires (big ones) around the area. He called for a fire unit to come to our camping site. Obviously, he never got a response because they were extremely busy with a real fire. We followed his requirements to put out the log but, which we did and then, he forced us to completely put out the rest of the fire. It was not necessary and it was weird. We believe he overstepped his authority and made us very uncomfortable. Other than that, we appreciated the campground and were lucky enough to not seeing him again.
Stefan H
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 411-Double, Loop: 4
Beautiful spot hiwever difficult to get any campground in yosemite. Glad i could camp hear. No yosemite bus connection.
Location Crane Flat 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. 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.
Crane Flat Campground is accessible via Highway 120, which is 8 miles from the Big Oak Flat Entrance Station to Yosemite National Park.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.7639 / -119.844
Elevation: 1783 feet
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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