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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
Madeline H
VerifiedJuly 2, 2026 • Stayed at: 529, Loop: Crane Flat
It was nearly perfect. Potable water that tasted slightly sweet and utterly refreshing--we loved it. Dishwashing station with clear instructions. Flushing toilets. Clean and tidy bear boxes. Flat site for laying down tents. Beautiful surroundings. The car was parallel parked on a pull-out along the standard paved road, then from there, we climbed a short length of stairs to reach our chosen spot. We actually liked this just fine. It was rather novel. This is a very popular campsite, so you will be surrounded by neighbors on all fronts. One of our neighbors snored rather loud, which led to a funny scare when I woke up in the middle of the night thinking there was a bear growling nearby. Only problem was we had cheap tent stakes that all broke during the removal process because the ground at our spot was so so hard. It was also really difficult to drive the stakes in.
David C
VerifiedJuly 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 214, Loop: Crane Flat
What a lovely campground--one of our favorite in a long time! So glad we ended up at Crane Flat and not other places in the park. We had a fantastic, quiet four-night stay. The camp host was super helpful and welcoming.
Sandra C
VerifiedJuly 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 227-Double, Loop: Crane Flat
Excellent campground. We definitely could tell we are in Yosemite however far enough away from the busy part to feel the calm and peace of this beautiful park and have bears near the campground. We averaged about 30 mins of driving to reach Yosemite Valley and those trails. We are less than 5 mins from a gas station with small store and Tuolumne Meadows. Rangers and host were friendly and helpful. Not too far away from the scenic Tunnel View.
Darrel P
VerifiedJune 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 109, Loop: Crane Flat
It was a nice campground. There was plenty of firewood laying around. Quiet place. Deer wandered through our site a couple of times.
Nicole W
VerifiedJune 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 306, Loop: Crane Flat
Clean bathrooms and spacious campsites.
Larry F
VerifiedJune 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 227-Double, Loop: Crane Flat
easy to reserve. site was as advertised
Jim H
VerifiedJune 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 402, Loop: Crane Flat
Great campground with good sites and clean restrooms. Fairly close proximity to the Yosemite Valley and other site and trails.
Roselyn M
VerifiedJune 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 410, Loop: Crane Flat
410 is nice! It was in the middle to two bathrooms which was cleaned regularly. The tent pad was pretty spacious, fit a family sized tent. It was distant enough from the other sites. Only complaint was that you could hear people talking around, so if you are an early bed person or light sleeper it can be a bit annoying. But most people around went to bed by midnight. The site is across from a group site which is why it can be a bit noisy but overall barely noticed them because of the tiredness from hiking!
Alexander M
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 534, Loop: Crane Flat
Great place to relax. Make sure bring a tarp and floor mats. Rocky ground
Charline C
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 316, Loop: Crane Flat
Great campground
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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