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About Crane Flat Campground
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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
Trent K
VerifiedJuly 11, 2026 • Stayed at: 405, Loop: Crane Flat
This campground is away from many of the main attractions in Yosemite, but was nice nonetheless. There is a poorly maintained trail that runs through the campground where some in our group saw bears. The campsite was down steps and only had a small area for a tent. But, it the campsite was a fun location for the kids to play. Other reviews made it seem like this campsite backed up to a meadow, but it does not.
Maria L
VerifiedJuly 11, 2026 • Stayed at: 210, Loop: Crane Flat
Nice, quiet, clean campsites, campground.
Rajvir d
VerifiedJuly 10, 2026 • Stayed at: 223, Loop: Crane Flat
I really enjoyed staying at this camp site. It was very easy to find, the check in process was very self explanatory for the after hours and I felt safe staying there. Would highly recommend!
Christian S
VerifiedJuly 10, 2026 • Stayed at: 513-Double, Loop: Crane Flat
We had a great stay in site 513. We found the campground as described or better, and we enjoyed being able to escape the chaos of the valley every afternoon/evening.
Roman R
VerifiedJuly 10, 2026 • Stayed at: 315, Loop: Crane Flat
Great spot.
Michelle M
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 529, Loop: Crane Flat
Beautiful campground but outside the park. Electricity would have been nice to have. Nice to have a campfire pit.
Mathews Z
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 112, Loop: Crane Flat
Great camp site with a small meadow on the side. We enjoyed the surroundings and had a family of deer munching on the grass next to us. Beautiful location inside the park. Easy to get in and out.
Zhihan W
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 522, Loop: Crane Flat
Campground was nice, but bathrooms could be cleaner and add soap and thicker toilet paper roll.
Chris R
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 407, Loop: Crane Flat
Out climbing in the Valley all day, and came back to my campsite after first night only to have another family there. Did everything correctly, signed in the night before with reservation number and left a bag of charcoal in sight so they would know someone was there. Sounds like the normal camp host was gone for a couple days, and the new staff went rouge and for some unknown reason cancelled my reservation. When spoke with the OG camp host she was very apologetic and able to get me another site for the next 2 days. She was awesome and very helpfull. Hate to give a bad review, but it was pretty inconvenient to have to share a site that night. Really awkward.
Charles N
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 429, Loop: Crane Flat
The campsite was clean and room to set up two two-man tents. The campground was quiet at night.
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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